English 1.1 lesson 2 in 2024-25

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English 1.1 lesson 3

Joan Wichems

Take attendance.

Have them check-off their own name.

Homework for today

MyGrammarLab

Unit 19: Read the theory and do ex. 1 and 4.

Unit 20: Read the theory and do ex. 1 and 3.

Unit 21:  Read the theory and do ex 1 and 2

Unit 22:  Read the theory and do ex 2 and 3

Review homework

We will not check ALL of the homework but we want to make sure that you build the tools necessary for you to master the English language better AND to become more skilled at writing AND speaking.

Today

1. Review verb tenses
2. Some common grammar mistakes
3. Diagnostic Test 5 - answers provided
4. Write about why your chosen area of Amsterdam is instragrammable

Refresher Mixed Verb Tenses 

Verb Tense

Language Review next 

Name some tenses

Tenses

Present tense

Past tense

Etc.

Grammar: Present simple

Present simple: (I do, he does …)

Facts: Christian Dior targets men and women.

Habits: I always book my trip on internet.

Actions/situations which are generally true: Many consumers prefer well-known brands.

Time schedules/agenda: We launch this new product on 15 June.

OK, now I am going to take you through most but not all of the different verb tenses in English.

Present simple vs. present continuous:

A fact, habit or regular action.

Fact: She is an author. She writes books.

Habit: She always writes in the morning.

Regular action: She writes two books a year.

 Grammar: Present continuous (-ing)

Present continuous: (I’m doing, she’s doing…)

1) Something happens now, an ongoing situation

  Ex: We’re developing a completely new image for the brand.

2) Temporary situation

  Ex: We are offering a good discount during this period.

3) Describing trends + personal planning and appointments

  Ex: I’m meeting the manager of TUI next week.

Form: form of to be + verb + ing form

Grammar: Continuous aspect (-ing)

It deals with time in progress at the moment of speaking and perceives actions and events as incomplete, temporary or developing. We use continuous forms to indicate that the event or situation is unfinished.

1.  Use present continous: to talk about situations that are changing, developing or progressing / it is going on now.

2.  Use the present perfect continous: to describe a situation or activity that started in the past and has been in progress for a period until now

3.  Use the past continuous: to describe past events repeated over time

Grammar:  Past Simple (I did, she did)

1. To refer to events that took place in the past.

  For ex: Did you meet her in London last week?

  Yes, I met her in London. (past simple)

2. We often use a time adverb with the past simple:

  For ex: in 1972, a few weeks ago, last week, yesterday, a long time ago, etc.

3. Form past simple: verbs with ‘ed’ (regular form) with such words as developed, worked, danced, helped, jogged etc.

4. And form past simple verbs without ‘ed’ (irregular verbs) with words such as rose, went, sold, shone, threw etc.

5. Questions use ‘did’. Did you, did they, did she etc.

Grammar:  Present perfect

We use it to show that a finished past action has still result now.

Form: the present tense of have + a past participle (voltooid deelwoord). (3e rijtje)

He has lived in London since 2012

Arise-arose-arisen (irregular)   /    walk-walked-walked (regular)

Throw-threw-thrown (irregular)  /  dance-danced-danced (regular)

A CONNECTION TO THE PRESENT. BUT IT HAPPENED IN THE PAST.

THE reference POINT IS IN THE PRESENT.

An action in the past that has a result now.

Form:

I/you/we/they + have + past participle

He/she/it + has + past participle

Examples using regular verbs.

I/you/we/they have washed the dishes.

He/she has walked to school.

The aircraft (it) has landed.

Examples using irregular verbs.

I/you/we/they have broken all the eggs.

He/she/ has stolen this watch.

It has eaten the cat.

Grammar:  Past Perfect

We use it to show that a finished past action also has its result in the past.

Form: the past tense of have + a past participle (voltooid deelwoord) (3e rijtje)

For ex: They delivered my new television yesterday.  I had already paid for it.

THE reference POINT IS THE PRESENT.

Used to show the order of 2 events that happened in the past.

Form:

I/she/he/it/they/we + had + past tense of a regular or irregular verb.

Example:

When Sarah arrived at the party, Paul had gone home.

When we got home last night, we found that somebody had broken into the flat.

I asked her to marry me after I had bought the ring.

Pre-knowledge:  Self Evaluation

Mixed verb tenses

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THERE ARE 25 SENTENCES WITH A GAP. AT THE end OF THE SENTENCE, YOU WILL SEE A VERB WHICH NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO FIT INTO THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY.  

VERVOEGD / CONJUGATED.

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Some common mistakes

• word order in a sentence
• your/ you're
• they/they're/their
• too vs. to
• its vs. it's
• i vs. I
• of vs. off
• than vs. then

Writing 1 - finding mistakes

Read the text "Making Friends Big City"

 and

 underline the common mistakes and correct them

Writing practice 2

• You will write 1/2 page about the instagrammability of your area in Amsterdam.
• To get you started we will watch a video about the instagrammability of Rotterdam.
•  Take notes while you watch. 

Only if you have time.

It's a good writing assignment and is related to your project.

You can have them do it in pairs.

Give them 15 minutes....?

Instructions for writing exercise

1. Open a Word document, name it and save on One Drive-Period1-English
2. Set Word to English language so you will see corrections for grammar and spelling.  (highlight these!)
3. Think of a nice title
4. Start writing:  Remember to use paragraphs! 

Self-Feedback

1. Open http://www.roadtogrammar.com/textanalysis/
2. copy/paste your text into the box 
3. Use https://thesaurus.com/ to find higher level synonyms
4. Add linking words
5. Check if you can combine simple sentences to form complex ones

Peer feedback

• Exchange your work and give each other feedback on the following:
• Are there enough linking(connecting) words and are these words appropriate
• What do you think of the adjectives used?
• What do you think of the length of the sentences?
• Is the paragraph interesting to read and why? 
• Does the paragraph have a good title, opening sentences, body and closure?

What did you learn yourself from giving feedback?

What did you learn from receiving feedback?

Is the word count correct?

Is the student name/class included in the document?

Does the textanalyzer screenshot show a full B1?

Does it appear to be plagiarized?

How is the grammar?

Is there a clear/strong thesis statement?

Does it hold your interest?

Can you clearly explain the three specializations you read about?

Is the author's view of the experience clear for you?

Did anything stand out to you, good or bad?

Is the cover page there + correct?

Homework

1. Watch video: ' How to write a press release'. Go to Moodle. 
2. Read blog:  How to craft a riveting press release.
3. Unit 21: Read the theory and complete ex. 1 and 2.
4. Unit 22: Read the theory and complete 2 and 3.
5. Bring sentences you wrote in class about the film  "Instagrammability of Rotterdam" 

In SHL

Assignment for next time

1. Watch web lecture (required)

2. Incorporate peer feedback on your article. Finalise your text using the feedback and the web lecture.

3. Complete language exercises/reading assignment (recommended)

Which grade would you give your article at this stage?

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IF STUDENTS HAVE NOT WRITTEN THE ARTICLE, THEN THEY START WRITING IT NOW, IN THE LESSON.  GETTING STARTED.