Stepping Stones VWO 3 Theme 4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Stepping Stones 4: After school 

In this chapter you practise with listening, speaking and writing about professions, hobbies and passions. The grammar subjects of this chapter are: past simple + present perfect, present simple  + present continuous and object + infinitive.

Dream jobs

You going to watch a video on 10 dream jobs.

Write down all the mentioned professions and what they entail.

Stage fright

You're going to watch a video on stage fright.

Take notes! There will be a quiz afterwards.

Why do people suffer from stage fright?

1. They didn't practise enough beforehand.
2. They are afraid for their reputations.
3. Because the audience is so mean and scary.

What are the symptoms of stage fright mentioned in the video?

1. sweaty palms, racing heart, knots in stomach.
2. Sweaty armpits, dry mouth, trembling legs
3. racing heart, dizziness, black out

The fight or flight response is ...

1. a game humans like to play when they are nervous.
2. an ancient response that doesn't listen to reason.
3. a response all animals have when under attack.

Stage fright makes it difficult for you to read your notes.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Three things you can do to combat stage fright (according to the video)

1. Talk to experts, practise a lot and laugh out loud.
2. Accept your failure, drink beer and dance.
3. See things in perspec-tive, practise a lot and breath deeply.

Present simple

Deze vorm gebruik je om aan te geven dat iets nooit, regelmatig of altijd gebeurd.

On Mondays I have tennis practice.                         --> altijd

I visit my grandmother once a week.                       --> regelmatig

I never watch Goede tijden, slechte tijden.          --> nooit

Present Continuous

Deze vorm gebruik je om aan te geven dat iets nu aan de gang is of dat iets irriteert.

Stop fidgeting!. It makes me nervous.                       --> irritatie

She's sleeping. Don't disturb her.                                --> aan het

We're watching (binging) a new Netflix-series      --> aan het

Extra practice

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-present-continuous-1.html

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm

What are you truly passionate about?

Could you make a living out of it?

Yes

No

Maybe

What question do you think Steve Jobs was answering in the video?

Here are some words from the Steve Job videos:

a sustained period of time           remarkable

to persevere                                        to be convinced

employee                                              to settle for something

to diverge

devastating

entrepreneurs                                    

to be rejected                                     

 Find their meanings and learn
them for next class.

Objective plus infinitive

Objective = lijdend voorwerp

Infinitive = infinitief, hele werkwoord

I told you to do your homework!

I warned you not to be impolite to an old lady.

They would like me to help them.

He asked her to marry him.

Word order:

Subject- verb- object - infinitive

Exception to the rule!!!!

After let, make and verbs of perception (hear, smell, feel, see, etc) the word order is:

Tom made the little girl smile.

I won't let you stay up all night.

I felt the sun burn on my skin.

I saw a man pick a lock from a bicycle.

Subject- verb- object - infinitive without to

Speaking assignment Stones

Groups:

Yda - Frederique - Iris                                         Thijs Z. -  Tim-Jan - Stan

Julius - Siebren - Joppe

Simon - Jorrit - Lara

Tamara - Zoë - Jade

Myrthe - Eline - Floor

Noah - Thijs E - Joran

Esmee - Brechtje

Dyarno - Sven - Ivar

Rules

1. Pupil 1: question, Pupil 2: time; Pupil 3: answer 

2. Take turns (everyone needs to answer each question)

3. Answers need to last for at least 30 seconds per question.

4. Assess each other's performance; 1 tip and 1 top

     Think of:    - speaker used Stones; -  used great vocab,- 

                           strong grammar, - good explanations, - great 

                           fluency, - good pronunciation 

Questions:

1. What do you get up to in your  sparetime?

                                             > When did you start doing this?

                                             > What is it that you love most about it?

2. Do you have a job? (If not, what kind of -part-time- job would you want?)

                                             > What do you need to do? When? How many hours?

                                             > How much does it pay?

3. How much allowance do you get and what do you spend it on?

                                              > Do you spend money easily?

                                              > Do you also save money? What for?