Getting Started Focus

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Today

Classroom activities:

* Getting Started on FOCUS

Domain activities:

* Work on homework + extra practice

Getting Started Focus

Goals:
* You can create sentences using imperatives
* You can use the verb to be in long and short forms

* You can use demonstratives

Imperatives - Simon Says

Only follow the orders when Simon says so...

What are imperatives?

Imperatives

Telling someone what to do / what not to do

* Short sentences
* No subject --> full verb use

E.g. Be quiet | Speak up | Turn left at the roundabout
Don't walk on the grass | Don't be late

In English, write down 5 of the most important school rules using the IMPERATIVE

'To Be' or not to be

To be = zijn 

They

We

I 

You 

She

Am 

are 

is 

are

are

Writing vs Speaking

Writing: full forms
Speaking: short forms

--> short forms also appear in writing

I am 27 --> I'm 27.
We are friends --> We're friends 

Forms

I am	I'm	I'm not
You are	You're	You aren't
He/She/It is	He's/She's/It's	He/She/It isn't
We are	We're	We aren't
They are	They're	They aren't

Demonstratives

This - these - that - those

Demonstratives

Do the following exercises in your Student's book:

P.5 --> exc. 5
P.6 --> exc. 7 & 8

This afternoon:

* Getting used to the online materials (planner/English website)
*Working on your homework

HANGMAN!