SB Unit 8, Writing practice, Poetry lesson 1

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Unit 8: Vocabulary, Listening and Modals

Programme

- Dagopening

- SB Unit 8 (part 2)

- Writing practice: SE Writing sample paper 1

--- short break ---

- Poetry: Lesson 1

- Key word transformation

Dagopening: Moeilijk te troosten

Vocabulary

SB. p. 53: Adjectives

exercise 1 - quizvraag

exercise 2 - sleepvraag

exercise 3 - open vraag

1. This digital camera takes ... pictures.

1. inspired
2. engrossing
3. breathtaking

2. I saw her grandmother in town wearing a ... hat.

1. pointless
2. trivial
3. hideous

3. This is a wonderfully ... device for crushing garlic without having to peel it first.

1. absorbing
2. ingenious
3. stunning

4. This idea is so ... - there's nothing original about it at all.

1. hackneyed
2. worthless
3. hideous

5. Erika was wearing a really ... scarlet dress and jacket.

1. invaluable
2. stunning
3. inspired

6. I find films with gratuitous violence utterly ...

1. trivial
2. impractical
3. appalling

7. Although the basic idea is ..., and it clearly won't catch on, the design is ... and the materials are first class.

1. ridiculous - delightful
2. hideous - invaluable
3. trivial - engrossing

Positive connotation

Negative connotation

hideous

hackneyed

appalling

engrossing

imaginative

delightful

brilliant

breathtaking

absorbing

worthless

impractical

ingenious

inspired

invaluable

pointless

cutting-edge

innovative

ridiculous

stunning

trivial

Positive connotation:

absorbing                 innovative

breathtaking           stunning

brilliant

delightful

imaginative

engrossing

ingenious

inspired

invaluable

cutting-edge

Negative connotation:

appalling

hackneyed

hideous

worthless

impractical

pointless

ridiculous

trivial

Write 2 sentences, using one of the adjectives with a positive connotation and one with a negative connotation.

Listening

SB. p. 54

exercise 1: Listen to 4 people discussing things they could not live without. What do they say about these objects?

Modals and semi-modals

SB. p. 54

In groups of 2 or 3, do exercises 1 and 2 of Modals and semi-modals.

Consult SB. p. 166 when necessary.

Finished? Check your answers and take a look at the Corpus Spot.

SE Writing practice

Start your writing assignment:

Do SE Writing sample paper 1,

to be found on the Magister Study Guide.

Hand it in before Wednesday, February 16th 23.30 via Magister Opdrachten!

Exam folder 4

Reading and Use of English

Key word transformation

Go to SB p. 56 and

do exercises 1 - 6

Check your answers!

Finished? Finish WB unit 8 (including listening, track on ELO SW)

Next week

- Finish WB unit 8

- Study wordlist unit 9

- Revise wordlist unit 8

- Study irregular verbs (middle column), revise left column
- Bring your laptop + earphones to class