Lesson 3 - Decribing things

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Lesson 3

Class 2sC

Ms Gorissen

At the end of today's class

you can describe things using present simple (tegenwoordige tijd) and adjectives (bijvoeglijk naamwoorden);

you built on your knowledge of plurals (meervoud);

Today's planning

Travel blogs (reading & adjectives)

Women, sheep and mice (plurals)

Describing things (speaking)

Travel blogs

On the next slide, we are going to look at a 'travel blog'.

Scan this blog quickly.

What attracts you? What do you like about this blog? What don't you like?

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Good things about this blog:

What I didn't like about this blog:

Reading - adjectives

Read the piece of text from the Urban Travel Blog. Find the adjectives (words that say something about other words a.k.a. 'bijvoeglijk naamwoorden')

Adjectives

What do you think these words mean?

Adjectives

Words that give extra information about something (a noun, so things, people and animals)

That beautiful lady, standing next to her handsome husband, was wearing a pretty dress.

What a wonderful day!
What is the adjective?

He was in an aweful accident on his way here.
What is the adjective?

Fill the gap: She got a _____ puppy for her birthday.

Fill the gap:
I like your bag! It is very _______

Plurals, remember these?

One book, two ...

1. bookes
2. books

One phone, two .....

1. phones
2. phons

One wolf, two....

1. Wolfs
2. Wolves

Exceptions

Look at the exceptions on the left. 

No rules, you'll have to learn them by heart!

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What did we talk about today?

Homework

Record a voice memo in which you decribe your neighbourhood. Tell me about the houses, the people, things to do, what you like, what you don't like etc...

At least 1 minute long, hand in before next Tuesday.

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