Vocabulary - FCE Unit 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

If you look closely, you might recognise this. What is it?

It's a scooter. Well done if you got it right!

Homework: 

Write four things you can remember about each person in the article:

Likes/is passionate about

has/hasn't .....recently.

wants/doesn't want....

As a person, X is.....

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Look at the adjectives below. Which ones are positive and which are negative?

positive adjective

Negative adjective

fussy

bitchy

caring

bossy

easy going

brave

positive adjectives (P)

negative adjectives (N)

Listen and write an adjective to describe a speaker.

Listen again and check your answers

Exercise 4: Write the sentences as described on pg 6

Exercise 5: WAS YOUR HOMEWORK - Check your answers - correct them if necessary.

1. David's into rock climbing in a big way, it takes up all his spare time
2. Are you good at painting? .....
3. You need to train hard if you want to keep up with the team and not fall behind.
4. Carla's really adicted to break dancing.
5. I'm going to give up drama and take up break dancing instead.
6. My friends tried to put me off ballet, but I love it!

Phrasal verb

it takes up =  In this case it means to use a lot of your time

www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/take-up_1

idiom

In a big way = if someone does something in a big way, they do it a lot, or they think it is important

Paul was interested in sailing in a big way.

Order of adjectives

Opinion       Size       Shape      Pattern      Colour       Material

Trendy        Long       Square     Plain          Red            Metal       

WRITE THIS IN YOUR ENGLISH NOTEBOOK

Finish the sentence game

Using the adjective order we have just learnt

When your name appears on the name picker, add to the sentence using an adjective in the order that we have just learnt.

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Word XP

Idioms

An idiom is a group of words. Used together, the words have a different meaning than when they are used individually. 

Example: Two peas and a pod 

What are some Dutch idioms?

                   For tomorrow's lesson: 

Exercise 7 on page 6

Study the Grammar about the present tense at the top of page 7

Speaking: 

In pairs , use some of the adjectives you've learnt in this unit to describe people (be nice!). Can your partner guess who you are talking about?