Cambridge lesson 7

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Today's class

• Starter: homonyms and hetoronyms

• Main course:

Writing part 2: review

• Dessert: 10 word summary

Homonyms and heteronyms.

The bandage was wound around the wound.

The farm was cultivated to produce produce.

The dump was so full that the workers had to refuse more refuse.

We must polish the Polish furniture shown at the store.

The soldier decided to desert his tasty dessert in the desert.

Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present to his girlfriend.

I did not object to the object which he showed me.

The insurance was invalid for the invalid in his hospital bed.

They were too close to the door  to close it.

Upon seeing the tear in her painting she shed a tear.

I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

Check answers.

What is your favorite type of film?

Action films

Animations

comedies

documentaries

Horror films

science fiction

Thrillers

something else

What makes a film enjoyable?

Main course

Writing part 2 : review page 23 of your book.

Work

Finish question 4 -7

Finished: check your answers

Look at the exam task and make a plan like in question 6.

What would you like to drink?

Introduction to exercise 1: ingeleide oefening.

10 word summaries

1. Boys go on long journey to throw away dangerous ring.

2. Girl travels to find sister who can't stop ice age.

3. Great-grandma remembers the worst, most famous boattrip in history.

4. Boy accidentally misses family holiday. Helps catch burglars at home.

1. The Lord of the Rings

2. Frozen

3. Titanic

4. Home alone

Homework

Wordlist unit 3

Exam task: review page 24

Student's book page 25

A lesson about linking words and phrases

Why are linking words important?

They are the glue that holds sentences together (connect, compare, contrast)

Linking words show the relation between different words to express much greater meaning.

But and However

Connect ideas that contrast

Johnny Depp is a really good actor but

I did not enjoy his latest film

Johnny Depp is a really good actor. However, 

I did not enjoy his latest film

Although/Though

Contrast ideas

Harry is a good friend although/though we don't see eachother often.

In spite (of)/ despite

Contrast ideas

More common in writing

The concert was a success in spite of the fact that the guitarist was new

They continued filming despite the bad weather

While

connect ideas to a point in time

No one left the cinema while the movie was on.

Annie has dark hair while her brother has fair hair.