Cambridge B1 lesson 5

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today's class

• Starter: present simple or present continuous 

• Main course:

- Questions on homework

- Speaking and writing

• Dessert: postcrossing

Starter

Remember?

Underline the present continuous

and

encircle the present simple.

Use worksheet.

Questions about homework?

Main course

Speaking part 1

Go to page 7: speaking has four parts.

Check exam advice on page 14

Extra information is perfect, however you will not gain more marks for any information that does not answer the question.

Speaking part 1: 2-3 minutes

Speaking part 1

What's your name?

Do you work or study?

Can you think of more general questions you could ask?

Think of two questions per person. 

Role play

Page 14

Do exercise 7

Person A: ask questions Hugo

Person B: answers 

Switch roles

Writing part 1

100 words

Compulsory part in exam

45 minutes for two parts 

When do you use capital
letters in English?

Months

Days

Informal

ou

Take care

Have a look at this email

How many paragraphs?

Build a grid in which you shortly say how you are going to respond.

Plan your own reply

Respond to four paragraphs, so first build a short summary. 

Plan a reply: very important!

Excellent weather

What time?

Decribe guest room

Suggest refreshment

Writing part 1 

Reply to Alysha and Dion

Every idea gets a paragraph.

Write your email. 

15 minutes (excluding planning time)

Email

Homework

Study irregular verbs: page 143

Study B1 preliminary vocabulary list

Hand in via email: exercises 3 and 4 on page 15

Extra practice: Unit 8 exercises on page 76.

Vocabulary and grammar review Unit 1 (p. 24)

Dessert

Deze kaarten hebben we via postcrossing ontvangen. De wereldkaart hangt in B2.02.

www.postcrossing.com

The idea of Postcrossing is simple: 

for each postcard you send, 

you will receive one back 

from a random postcrosser 

from somewhere in the world.

www.postcrossing.com

LINK

https://www.postcrossing.com/

inloggegevens vind je in de lesplanning van de clusters.

Klik op <send a postcard>

Voor iedere gestuurde kaart (in ons geval voor iedere envelop vol kaarten) ontvangen we 'ergens uit de wereld' en kaart terug. Onder het tabblad 'postcards' kun je zien naar welk land we kaarten hebben verstuurd en uit welk land ontvangen.

 receive?

Who will receive our postcard?

name, address, country

What do we know about this person?

gender, age, family, hobbies

Bespreek het profiel van degene waar de kaarten naar toegestuurd worden. Per sessie schrijft de groep naar één persoon.

De ontvanger verwacht één ansichtkaart maar krijgt een envelop vol.

 receive?

Write down three things that you always 

do with Christmas.

Remember that you have 

to use the present simple. 

Bespreek het profiel van degene waar de kaarten naar toegestuurd worden. Per sessie schrijft de groep naar één persoon.

De ontvanger verwacht één ansichtkaart maar krijgt een envelop vol.

Which sentence is in the present simple tense?

1. He is reading a book right now.
2. I am going to the store later.
3. She reads books every night.
4. They are playing soccer at the moment.

Which sentence is in the present continuous tense?

1. She usually goes to the gym in the evening.
2. He reads a book every morning.
3. I am watching a movie at the moment.
4. They play tennis every Sunday.

What is the correct form of the present simple for 'I'?

1. I have been eating vegetables every day.
2. I eat vegetables every day.
3. I will be eating vegetables every day.
4. I am eating vegetables every day.

What is the correct form of the present continuous for 'they'?

1. They are studying for their exams this week.
2. They will study for their exams next week.
3. They have studied for their exams this week.
4. They study for their exams every week.

Which sentence is in the present simple tense?

1. The train leaves at 7 PM every day.
2. The train is leaving at 7 PM tonight.
3. The train has been leaving at 7 PM every day.
4. The train will be leaving at 7 PM tonight.