24/11 past continuous 2 + r/AITA

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

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Today's Lesson

Today you will practise your...

Reading skills

Vocabulary skills

and check your grammar knowledge

Howework

Grammar booklet 

Past continuous exercises (page 7/8)

Write a sentence using the past continuous.

Past simple & past continuous

While I _________, the school bus ___________. (to text) (to arrive)

Cindy ________ her leg while she __________. (to break) (to snowboard)

He _______ to the radio while he ______ breakfast. (to listen) (to prepare)

My father _________ at 70 km/h when a policeman ____ him. (to drive) (to stop)

The girl ________ that the boy _______ her. (to notice) (to watch)

My dad _______ the ladder while he ______ the carport. (to fall off) (to paint)

While we _______, we ______ crossword puzzles. (to wait) (to do)

Nick _____ sick while he _______ in Texas. (to become) (to travel)

What ______ when you _______ about 9/11? (to do -you) (to hear)

She said that she _______ happy, so I _______ to her. (not/to feel) (to talk)

ANY QUESTIONS?

What is Reddit?

What is Reddit?

Reddit is a social news website and forum where content is socially curated and promoted by site members through voting.

 

The site name is a play on the words "I read it." 

r/AITA

r/AmItheAsshole, also referred to as AITA, is a subreddit. 

Users post situations that they were part of to receive judgement on whether they were an asshole. 

Posts from the subreddit often go viral.

Listening

Studentfile page 14: assignment 43

Listen to the article: r/AITA

Which words are missing? Choose the correct answers

Let's check!

Task 1 - Vocabulary:

Page 14 Assignment 44

A. Match the words with the correct synonyms. 

B. Fill in the gaps using the words from A. 

Task 2 - Reading:

Page 14-15 Assignment 45

Read the article and answer the questions in Dutch. 

Writing

Studentfile page 15: assignment 47

1. Read the post and 
2. Decide if the person is an asshole (YTA) or not (NTA)
3. Now write your own verdict of at least 80 words, explaining your decision.

Finished!

You have finished today's lesson.

You have practiced your listening, writing, vocabulary and reading skills.

Well done!