LESSON 2: English Grammar Terminology

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Good day!

Open up your textbook on page 9

Finish page 10 & 11

Open up your textbook on page 13

GOAL: at the end of class you will know the English grammar terms, such as a noun, verb, adjective, ...

Let's start with

TENSES

Past - Present - Future

Verleden - Heden - Toekomst

Continuous

Deze tijden ben je aan het leren tijdens de reguliere Engelse lessen.

Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

Bevestigend

Ontkennend

Vragend

Wanneer het onderwerp van de zin de actie ook uitvoert.

Wanneer het onderwerp van de zin de actie ondergaat, dus het niet zelf uitvoert.

Active Voice

Passive Voice

The girl is washing the dog.

The dog is being washed by the girl.

Active Voice

Passive Voice

I am = I'm

cannot = can't

you are = you're

Contraction

Let's continue with

Grammar Terminology

This word is used for a person, place or thing. What is it?

1. Noun
2. Verb
3. Adjective
4. Adverb

Which of the following could be an interjection?

1. I like the sound of that.
2. How are you today?
3. Oh no!
4. This is an amazing song.

The word "the" is the only word of its kind in English. What is it?

1. A verb
2. A participle
3. A pronoun
4. A definite article

Which of the following words would be a superlative?

1. Mad
2. Independent
3. Understood
4. Bravest

Which word could be considered an interrogative?

1. Oke
2. Happy
3. The
4. Where

What could describe a noun?

1. Passive voice
2. Idiom
3. Adjective
4. Verb

Is it true or false that a contraction is a type of noun?

1. True
2. False

Which term is used to describe the act of someone doing something within a sentence?

1. Adverb
2. Active voice
3. Article
4. Possessive

Which of the following terms are used for "action words"?

1. Article
2. Noun
3. Preposition
4. Verb

Which of the following words could be used to describe a verb? How something is done?

1. Noun
2. Idiom
3. Adverb
4. Comparative

Now.. on a piece of paper..

Introduce yourself, tell me why you're here, which expectations you have and what you'd like to achieve.

UNIT 1: Mother Tongue

Page 13

Assignment:

Come up with an activity (Don't tell anyone!) & prepare the answers to those 7 questions on page 13 without actually giving away what it is you do.

NEXT WEEK'S HOMEWORK:

Finish page 9