Introduction Chapter 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Chapter 2 - 'time for school'

Lesson goals

• I can talk about school 
• I can make questions and negations in the present simple

Chapter 2 is called 'Time for school'. We are first going to see what you already know about this subject.

Write down ten things you see in the photo (in English)

Write down as many 'subjects'
(vakken) in English as possible

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To be - remedial

To be: Zijn

I am 

You are 

He / she / it is

We are

You are

They are 

Er wordt vaak een samenvoeging gebruikt:

I'm

You're

He's / She's / It's

We're

You're

They're

Examples using To be

• I am fourteen years old
• You are American
• Messi is a great football player
• We are going to the cinema 
• You are first year students
• They are British

If time: make your own sentences using to be!

Practise time!

• Tom ___ (am / is) fifteen years old.
• Tom is fifteen years old.
• We___ (is / are) learning English.
• We are learning English.
• Peter and Jenny ___ (am / are) meeting Liam after school.
• Peter and Jenny are meeting Liam after school.

To be: negative

• What do we mean with a negative sentence?
• Can you give examples in Dutch?

To form a negative sentence with To Be, we use the word "not" (=niet)

I am not...

you are not....

he / she / it is not.....

we are not.....

you are not....

they are not.....

I'm not

you're not

he's / she's / it's not

We're not

You're not

They're not

Practise time: to be + negative

Maak de volgende zinnen ontkennend: -/-short

• Katy Perry is my favourite singer.
• Katy Perry is not / isn't my favourite singer.
• Patrick and Megan, you are late for class!
• Patrick and Megan, you are not / aren't late for class!

To be: questions

• Now try to turn the following sentence into a question: "She is thirteen years old"
• Is she thirteen years old?
• This dog is cute
• is this dog cute?
• The English test is easy.
• Is the English test easy?

What time is it?

What is your favourite season or month?

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Months

Days

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

Seasons

What time is it?

1. six o'clock
2. six clock
3. six hour
4. six hours

What time is it?

1. Quarter over three
2. Quarter to three
3. Quarter past three
4. Quarter for three

What time is it?

1. Half nine
2. Half to ten
3. Half ten
4. Half past nine

What time is it?

1. five for twelve
2. fifty-five past one
3. fifty-five over one
4. five to twelve

​​​​​​​Workbook A Chapter 2 “Time for school”

Exercises: 1 - 34

Vocabulary: Theme words +A+C

Stones: 4

Grammar: Questions and negations in the present simple