V4 entl1 & 8 lesson 2.2 & 2.3 _comparisons_adverbs_adjectives_past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Today's objectives

• 150-word summary (lesson 1, ex. 15) - 10 min. max. 

• speaking exercise (lesson 1, ex. 14)  - 5 min.

• HW: Using new vocabulary & use of  negative prefixes (mis-/ir-/non- etc.) and using prefixes/suffixes to change the word category (a wonder - wonderful; incredible - incredibly) 

(ex. 14/15/16) + ex. 17/18 (adverbs/adjectives) and ex. 19 (speaking)

• Poetry - "Hair Today, No Her tomorrow" (Bryan Patten) - p. 10/11 - remainder of class

HW - Tuesday wk 47

Vocabulary (prefixes/suffixes) - ex. 14/15/16

Comparisons, Adjectives and Adverbs - ex. 17/18

Ex. 19 - Prepare a 3-5 min. speech on stand-up comedians

Study vocabulary lessons 1 & 2 (Unit 2)

writing a summary - ex. 15 - 2.1

Work in pairs for approx. 10 min.

Checklist:

1. Is the summary 150 words long?
2. Do you understand it?
3. Is the grammar (word order/tenses) and the spelling/vocabulary in order?
4. Compare the summary to the original article. Does the summary reflect the article?
5. Does the summary contain the main thought of each paragraph in the original article? (no examples or trivial info)

watching 2 sitcoms/speaking - ex. 15 

Talk in pairs for approx. 5 min. 

Compare the sitcoms you've watched

Discuss: 

 -Which show did you watch & which characters were funny and why you think so. Also, describe the characters that are the 'victims' of the comedy, if any.

- Give examples of the sort of humour (dry, intelligent, sarcastic, making fun of yourself, making fun of others, dirty jokes, etc.) you have come across in the two episodes.

- Say what you recognised from the article Joking aside (lesson 2.1 British vs American humour) in the sitcom you have seen.

- Discuss the differences between the British sense of humour and the sense of humour you have heard in Dutch or American comedy shows. Which do you prefer?

Poetry - Hair Today, No Her tomorrow

Vocabulary Unit 2 - lesson 1 - E-N

1. To edit
2. self-disparaging (humour)
3. trait (personality trait)
4. to crack down on
5. baffled
6. to alternate (between)
7. to accomplish (a task)
8. illegible
9. remorse
10. abitrary (choice)
11. a sample among students showed ...
12. to reside in
13. denigrating
14. the minister's British counterpart
15. to conduct a survey

Irregular verbs - 2nd/3rd form/meaning

1. Spin
2. Sing
3. Take
4. Rise
5. Chose
6. Bear
7. Flee
8. Fly
9. Lie
10. Lay
11. Meet
12. Creep
13. Arise
14. Draw

Adjectives vs Adverbs - SB p. 65-66

• The red car -> the adjective modifies the noun (bnw. zegt iets over het zelfst. nmw.)

• The completely red car -> the adverb modifies the adjective (bw. zegt iets over het bnw.)

• Fortunately, she drives the completely red car really well. (bw zegt iets over de hele zin; zegt iets over hoe je iets doet/over het werkwoord)

Comparisons - SB p. 68-69

• Adjective 1-syllable word - er/est (bigger than; the tallest)

• Adjective (> or =) 3-syllable words - more/most (more beautiful than; the most beautiful)

• Adjective 2-syllable words - er/est or more/most (SB p. 68)

• Adverbs (ending in -LY) - more/most (She danced more beautifully than he did.)

• Irregular adverbs (good/better/best; bad/worse/worst; few/fewer/fewest; little/less/least etc.)

Comparisons adjectives

• Adjective 1-syllable word - er/est (bigger than; the tallest)

• Adjective (> or =) 3-syllable words - more/most (more beautiful than; the most beautiful)

• Adjective 2-syllable words - er/est or more/most (SB p. 68)

• Adjectives with 2 syllables ending with:  -er/ -ow/ -le AND the adjectives common, cruel, handsome, pleasant, quiet, stupid, sure -> TWO comparative forms: with er/est and with more/most

Comparisons adverbs

• Adverbs (ending in -LY) - more/most (She danced more beautifully than he did.)

• Irregular adverbs (good/better/best; bad/worse/worst; few/fewer/fewest; little/less/least etc.)

NOTE

little/less/least (non-countable - milk/gold/love/hate - material/abstract)

few/fewer/fewest (countable - chair/spoon/people - plurals)

much/more/most (non-countable) -> non-countable = abstract nouns (love/hate/attention etc.) + materials (wood, water, milk)

many/more/most (countable) -> countable = nouns that can be put into a plural form

late/later/last (de laatste qua binnenkomst)

late/later/latest (de nieuwste)

the late Mr. Steve Jobs = wijlen

old/older/oldest

old/elder/eldest (familierelaties)

far/farther-further/farthest-furthest

far/further -> aanvullende (further details; further inquiry)

Adjectives with number

• The fifty-pound note
• I have a note of fifty pounds.

• The 80-year-old grandmother.
• The grandmother who is 80 years old

• The 13-year-old girl
• The girl who is thirteen years old