Grammar review 1/11

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Grammar test

present simple & present continuous

comparisons

Halloween

Het gaat om NU, Op dit moment, KIJK, LUISTER

DUS......de duurvorm van de tegenwoordige tijd... 

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Present Simple vs 

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De 3 trappen

Trap 1: Positive degree

big / beautiful / good / bad / intelligent

Trap 2: Comparative degree

bigger / more beautiful / better / worse / more intelligent

Trap 3: Superlative degree

biggest / most beautiful / best / worst / most intelligent

-er / -est

Bij woorden van één lettergreep gaan de trappen als volgt:

big - bigger than - the biggest

tall - taller than - the tallest

white - whiter than - the whitest

more / most

Bij woorden van twee of meer lettergrepen gaan de trappen als volgt:

beautiful / more beautiful than / the  most beautiful

interesting / more interesting than / the most interesting

stunning / more stunning than / the most stunning

as ... as

Als je wilt zeggen dat 2 dingen (bijna) hetzelfde zijn dan gebruik je as ... as (net zo ... als)

You're as tall as my brother.

She is as old as her cousin.

Your girlfriend is almost as pretty as mine.

Spellingsregel 1

Woorden van twéé lettergrepen op -y krijgen ook -er / -est

Happy / Happier than / The happiest

Pretty / Prettier than / The prettiest

Spellingsregel 2

Uit je hoofd leren

Good / better than / the best

Bad / worse than / the worst

Little (grootte) / smaller than / the smallest 

Little (hoeveelheid) / less than / the least 

many - much / more than / the most

Speciale gevallen

Spreekwoorden

The more the merrier = hoe meer hoe beter

Further vs Farther

farther = fysiek: I walked farther than you

further = metaforisch: I would like some further information

Older vs Elder

Elder = mensen: This is my eldest brother. He is my elder.

Older = mensen & dingen: This statue is older than my grandma.

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Fear

What are you afraid of?

Write down your own fears.

Which words do you associate with Halloween?

Where does Halloween originally come from? 

1. Ireland
2. Scotland
3. England
4. United States

Which population (=bevolkingsgroep) started Halloween?

1. The Romans
2. The Greek
3. The Celts
4. The Persians

What does the word Halloween come from?

1. All Hallow's Eve
2. All Hail's Eve
3. All Havens Eve
4. All Holy Eve

What do you call the orange thing that we carve faces in at Halloween? 

1. pumpkin
2. tomato
3. melon
4. sugar beet

What are pumpkins used for at Halloween?

1. As lantern
2. Als food
3. As decoration
4. As mask

When did people start to celebrate Halloween? 

1. about 100 years ago
2. about 200 years ago
3. about 1000 years ago
4. about 2000 years ago

What is not a tradition at Halloween?

1. Trick or treat!
2. Decorating a tree
3. Wearing costumes
4. Carving a pumpkin

Halloween comes from Hallow's Eve. 

What do you think 'Hallow' means?

1. Scary
2. Strange
3. Hollow (= empty)
4. Holy (= sacred/heilig)

People used to believe that the dead would come back at Halloween. 

1. True
2. False

The Celts celebrated Halloween with a lot of noise, parades and big bonfires. 

1. Correct
2. False

What does 'Trick or treat'mean?

1. 'Give me a treat or I will prank you!'
2. 'Give me a treat or I will shoot you!'
3. 'Give me a treat or I will leave!'
4. 'Give me a treat or you are mean!'

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