H2 4-12

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k, g
• Leerjaar 2

Today:

Listening: 'Building an electric car'

Which car parts can you name in English?

Do you know these presenters?

Richard Hammond

Jeremy Clarkson

James May

00:00

Listen: Who does what?

James, Jeremy and  Richard are building an electric car. 

Who is responsible for which part?

 

00:13

Listen: 

Why is it that you can't build an electric car on a modern chassis?

00:42

Listen:

Why does James only use 2 batteries?

01:19

Listen:

Why does Jeremy like to work with aluminium?

01:57

Listen:

How much do the batteries and motor cost?

02:57

Listen:

What is wrong with Jeremy's design?

- open question - 

04:45

Listen:

What is the name of the car and what is your opinion about that?

-explain your answer with a reason-

05:14

Listen:

What is wrong with the electric car?

Name 2 things in a full sentence

- open question -

06:29

Listen:

With the indicator lights on, the car drives more slowly?

00:13

chassis and breaks

motor and batteries

body and exterior

00:42

why is it that you can't use a chassis of a modern car?

1. Modern cars aren't build that firmly
2. Modern cars are much too expensive.
3. The chassis and the other parts are connected to each other

01:19

Why does James use 2 batteries to build the electric car?

1. because there are only 2 batteries in stock
2. because 3 batteries take too much space
3. because Tesla uses 2 batteries as well
4. To save some money and reduce the cars weight

01:57

Why does Jeremy like to work with aluminium?

1. it is cheap and strong
2. it bends easily
3. it looks good
4. plastic isn't available yet

02:57

How much do the batteries and motor cost?

1. 20 pounds
2. 100 pounds
3. 120 pounds

04:45

What's wrong with Jeremy's design?

05:14

What is your opinion on the name of the car?
-explain your answer -

06:29

What is wrong with the electric car?
Name 2 things

07:13

With the indicator lights on the car drives more slowly

1. true
2. false

The Ultimate car.

Write 5-10 sentences about your dream car:

• write about the design/ colour/  material/  form
• does it run on fossil fuels/ electric/ other, why?
• Which options does your car have, that other cars haven't?

Finished?

-> Start revising theme words IN SILENCE.

You choose:

Voor het volgende gedeelte mag je kiezen:

Groep A: gaat aan de slag met themawoorden / stones zinnen.

Groep B: krijgt extra uitleg over de grammatica van dit hoofdstuk.

Denk even een halve minuut na wat je wil doen, 

daarna gaan we verder.

Themewords / Stones

Ga aan de slag met deze opdrachten.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tZETY1CJd952LZrxRqO6gZ9LJV0EVpPycdr0UFzeavk/edit?usp=sharing

Grammar:

Past simple

Why? 

To talk about an activity that happened in the past and ended in the past.

How? 

verb +ed OR irregular verb!

Grammar:

Past continuous:

Why? 

To talk about an activity that was continuing (in progress) for a longer period in the past and ended in the past.

How? 

was/were + verb + ing

Grammar:

The rule for past continuous + past simple in one sentence?

The longest action gets the past continuous, 

the shorter action gets the past simple.

Practice!

1 I (1) cleaned/was cleaning the kitchen when you (2) called/were calling.

2 Who (3) played/was playing music when you (4) arrived/were arriving at the party,?

3 Susie (5) watched/was watching a film when she (6) heard/was hearing the noise.

4 We (7) played/were playing tennis when John (8) hurt/were hurting his ankle.

5 What (9) did you do / were you doing at 10 pm last night – it (10) was/was being really noisy!

6 He (11) took/was taking a shower when the telephone (12) rang/was ringing.