B1 Cambridge. Past simple and past continuous

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today's class

• Starter: speaking part 1

• Main course:

- Past simple and past continuous

- Reading part 6

• Dessert: New Year's resolutions

Starter

Speaking part 1

Ask questions:

Do you enjoy studying English? Why/why not?

How often do you use a mobile phone?

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

This was homework unit 8 page 76.

Questions about homework?

Main course

Short recap

Present simple

• Facts
  
• Habits 
  
• Routines
  

Short recap

Present continuous

• Happening now
• Happening over a longer period of time

Past Simple

De Past Simple is de Engelse term voor de verleden tijd. 

Je gebruikt deze vorm als je het hebt over:

feiten, gewoonten of dingen die je doet met regelmaat  

die in het verleden gebeurd zijn en nu helemaal klaar zijn.

stam +ed / onregelmatig werkwoord

Past Continuous

De Past Continuous is de duurvorm in de verleden tijd.  

Je gebruikt deze vorm als je wil zeggen dat: 

iets op een bepaald moment in het verleden een tijd(je) 

aan de gang was

was/were & werkwoord +ing

Signaalwoorden

Voor de past continuous: 

when, while

Voor de past simple zijn het vaak tijdsbepalingen uit het verleden: yesterday, last week, last year, 1997, 

2 days ago etc.

Past continuous vs. past simple

Je gebruikt de past continuous i.c.m. de past simple om aan te geven dat er iets gebeurde (korte actie = past simple) terwijl er al iets aan de gang was (lange actie = past continuous).

 I was reading a book when the phone rang. 

I was washing my car when the accident happened. 

Role play

Difference past simple and past continuous.

I was talking and then Carla came in.

I was still talking and then she interrupted me. 

Unit 2 Making choices

I studied abroad.

Think of three questions you can ask me about this.

Overview van voorbeeldvragen weer even laten zien als eventuele hulp voor past simple.  

Unit 2 Making choices

I got married in Las Vegas.

Think of three questions you can ask me about this.

Think of own lesson

Describe three situations that happened to you today, 

in which you were doing something 

while something else happened.

Reading part 6

Reading part 6: go to page 7

Reading part 6 Page 16

ELZA: Eerste & Laatste Zin van de Alinea: what is the text about?

In contrary to part 5 there's no option given.

Fill the gap, so look at the word before and after the gap!

Then read the entire sentence to check. 

Reading part 6

Reading part 6 Page 16

Between.....and

from.....to 

Strict combination question answer 6 in Reading part 6

1 who or that: relative pronoun refers to person

2 to: 

3 are

4 with

5 their

6 and

Reading part 6: answers

Reading part 6 Page 16

1. who or that: relative pronoun refers to person

2. to: 'have to' verb to talk about rules

3. are: combination of present continuous

4. with: spend time with

5. their: possessive

6. and: 'Between.....and' or 'from.....to' 

Between.....and

from.....to 

Strict combination question answer 6 in Reading part 6

1 who or that: relative pronoun refers to person

2 to: 

3 are

4 with

5 their

6 and

Homework

Study irregular verbs: page 143
Study B1 preliminary vocabulary list 
Extra practice: Grammar pages 18-20.

Unit 2 reading part 6 exercises on page 17. 

Unit 8 reading part 6 exercises on page 71. 

Hand in via email to Nynke Cnossen: exercises 3 and 4 on page 15, due date is January 17th.

Dessert

Please answer these questions.

1. What is your New Year's resolution?
2. How are you doing so far?
3. Did you give up on New Year's resolutions?
4. What were you doing when you thought of your New Year's resolutions? 

1. Present simple

2. Present continuous

3. Past simple

4. Past continuous