Week 19: RUE part 2, writing part 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

Week 19

Necessities for class

•  chromebook (charged!)
•  student book 
•  notebook 
•  pen!
• (homework)

Mock exams

In the upcoming weeks during class:

• Writing
• Reading and Use of English
• Listening 

Your results will be leading for us to advice you on taking the Cambridge exam or not. Still it will be your own decision.

Homework

Chapter 5: Vocabulary and grammar review page 72

• Grammar: exercise 3
• Word formation: exercise 4

Did you do your homework?

Yes

No

Grammar exercise 3 page 72

1. harder, he would (he'd)

2. to school, you will become

3. she would not / wouldn't attend

4. look after my book

5. knew the answer, I would

6. he wasn't (was not) so tired

Word formation exercise 4 page 72

1. preference

2. knowledge

3. behaviour

4. comparison

5. activities

6. assistance

7. measurement

8. ability

How did you do?

Today's class focus

Chapter 6: my first job

• Countable and uncountable nouns + articles
• Reading and Use of English part 2
• Writing part 2

Countable nouns 

• use a or an in the singular
• can be made plural
• use some and any in the plural
• use few and many  in the plural

uncountable nouns

• do not use a or an
• cannot be made plural
• use verbs in the singular
• use some and any in the singular
• use little and much in the singular
• use other words to refer to a quantity (a piece of advice)

Many experts argue that it is not wise to drink ___ before going to bed.

1. coffee
2. coffees

He considered going to the citizen's advice centre, but finally decided he didn't need to ask for ___ help.

1. some
2. any

Some of the news about the political situation ___ very upsetting

1. were
2. was

Which nouns are uncountable?
- accommodation - hotel - luggage - staff -

Which nouns are uncountable?
- advice - information - knowledge - suggestion -

Which nouns are uncountable?
- accident - bus - damage - traffic - transport -

Articles

Go to: 

Grammar reference page 170

Read:

• The indefinite article
• The definite article

Articles

page 69

6. Complete the text with a, an, the or '- ' if no article is needed

Check you answers

1. the                        9. the

2. -                            10. -

3. a                            11. the

4. the                       12. -

5. a                            13. a

6. a                            14. - 

7. a                             15. a

8. -                             16. - 

How did you do?

Do you think babysitting is a good job for a teenager? Why? / Why not?

Reading and Use of English part 2

Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

The text is about volunteering. Do you think volunteering can be a rewarding experience? Why / why not?

page 69

1. Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

Check your answers

1. which / that

2. not

3. might / could / can

4. only

5. such

6. out

7. something

8. Give

How did you do?

www.bbc.co.uk

Today's topics?

What was the happy news about?

What do you think the pros and cons are for part-time, after-school jobs for teens?

page 70 exercise 1: Read the writing task. Which 3 points must you deal with in your reply?

Homework

Exercise 8 page 71

Write your email. You should write between 140 and 190 words.

Work on paper.