Cambridge B1 lesson 13

• Engels
• HBO
• Studiejaar 2,4

Today's class

• Starter: vocabulary

• Main course:

- Listening part 3

- A lot of grammar!

- Homework

• Dessert: wordshake + vocabulary building

Starter

Vocabulary

Write down 5 words that have to do with your job.

In Dutch.

Do you know the English translations?

Questions about homework?

Main course

Listening

Listening 

Single words, numbers, very short noun phrases. 

Listen twice: first time note down what you think. 

Second time check and spell correctly!

Holiday activities

Talk: what activities do you like to do when you are on holiday?

Listen to a radio presenter who went on holiday to Cuba.

Listening part 3

Have a look at the text. 

Six gaps. 

What do you think could be filled out? 

In 14:  is it a noun? A verb?

In 15: what needs to be kept away?

It is very useful to predict the type of word, because you then know what to listen for. 

Listening part 3

Now let's listen and fill out answers 14-19.

Write down exactly what you hear. 

Second time: check. 

Are the answers in the recording in the same order as the information on the summary? (Yes) 
  Do you need to understand all of the listening text to get the right answers? (No, the answers are short compared to the length of the listening text) 
  How long are the answers that they need to write? (They only need to write one or two words, a number or a date or a time) 

Answers!

One or two words.

Alternative answers: semantically correct are okay.

Recognizable spelling okay, but...

Numbers: figures or words

Counting

Countable and uncountable nouns.

Quantifiers. 

Gradable and non-gradable adjectives.

Counting

Countable and uncountable nouns.

Countable and uncountable nouns

What are nouns? 

Form

• Countable nouns can be singular or plural . (egg ->eggs, vegetable->vegetables)
• Uncountable nouns have no plural form (ham, cheese, water) 

Countable or uncountable : BANANA

1. countable
2. uncountable

Countable or uncountable: WATER

1. countable
2. uncountable

Countable or uncountable: TOMATO

1. countable
2. uncountable

Countable or uncountable: YOGHURT

1. countable
2. uncountable

Countable or uncountable: BREAD

1. countable
2. uncountable

A/An rule

• We use "a" before singular countable nouns starting with a consonant sound (a potato, a sandwich)
• We use "an" before singular countable nouns starting with a vowel sound (an apple, an orange)

a of an?
..... dog

1. a
2. an

a of an?
..... house

1. a
2. an

a of an?
.... uniform

1. a
2. an

a of an?
.... FM-radio channel

1. a
2. an

Some

• We can use SOME before plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns ( some tomatoes, some chicken)

Counting

Quantifiers. 

Counting

Quantifiers. 

Worksheet.

Hand out worksheet: 10 minutes

Answers

Answers

Worksheet.

Counting

Gradable and non-gradable adjectives.

Just to check...

We still know what adjectives are, right?

Adjective

Not an adjective

Cheap

Tiny

Slightly

Objective

Highly

Much

Boiling

Very

Bloody

Rank the adjectives

Cheap

Free

Expensive

Priceless

Now try the same thing

Freezing	Tiny	Large	Hot
	Cold		Small
Minute
Vast		Boiling	Enormous

Boiling

Large

Hot

Small

Minute

Enormous

Tiny

Freezing

Cold

Vast

Answer

Freezing -> Cold -> Hot -> Boiling

Vast/Enormous -> Large -> Small -> Minute/Tiny

EXTREMES

Freezing -> Cold -> Hot -> Boiling

Vast/Enormous -> Large -> Small -> Minute/Tiny

Complete the sentence with "very" or "absolutely".

1. The water was ____ boiling hot. 

2. The weather was ____ cold. 

3. This museum is ____ enormous.

4. Your house is ____ small.

Very

Absolutely

Absolutely

Very

Based on this, can you tell me what the rule is for extreme adjectives?

Hand out worksheet, information and worksheet if needed, or as homework. 

Extremes

The water is boiling.

Not: The water is extremely boiling.

Similar: The tree is dead.

Not: The tree is fairly dead.

Answers gradable & non-gradable adjectives

Answers gradable & non-gradable adjectives

Homework

Study irregular verbs: page 143

Study B1 preliminary vocabulary list

Exercises: Unit 4 listening exercises on p 40 +Unit 8 listening part 3 on page 74. Grammar: gradable and non-gradable adjectives page 125. Grammar: countable and 'a few' on pp 118 and 119.

Worksheets when not finished yet.

Dessert

wordshake.com