OP Unit 14: Get fit, live longer

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Objective Proficiency Unit 14

In this unit you will revise the use of articles, listen, read and speak about healthy lifestyles and exercising and practise with Gap texts and Word formation (parts 2 and 3 of Use of English and Reading exam).

Turn active into passive

1. The Government is planning a new road near my house.
2.  My grandfather built this house in 1943.
3. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.
4. He had written three books before 1867.
5. John will tell you later.
6.  The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.
7. Somebody should do the work.

Turn active into passive

1. A new road near my house is being planned by the Government.
2.  This house was built by my grandfather in 1943.
3. Guernica was being painted by Picasso at that time.
4. Three books had been written by him before 1867.
5. You will be told  by John later. // It will be told to you by John later.
6.  Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic.
7. The work should be done by somebody.

Turn direct into indirect speech

1. The teacher said to Mark, “Make sure to leave enough time to check over your work.”

         The teacher told Mark to ....................

2.  Bill asked his roommate, “Can you help me move the sofa tomorrow?”

          Bill asked his roommate if ......................

3.  The students said, “We don’t mind if the teacher gives us extra homework.”

          The student said they .........................

4.  She said to the class, “I’ve been in this country for almost three years.”

          She said to the class that ......................

5.   She said to him, “Why wouldn’t you return my phone calls?”

           She said to him why ......................

Reported speech

1. The teacher told Mark to make sure to leave enough time to check over his work.

2. Bill asked his roommate if he could help him move the sofa the next day.

3. The students said they didn't mind if the teacher gave them extra homework.

4. She told the class that she'd been in this country for almost three years.

5. She asked him why he wouldn't return her phone calls.

Unit 14

Ready?

Set?

Go!

How much do you exercise every week?

Not at all

1 hour

2 hours

3 hours

4 or more hours

Benefits of exercising

Here's a video on the importance of exercising.

Watch the video and write down at least three questions that come to mind while learning more about the benefits of exercising.

Can you come up with 

intriguing (research)

questions?

Take a look at your questions. Choose your best question and send it in.

Attention please!

• In comparison to Dutch English has a different take on the use of articles.
• Dutch learners of English often wrongly put an article in front of plural, abstract and uncountable nouns. So, here a BBC-instruction video on zero articles.

Extra explanation and practice

For more explanation on the basics of articles (if needed):

https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/articles

For more exercises (advanced and proficiency) on Reported speech (if needed):

https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-articles-2.php

https://englishgrammarexercise.com/articles-english-grammar-exercises/

     Week assignment

Have a look at your week assignment of week 7.

Don't forget to pay attention to exam vocabulary!

When having a question: just holler!