3A2 Unit 4 Revision Tuesday 29-3-2021

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

3A2 Unit 4

Whose school is it anyway?

AGENDA

- Past Continuous

- Past Simple vs Past Continuous

- Less, Fewer, Than, Then

When do we use Past Continuous?

1. When one action interrupted another

Example: I was walking to school when I suddenly saw an accident.

Past Simple!!

2. When we want to specifcy an avent was taking longer.

Example: At 10PM last night I was having a bath.

3. When two events were happening at the same time

Example: I was taking a shower while my dog was chewing on his bone.

4. When we are describing an event that happened in the past

E.g: When Miss Salehar walked into the classroom Stef was eating his sandwich, Sanne and Juul were exchanging notes, Filou and Aniek were making a tiktok and only Niels and Sya were studying irregular verbs.

Look carefully at the photo

WRITE DOWN (notebook/notepad) WHAT YOU SEE PEOPLE DO! How many activities did you write down??

Example: the guy in a red shirt was swimming. The couple was shopping.

What were people doing?
(example answer: The guy in a red shirt was swimming)

LESS/FEWER RULE:

Countable = FEWER (fewer books, fewer glasses of water)

Uncountable = LESS (Less time, less money, less information)

LESS = with numbers on their own + measurements of time/weight.. (How many books have you read? Less than 5!/My dog weighs less than 10 kilos)

LESS

FEWER

COUNTABLE

UNCOUNTABLE

MEASUREMENTS

NUMBERS on their own

LESS, FEWER

Countable vs Uncountable: https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/countable-uncountable/test-2

Exercise: https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/english-grammar-fewer-less1.html

Less and Fewer (time and measurements)

1. There are _________ people on the streets today.

2. I study  ______ hours than my schoolmate.

3. We should buy _______ than 50 kilos of bananas.

4. We need ______ than 20 minutes to complete this exercise.

5. Who's written _____ than 5 pages?

6. I have! I got _______ than 5!

Difference between THEN and THAN

1. I am taller ______ my sister.

2. The teacher will check your homework and _____ we will continue with another exercise.

3. OK _____, I will get some coffee first.

4. Less ______ a week later she passed away.

THEN -> Time

THAN -> Comparing two things

Do: exercise pg. 203, 204

TOMORROW:

1. CHECK  pg. 203

2. diddit exercises will be opened for you to practise during the break!

3. Easter exercise