3.8 Speaking + comparisons exercises

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome, peeps!

Please take your seat 

Grab a pen/pencil, your paper notebook. Rest on the rack. 

Grab your book and read.

Class expectations

Use English as much as possible

Don't laugh when someone makes a mistake

Be quiet when someone's speaking

Listen to your classmates and teacher

Laptops are half-closed when not in use - NO gaming!

Today's planning

Today you will ...

... read

... learn how to describe people, places & experiences (3.8)

Your Word Cloud

Open your paper notebook.

In pairs:

Add adjectives (bijv. nmw.) that could describe:

a person = min 3 words,

feelings = min 2 words,

or a place = min 2 words.

did we write any of these?

bored, crowded, empty, excited, famous, shy, friendly, frightened, happy, irritated, miserable, nervous, noisy, proud, quiet, tired, young, interesting, boring, expensive, hot, loud............

3.8 Descriptions

= describing people, places, or experiences.

Tell us what's happening and what you see.

                     Word order &

Describing people/experiences

Start with the subject (onderwerp) and use adjectives (bij nmw)

Ms. Wildeman looks young but she has some gray hair.

I went to an exciting, fun, and long play.

Describing places

Put the time and place at the end of the sentence.

My friends are visiting the beautiful, big, multicultural New York.

order of adjectives

Describe this photo

Describe this photo

One-minute masterpieces

Open your paper notebook and form pairs. Join with your phone.

Take turns using the generator to describe a photo. The other person recreates the photo in a drawing.

Take turns describing the pictures. Use English and the phrases.

Describe this lesson in one sentence. Use at least two adjectives.

Do you ...

... know how to describe people, places and things?

... know how, when and where to use adjectives?

TO DO: study 3.8

Extra practice? Go to MyEnglishlab or come to my flexhour.

Recap 3.2

Click this link and practice the comparisons. 

Done?

Write down at least three sentences in which you compare yourself to the people in this classroom.