13.2 Arranging a holiday - Grammar: doubling of consonants

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Chapter 13 - Letters and emails

13.2 Arranging a holiday

GOALS

- you know the difference between formal and informal use of language

- you know when you have to write double consonants (dubbele medeklinkers) in verbs (werkwoorden) and adjectives (bijv.nw)

- you learn about the history of vacation 

- you talk about your dream holiday destination

About last class . . 

Grammar:

- Past perfect

I . . . (to drink) a few beers before
I felt sick.

1. drank
2. had drunk
3. have drink
4. dranked

past perfect
The house was dirty. They ........... (not-clean) it for weeks.

formal or informal

formeel of informeel 

FORMAL

INFORMAL

How's the food?

Did you enjoy your meal?

I made a reservation for tonight.

I didn't ring, but do you have a free table?

Grammar

Double consonants 

ADJECTIVES (bijv.nw)

big - bigger

hot - hotter

1 korte klinker - 1 medeklinker 

VERBS (ww)

drop - dropped

permit - permitted 

travel - travelled

schrijf de vergrotende trap van:
hip - weak - red - new

schrijf de -ing vorm van het ww:
beg - refer - mix - travel

Why do kids have summers off from school? (historically speaking)

1. to help out on the farm
2. so rich kids could escape the city

Would you take all your vacation days?

Hell yeah!

I might.

Maybe not all of them.

No way!

dream holiday destination

Speaking assignment in pairs

- think of your dream holiday destination, 

don't tell your neighbour

- ask each other questions and try to find out where the other person wants to go

NU Engels online 13.2

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