exam prep speaking, Holes and grammar unit 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

first lesson

1B

exam prep speaking, Holes + grammar unit 2

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first lesson

1B

BOOK (p. 10 - 15)

            *  3, 4, 5 and 6 (text)
             *  7 (vocabulary)

             * 9 and 10 (grammar)

             * 8 (puzzle) is                              optional

 

TO DO:

* read Holes chapter 44, look at some possible questions        about the book

* practise speaking (statements)

* grammar repetition unit 2 (next slides) 

 

first lesson

1B

BOOK (p. 10 - 15)

            *  3, 4, 5 and 6 (text)
             *  7 (vocabulary)

             * 9 and 10 (grammar)

             * 8 (puzzle) is                              optional

 

Questions about Holes:

1. How would you describe Stanley? Would you say he has low or high self esteem? Explain.

2. Why aren't there guard towers or a fence around Camp Green Lake?

3. What advice does Madame Zeroni give Elya?

4. What part of the agreement does Elya fail to keep? What will happen if Elya doesn't keep his promise?

5. What did it mean to Stanley to be given a nickname like the other boys?

6. What was the "special ingredient" in the Warden's nail polish?

7. At the end of chapter 22, Stanley suddenly recognizes the object he had dug up. What was it?

8. What is ironic about the boys' conversation about Mary Lou?

 

first lesson

1B

BOOK (p. 10 - 15)

            *  3, 4, 5 and 6 (text)
             *  7 (vocabulary)

             * 9 and 10 (grammar)

             * 8 (puzzle) is                              optional

 

ANSWERS:

1. Stanley starts out with low self esteem. He is unsure about himself. During the story, this changes and he starts to feel better about himself.

2. If anyone tried to escape they would never stay alive because Camp Green Lake has the only water for a hundred miles.

3. To go to America (like her son).

4. Carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain. She said she would put a curse on his family.

5. It meant he was accepted as part of the group.

6. rattlesnake venom

7. part of a tube of lipstick. Remembering the inscription on the bottom of the tube ("KB"), he wonders if that lipstick might just have belonged to Kissin' Kate Barlow.

8. The boys think that Mary Lou was the girlfriend of whoever owned the boat. They think she was pretty and "looked great in a bathing suit". Instead Mary Lou is just Sam's donkey.

 

first lesson

1B

BOOK (p. 10 - 15)

            *  3, 4, 5 and 6 (text)
             *  7 (vocabulary)

             * 9 and 10 (grammar)

             * 8 (puzzle) is                              optional

 

Example statements:

1. Mobile phones should be banned in classrooms to minimize distractions.

2. Fireworks should be banned for environmental reasons.

3. Christmas has become too commercialized.

 

first lesson

1B

BOOK (p. 10 - 15)

            *  3, 4, 5 and 6 (text)
             *  7 (vocabulary)

             * 9 and 10 (grammar)

             * 8 (puzzle) is                              optional

 

Grammar repetition

--> if you scored "++", "+" or "+/-" you can leave if you want to! If you scored a "-" you need to stay.

 

Use the present simple: I ... (not like) parties.

1. not like
2. doesn't like
3. don't like
4. never liked

Use the present simple: my mom ... (not have) the patience to bake cakes.

1. not have
2. doesn't have
3. don't have
4. never had

Use the present simple: Jeremy ... (leave) for London tomorrow.

1. is leaving
2. leave
3. leaves
4. leavs

Use the present simple: ... you ... (want) an ice cream?

1. Does ... want
2. Will... want
3. Do ... want
4. Do ... wants

Use the present simple: Those people never ... (keep) their mouths shut!

1. keep
2. keeps

Use the present simple: Those people never ... (keep) their mouths shut!

1. keep
2. keeps

Use the present simple: ... your dad ... (like) dogs?

1. Does ... likes
2. Does ... like
3. Do ... likes
4. Do ... like

Use the present perfect: ... you ... (talk) to your dad yet?

1. Did ... talk
2. Have ... talks
3. Have ... talked
4. Have ... talken

Use the present perfect: Our teacher ... (be) to China twice.

1. has been
2. have been
3. has was
4. was

Use the present perfect: ... you ... (see) your grandmother lately?

1. has ... seen
2. have ... seen
3. did ... see
4. did ... saw

Use the present perfect: I ... (not hear) from him in weeks!

1. hasn't heared
2. haven't heared
3. didn't hear
4. haven't heard

Choose the correct sentence: Should you use the past simple OR the present perfect?

1. I burnt my hand when I was lighting a fire.
2. I have burnt my hand when I was lighting a fire.

Choose the correct sentence: Should you use the past simple OR the present perfect?

1. She lost a lot of weight since last year.
2. She has lost a lot of weight since last year.

Choose the correct sentence: Should you use the past simple OR the present perfect?

1. I always wanted to go to America.
2. I have always wanted to go to America.

Choose the correct sentence: Should you use the past simple OR the present perfect?

1. My grandfather left me a car when he died.
2. My grandfather has left me a car when he died.

Choose the correct sentence: Should you use the past simple OR the present perfect?

1. Max Verstappen won the F1 in 2022.
2. Max Verstappen has won the F1 in 2022.