VWO 4, comparisons

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome 

class V4

Today's lesson goals:

- Reason versus cause-and-effect: recap

- You understand comparisons from your Reference book

- You can use comparisons in a speaking exercise.

She doesn't eat ice cream, __________ she is allergic to it.

He was homesick and didn't have any friends. ___________ he left The Hague.

Comparisons?
(linking words)

Definition of 'comparison':

comparison

/kəmˈparɪs(ə)n/

noun

1. a consideration or estimate of the similarities or dissimilarities between two things or people.

"they drew a comparison between Gandhi's teaching and that of other teachers"

Watch the upcoming video...

....and write down the comparisons you hear!

-> Use a piece of paper. 

-> After the video, you can type the words in LessonUp.

Type the comparisons you heard in the video:

I heard...

Better than

like

just like

the skinniest

as if

Comparisons from your Reference, p. 89:

- as if: alsof

- compared to: vergeleken met

- equally: evenzeer, evenzo

- just like: net (zo)als

- like: zoals

- likewise: hetzelfde

- similarly: op dezelfde manier

Assignment 1: Speaking&comparisons

- Team up with your neighbour

- Take an item from your bag, or think of an item at home 

- Check if your neighbour has this item too

Then compare the two items

- Use the comparison words on page 89 of your Reference

(5-7 mins, teacher walks around to listen)

Assignment 2: writing

Make a grammatically correct sentence with every comparison linking word from your Reference, p. 89

(7-10 mins)

Type your sentences (7) here:

Lesson goals: I understand and can use comparisons

YES

NO, not yet

A little

I already could

What's a comparison?

www.gimkit.com

Welcome V4A

Next week: 

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: what kind of information can you find online?

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?
(Peterborough, Worcester)

Beowulf?