3A. 1.5 Writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome!

Please sit down and

put your book, pen and closed laptop on your table

Lesson starts when the timer stops!

Today

- Question of the day

- Homework check

- Grammar

- Get to work

Lesson goal:  You know when to use the different relative pronouns

Check: 3 questions at the end

Describe yourself by writing down 3 adjectives

Homework check

Do exercise 1, 2, 3, 4 on page 31-33

Study words personality and behaviour Eng-Nl on page 49

Comments or questions?

Check your answers

bedachtzaam

aanbidden

shrewdness

prikkelbaar

onaangenaam

laf

gul

beschuldigen

excitable

obnoxious

cowardly

to adore

thoughtful

to accuse

generous

sluwheid

which

who

whose

whom

that

The festival, ..............lasted all day, ended with a firework display

1. who
2. which
3. that
4. whose

I saw the shoes ................you bought last week in the sale

1. which
2. who
3. that
4. whose

The painting ...............I enjoy the most is the Sunflowers.

1. which, that
2. whose
3. which, that and no relative pronoun
4. who

Use the grammar links in Magister to prepare for the test!

Use a timer (or pomodoro timer online) to study if you struggle with finding the time

Comparatives and superlatives

Trappen van vergelijking

- Comparative: vergrotende trap

- Superlative: overtreffende trap

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

A

B

C

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 1 lettergreep:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen die eindigen op le/er/ow/y  krijgen ook

 +er  / + est

Yellow - yellower than - the yellowest

Gentle - gentler than - the gentlest

Let op! Woorden die eindigen op een medeklinker + y krijgen IER/IEST

Happy - happier than - the happiest 

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen of meer:

- Comparative: more.....than

- Superlative: the most.....

expensive

more expensive than

the most expensive

Een aantal woorden van 2 lettergrepen mogen alleen met more en most

bijvoorbeeld:

famous - more famous - the most famous

boring - more boring - the most boring

careful - more careful - the most careful

Uitzonderingen: geen +er or +est

Many - more than - the most

Little - less than - the least

Bad - worse than - the worst

 Good - better than - the best

Comparative - in another way

as ...............as 

John is as tall as David. 

not as ..................as

Thomas is not as tall as Jim.

My house is (big)
... than yours.

What is your (bad) ...... subject at school?

This flower is .................. (not beautiful)......
that one.

This is ......................... (interesting)
book I have ever read.

1.5 Writing

Open your book on page 34

Do exercise 5, 6, 7, 8

Finished?

+ assignment --> practise grammar exercises

Study words personality and behaviour Eng-Nl & Nl Eng on page 49-50

Online: Test yourself / practise

Gimkit

Click here to practise with comparisons 1

Click here to practise with comparisons 2

Click here to practise with relative pronouns 1

Click here to practise with relative pronouns 2

Click here to play a game with present perfect and present perfect continuous

Who is ................(rich)
woman on earth?

The weather this summer is even (bad)
........................ last summer.

Who is ...............(good) football player in the world?