WB Starter and Writing exercises

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Tuesday, September 5th

Programme

- 10 minutes of silent reading

- Grammar quiz: past, perfect and future tenses

- WB Writing

- SB Writing: Write an email to your teacher

Read your novel

Let's check your grammar knowledge.

Which tense is correct?

Last night I ... my keys - I had to call my flatmate to let me in.

1. lost
2. have lost

I ... Paris three times.

1. visited
2. have visited

I ... Julie for three years - we still meet once a month.

1. knew
2. have known

She ... hockey at school but she didn't like it.

1. played
2. has played

I ... in a cafe when you ...

1. sat - called
2. was sitting - were calling
3. was sitting - called
4. sat - were calling

When I ... at the airport I discovered I ... my passport.

1. arrived - forgot
2. had arrived - had forgotten
3. arrived - had forgotten
4. had arrived - forgot

I ... my husband for three years when we ... married.

1. knew - got
2. had known - had gotten
3. knew - had gotten
4. had known - got

Joan thinks the Conservatives ... the next election.

1. win
2. are winning
3. are going to win
4. will win

As soon as I ... able to, I'm going to get a new job.

1. am
2. am being
3. am going to be
4. will be

Marvin ... a party next week.

1. throws
2. is throwing
3. is going to throw
4. will throw

Test week 1 ... on Friday, November 3rd.

1. starts
2. is starting
3. is going to start
4. will start

Workbook

Page 7: Writing, ex. 1

Decide whether the following words and phrases are formal or informal.

Formal

Informal

a great number of

by way of example

entirely confused

far more demanding

far superior

huge influence

it's no great shock

it is little wonder

I mean

loads and loads of

massive effect

much harder

so much better

totally baffled

Answers

Formal: ultimately, a great number of, by way of example, entirely confused, far more demanding, far superior, huge influence, it is little wonder

Informal: after all, loads and loads of, I mean, totally baffled, much harder, so much better, massive effect, it's no great shock

Workbook

Page 7: Writing

Work on exercise 2.

Finish texts A and B with the correct words and phrases from exercise 1.

Mind the tone of the texts!

Writing

SB p. 13 exercise 4:

Write an email to your teacher outlining your own strenghts and weaknesses as a learner of English.

Hand in via Magister Opdrachten!

Monday

- Bring your device, SB and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

- You should also bring your own earphones for some listening practice.

- Hand in your email to me before our next class.