Lesson 2 & 3 - Test and Present Continuous M1A

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• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

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Discussion Test

Clear your tables

You are NOT allowed to write on it 

If you have a question after we discuss the most common mistakes, raise your hand

Test Unit 2

B: Vocabulary

Write down an English definition of the words in italics. Write full sentences.

7.  This concert is very expensive because there are a lot of musicians playing

8. Jessica's sister doesn't do much work, she's a bit lazy

C: Have got

5. How could you ask if someone is an only child? Use a form of have got.

Answer:

Have you got any brothers or sisters/siblings?

Answer:

The word expensive means that something costs a lot of money.

Answer:

The word lazy means that you do not like being active/ that you don’t like sports.

Ready: Homework (exercise 38A and hand it in)

Test Unit 2

D: Days, dates, months

Write the days, months and dates in English. Write full sentences and write the numbers in words.

1. zaterdag 20/12

E: To be going to

Complete the sentence. Use the correct form of to be going to.

4. (to write) I _______________________ a card for my mother. 

7. Hoe ontken je dat een vriend of familielid iets van plan is?

Answer:

My sister is not going to work next week.

Answer:

am going to write

Answer:

Saturday the twentieth of December (or: December, the twentieth)

Ready: Homework (exercise 38A and hand it in)

Test Unit 2

G: Plurals

Write down the plurals (meervouden) of the words:

1. Lolly

2. Umbrella

3. Radio

Write down the answer. What is the singular (enkelvoud) of:

4. Lives

5. Credits

Answer:

Lollies

Answer:

umbrellas

Answer:

life

Answer:

radios

Answer:

credit

Ready: Homework (exercise 38A and hand it in)

Test Unit 2

Text A: Read the text and answer the questions in Dutch.

1. How did Armin get money to buy records?

3. What was the most successful event in his career?

Text B: Read the text and answer the questions in Dutch.

5. Write down two ‘dreams’ mentioned in this text.

Answer:

Hij heeft al het geld uitgegeven dat hij verdiende met zijn krantenwijk (paper round)

Answer:

Optreden voor de koning en koningin.

Text A

Text B

Answer:

Eindeloze solo's, uitverkochte optredens, enthousiaste fans, hitalbums.

Ready: Homework (exercise 38A and hand it in)

Questions

Today

1. Goals
2. Discussion test
3. Check homework
4. Present continuous
5. Practice present continuous
6. Homework

Goals

At the end of this lesson...

• You know what to pay attention to when studying for your test
• You know how and when to use the Present Continuous
• You have practised using the Present Continuous tense

What was the most difficult part of the test?

1. vocabulary
2. grammar
3. writing
4. reading

Homework

Ex. 2 - page 84

Ex. 3 - page 84

Ex. 4 - page 85

Ex. 5 - page 85

Ex. 6 - page 86

Present continuous

Subject +	Form of to be +	Verb + ing
I	Am/’m	Watching	TV.
You/we/they	Are/’re	Watching	TV.
He/she/it	Is/’s	Watching	TV.

Present continuous - Questions

Form of to be +	Subject +	Verb + ing	?
Am	I	Watching	TV?
Are	you/we/they	Watching	TV?
Is	he/she/it	Watching	TV?

Present continuous - Negative

Subject +	Form of to be +	Not	Verb + ing
I	Am/’m	not	Watching	TV.
You/we/they	Are/’re	not	Watching	TV.
He/she/it	Is/’s	not	Watching	TV.

Present continuous - Exeptions

Verbs ending in -e: have, drive, write

He is having dinner.

Verbs ending in -c: panic, picnic

She is panicking

Verbs ending in -l: label, cancel, travel

I am labelling the boxes.

verbs ending in single vowel + single consonant: sit, swim, put
I am sitting on a chair. 

Verbs ending in -ie: lie, tie, die

He is lying to me.

Present Continuous - Use

You use the present continuous to talk about things going on (around) now - things that started in the past and are still going on

I am falling in love.

We're learning English right now.

Time expressions: Now, at the moment, this year, nowadays

Workbook

Exercise 7 (Grammar) - p.  86

How: Individually

Time: 5 minutes

Done: Exercise 9 (Get Ahead) - p. 88

Workbook - Key

Exercise 7 (Grammar) - p.  86 

Workbook

Exercise 9 (Get Ahead) - p.  88

How: Individually

Time: 7 minutes

Workbook - Key

Exercise 9 (Get ahead) - p.  88 

Goals

At the end of this lesson...

• You know what to pay attention to when studying for your test
• You know how and when to use the Present Continuous
• You have practised using the Present Continuous tense

What have you learned in this lesson?
Can you give me an example?

Homework

Study: Grammar 3.1

Do/Finish: Ex. 9 (Get ahead), p. 88