20 January 2nd grade

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

short refreshment and self study

some and any

if clauses

stairs of comparison

this is the plan for this lesson

1 short recap of the rules

2 play a quiz to check

3 work in groups and find the rules in the cases you have made mistakes

some and any

gebruik je om een onbepaalde hoeveelheid aan te geven

countable plural or uncountable

some sugar, some people

dus niet telbaar enkelvoud

some table X

some and any

some : affirmative sentences 

I drink my tea with some milk

any 

negative sentences and questions

I don't see any benefits in this lockdown

Do you see any benefits in this lockdown?

some and any

exceptions

some in questions when you offer or request 

Can I have some sugar?

Do you want some fruit

any also can be used in the meaning of 'elke'(maakt niet welke) in positive sentences and also countable singular.

We 'll go in any shop to shelter for the rain

if-clauses

• If clauses possible

(if + present simple, ... will + infinitive)

If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema.

Will sometimes replaced by ‘can’

if-clauses

 If clauses impossible or very unlikely:

(if + past simple, ... would + infinitive)

If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.

exception: instead of was you may use were for I/he/she/it

If I was you,  I would study harder

If I were you  I would study harder (formal language)

stairs of comparison

three possibilities

equal

difference 

superlative

stairs of comparison

equal

as + adjective + as 

Sarah is as old as me

stairs of comparison

stairs of comparison

difference

adjective + er + than

Sarah is older than me

or more + adjective + 

Sarah is more educated than me

stairs of comparison

stairs of comparison

difference

one syllable>>> older

two or  more syllables: more educated

exceptions 

two syllables ending in:-le, -er, -ow, -y, -

simpler, cleverer, narrower, funnier, 

stairs of comparison

superlative

the + adjective + -est or the most + adjective

the oldest student in class

or 

the most interesting novel

same rules as comparative

stairs of comparison

exceptions

good → better → best

bad → worse → worst

far → further → furthest

little → less → least

much → more → most

quiz

you'll be divided in break out rooms.

play the quizz

and in case of mistakes  explain each other the rules.

I'll drop by in your rooms to see how you do.

after this quiz you'll be divided in break out rooms.

play the quizz

and in case of mistakes explain each other the rules.

I'll drop by in your rooms to see how you do.

keep this in mind!

Dogs are
(intelligent) than rabbits.

1. intelligenter
2. more intelligent

Russia is far
(large) than the UK.

1. more large
2. more larger
3. larger
4. largest

In the UK, the streets are generally
(narrow) than in the USA

1. narrower
2. narrow
3. more narrow
4. narrowest

I think that one over there is
(strong) horse

1. stronger
2. the most strongest
3. the strongest
4. the most strong

Which student in the class is
(happy)

1. happier
2. happiest
3. the happiest
4. the most happy

She'll miss the bus if she ...soon.

1. leaves
2. doesn't leave
3. will leave
4. won't leave

If I ...today, I'll go to the party tonight.

1. will study
2. had studied
3. study

If I see her, I... her.

1. tell
2. have told
3. 'll tell

If I
(be) you, I
(get) a new job.

1. was, would get
2. were , got
3. was, got
4. were would get

If I ...(have) enough money, I
...
(buy) a big house.

1. having, bought
2. having would buy
3. had, bought
4. had, would buy

Have we got
...
bread? (A real question, I have no idea.

1. any
2. some

She bought ...
new clothes.

1. any
2. a
3. some

She didn't buy...
new clothes.

1. some
2. none
3. any

Can I have ...
more juice?

1. ... (nothing to be filled in)
2. any
3. the
4. some

Go into ...
shop on the high street and ask. (It doesn't matter which shop.)

1. some
2. any

now in smaller groups 

see what you have done wrong

do you understand?

can you explain?

can your peer explain to you?

help each other!

more questions?

come to my workshop 

or to finish step 13

finish step 14?

go to Katie's