Wednesday 7 April

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Call on them for some of their answers (present simple/continuous from last lesson) to see if they are getting the hang of it 

1hvb : Tirza, Jezzy, Meike, Lisanne, Thijs, Denise, Jelmar, Sybren A

1v:  Sybren B, Ylse, Noa, Nynke, Niekee, Minke, Fabian

Words block 2 (for this week)
Repeat after me:

fun                          hip-hop               live music                        original        recommend

funny                     hit song               message                          piano            reggae

great                     intelligent            musical                             pop music

group                    interesting         musical instrument     pop star

guitar                    jazz                        (street) musician           prize

harmonica         keyboards           ok                                          punk rock

headphones     lazy                        orchestra                            rap

I assigned the words on Friday but we never practiced the pronunciation. So now...

End of homework check...

Intro to grammar.  This is a fan page of a boy band. Look at the conversation and the words underlined in the conversation

vergelijken. Between 2

people, places, things,. 

People:

Things:

Places:

But what kinds of things?

So you can compare things in Dutch. Can you give some examples in English? 

What do you notice?        (tall) taller than            (big) bigger than        

                                                (angry) angrier than   (excited) more excited than                   

These rules will help you to remember when to use -er and when to use 'more'. In English we do this by counting the syllables (lettergrepen) of the adjective (bijvoegelijke naamwoord)

1 syllable

2 syllables

-er

more ..

Both used so learn the spelling rules by heart!!!

-3 syllables and more

-Exceptions (uitzonderingen/onregelmatig)

Matthew is ________ (sweet) than Martha.

1. sweet
2. sweeter
3. more sweet
4. more sweeter

The countryside in the Netherlands is ______ (flat) than in Switzerland.

1. flater
2. more flat
3. flatter
4. more flatter

I was ________ (happy) about the 6,5 on my test than Amy was with her 8,2

1. happyer
2. more happy
3. happy
4. happier

Turn to page 60 in your SB

Do exercises 3+4 OR 3+5

What do you have to do? First READ the instructions!!!:

3:  Complete the text with the comparative form of the adjectives in 
      brackets. (you don't have to listen!)
Example: He's ___________(funny) than Akira.  Answer:  funnier

4:  Read about the Alpha Boys (the fun facts and the conversation) Write 5
      comparative sentences from this information.
Example:  In text: Ali is a good dancer but Harry is better. (Comparative. adjective is 
                    'better'.  Answer:  Harry is a better dancer than Ali.

5:  Make sentences comparing things using the words given.

Example:  Sam Smith / young / James Bay..  Answer:  Sam Smith is younger than James Bay.

Differentiation in instructions

Help some pupils with 4. Those who understand can get right to work.

Answers 

3
better, thinner, taller, shorter, older, younger

4
worse than, bigger than, cooler than, friendlier than, funnier than, better than, more intelligent than, nicer than, older than, quieter than, stronger than, taller than, thinner than, younger than, 

Answers 

5

2  Taylor Swift is taller than Ed Sheeran

3  U2 is more successful than AC DC
4  Arcade Fire's music videos are better than Rebecca Black's.

5  Many pop songs are Happier than rap songs.

6  but some pop songs are sadder than rap songs

A few things to check if we achieved the goals set at the beginning of the lesson...

1) You will be able to pronounce the new block of words for this week

2) You will be able to compare 2 people, places or things with each other

Say these words

                              guitar                         orchestra

                              harmonica              punk rock 

                              interesting              reggae

                              recommend           jazz

Compare these things

by making a sentence.

We achieved the goals set for the lesson. If some things are not fully achieved, it's ok... with practice you will get better. (Address at the beginning of the next lesson).

Look at workbook exercises together to make sure they understand the English instructions