V4 week 51

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

V4, week 51

How are you today?!

Today

Grammar items + quiz

Work on your Alquin activities (+ study vocab)

Prepare (online) presentation for after the holidays

Grammar items for test:

Gerund/infinitive (last week's instruction)

Passive

Plural

Possessive

Tenses + irregular verbs

What is the difference:
The man bought a book
The book was bought (by a man)

Tenses + Passive

You have to be able to turn active sentences to passive sentences.​

Present simple: somebody cleans this room every day.​

Past simple: somebody cleaned this room yesterday.​

Present continuous: somebody is cleaning the room right now.​

Past continuous: somebody was cleaning the room when I arrived.​

Present perfect: somebody has already cleaned the room.​

Past continuous: somebody had already cleaned the room before I asked.​

Future: Somebody will clean the room in a few minutes. ​

What is the correct form per tense?​

Correct forms per tense:

Present simple: is cleaned

Past simple: was cleaned

Present continuous: is being cleaned

Past continuous: was being cleaned

Present perfect: has (already) been cleaned)

Past continuous: had (already) been cleaned 

Future: will be cleaned 

What is the rule?

Make this sentence passive: All workers will read the memo

1. The memo will be read (by all workers)
2. The memo is read (by all workers)
3. All workers will be read
4. The memo is going to be read (by all workers)

Make passive: The boy has made up that story

Make passive: the dentist is looking at her teeth

There is more... 

3. Sometimes we use a plural noun for one thing that has two parts: 

Examples: Pyjamas / glasses / scissors -> they also take a plural verb: My jeans ARE too long. 

4. Some nouns end in –ICS or S, but are not usually plural: Examples: Politics / Athletics / News 

 

5. Some nouns ending in –S can be singular or plural. Examples: a television series - two television series  

6. We think of a sum of money, a period of time, a distance as one thing. So we use a singular verb: 

Two miles (=it) isn’t far. 

Three years (=it) is a long time. 

Fifty pounds (=it) was stolen 

7. Some singular nouns are often used with a plural verb, as they are often groups of people (=they) and not as one thing (=it). Audience / Committee / company / family / firm / government / staff / team 

To make it a little bit more difficult you are also allowed to use

a singular verb with these nouns. 

But: we always use a plural verb with Police: 

The police are investigating the crime. 

 

What is the correct verb form?
The police WANT/WANTS to interview two men about the robbery.​

1. Want
2. Wants

What is the correct verb form:
Most people ENJOY/ENJOYS music.

1. Enjoy
2. Enjoys

Correct or incorrect?
They are very nice persons

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Correct or incorrect?
Mathematics are my favorite subject.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Which is best?

1. How old are the children of Chris?
2. How old are Chris's children?

Which is best?

1. Write your name at the top of the page
2. Write your name at the top's page

How could you also say:
A hat for a woman?

Correct the sentence:
This isn't mine. It is my sister.

Correct this sentence:
Do you have this morning paper?

Correct or incorrect: Sam was trying to change a light bulb when he slipped

1. correct
2. incorrect

correct or incorrect: It is already 9:30 PM and I had waited here for over an hour.

1. correct
2. incorrect

Correct or incorrect: I had read many folders about China before I visited the country

1. correct
2. incorrect

Fill in the correct form: my hands are dirty because I ... (to repair) my bike.

1. had repaired
2. did repair
3. have been repairing
4. repaired

Fill in the correct form: tomorrow this time I ... (to fly) to New York!

1. was flying
2. will be flying
3. fly
4. flew

Star

arts. rats. tar. tsar. sat. as. at 

roast turkey

you, yes, use, rye, out, our, your, tusk, user, tyre, task, sure, soya, sour, take (and many more)

Now... 

Work on Alquin and study words
Always good to practice with reading, see exam texts on the spelo

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!