3.8 Speaking + grammar recap

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome AM2A

Please take your seat 

Grab a pen/pencil, laptop. Rest on the rack. 

Grab your book and read.

Class expectations

Everyone tries to speak English

Laptops are half-closed when not in use - NO gaming!

Listen to each other when someone's speaking

You're silent when working alone - Q's allowed

No loud noises when working together

Have respect and be kind!

Today's planning

Today you will ...

... read for ten minutes

... learn how to describe people, places & experiences (3.8)

... recap the comparisons and the present perfect (3.2 & 3.5)

Recap 3.2

Click this link and practice the comparisons. 

Done? Write down at least three sentences in which you compare yourself to the people in this classroom.

Menti Word Cloud

Grab your phone and use the QR code or go to the site and use the code that'll appear on the board.

Add 6 adjectives (bijv. nmw.) that could describe a person, feelings, or a place. Done? Phone away!

did we write any of these?

bored, crowded, empty, excited, famous, shy, friendly, frightened, happy, irritated, miserable, nervous, noisy, proud, quiet, tired, young, interesting, boring, expensive, hot, loud............

3.8 Descriptions

When describing people, places, or experiences.

Tell us what's happening and what you see.

Word order

Describing people/experiences

Use adjectives (bij nmw) and start with the subject (onderwerp)

Ms. Wildeman looks young but she has some gray hairs.

The concert I went to lasted for so long but it was exciting and fun.

Describing places

Put the time and place at the end of the sentence and use adjectives.

My friends are in a noisy area so I think they're in the music room.

Describe this photo

Describe this photo

One minute masterpieces

Get a piece of paper and a pencil/pen and form pairs.

Take turns using the generator to describe a photo. The other person recreates the photo in a drawing.

Take turns describing the pictures. Use English and the focus.

Describe this lesson in one sentence. Use at least one adjective.

What do you remember about
comparisons?

3.2 Comparisons

• Normal adjective: +er / +est
• Smart – smarter (than) – (the) smartest  /  Nice – nicer (than) – (the) nicest

• Adjective ending with a y: +ier / +iest
  
• Funny – funnier (than) – (the) funniest
  

• Adjective with two syllables or more: more / most
  
• Important - more important (than) - (the) most important

• Irregular adjective: no rules
• Good - better (than) - (the) best / bad - worse (than) - (the) worst

What do you remember about
the Present Perfect?

Present Perfect: have/has verb+ed or 3rd row irr verb

Time expressions: for, yet, never, ever, just, already, since = FYNE JAS

I've worked here for a couple of weeks.

I wonder if Ms. Wildeman has graded the tests yet.

She has never flown to the USA before.

Have you ever been in love? 

Another season of WIDM has just started.

The V2 teachers have already made the next unit test.

She has lived on her own since 2019.

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Which grammar item would you rather practice with today? Make this decision alone!

The Present Perfect

Comparisons

Let's practice

Form groups of 3/4 people and divide the work EQUALLY. Make sure to create at least 8 Q's.

Focus on your grammar item.

Comparisons: p. 34 + 138

Present Perfect: p. 38 + 139

Do you ...

... know how to describe people, places and things?

... know how, when and where to use adjectives?

TO DO: study 3.8

Extra practice? Go to MyEnglishlab or come to my flexhour.