GOLD B1 lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Planning

Lesson goals

Introduction  New year   (30 min)

Start unit 1 (25 min)

Evaluation + ending lesson (15 min)

Let's get acquainted

Practise listening skills

unit 1: making contact

In this unit you will:                                                     

• learn new vocabulary related to the                   subject of making contact                                     
• learn  or revise grammar tenses (present simple and present continuous tense)                 
  
• practise your reading skills                                    (multiple choice )                                               
• practise  your listening skills (part 1: MC          short extracts)        You will have a listening test                                                                  
• practise your speaking skills                                (part 4: discussion)                                                 

Today's lesson

• Welcome
• Book  B1+ ex pg  6,7,8,9,10 ,11
• State verbs
• present simple - present continuous

As an introduction to the theme of this unit I would like to introduce to you a typical kind of street performing tradition which is called busking. 'Busking' is the activity of playing music in the street or another public place for voluntary donations. In capital cities , such as London and New York, you often find buskers in the Underground/subway area where they are certain of a mass audience (millions of travellers very day) and a great resonance. This is the place to be if you want your talent(s) to be discovered, but sometimes travellers are in for a surprise ........  Watch the following videos.

Listening

Listening

Unit 1: Making Contact

Now that you're in the mood, let's proceed with your work.  So, how to go about your work for the best results?

• Write your answers in a notebook and don't use separate sheets of paper   (these tend to get lost). Sometimes you will be asked to take a picture of your work/answers to send it to your teacher, who will thus be able to      monitor both your diligence and progress.                                                                
• Don't only spend time on doing exercises; you also need time to study         (vocabulary and theory)!!                                                                                                     
• Also take time to learn from your mistakes, especially when you're asked  to check your own work; your learning process is not about speed but      about understanding and growing insight and knowledge.                             

p. 8 Grammar

- first read grammar reference 1.1 on p. 145; then do         ex. 1-3 

- read grammar reference 1.2-1.4 on

   p. 151; then do ex. 4

Present continuous versus present simple

always, regularly, usually, every day = PRESENT SIMPLE

now, at the moment = PRESENT CONTINUOUS

pg 145

start programme unit 6

                                 START PROGRAMME

- ex. 1: read the questions of exercise 1 and think of the answers ; write these down in your NB (=notebook). Make sure to answer in full sentences.                                                                                                      - ex. 2: follow the instructions and write your answers down                  - ex. 3: do this exercise according to the instructions but on your own and not in pairs

-- ex. 4, 5: listen, answer and check 

Do ex. 8,9 

-Explanation Present simple and present continuous. 

p.60 (continued)

- ex.4: do this exercise individually. Write down the paraphrases* you heard (which helped you to choose your answer) in your notebook. Remember that the MC questions will never use the same vocabulary as used on the recording, so the best way to go about finding the right answers is to find paraphrases.

*a paraphrase = expressing the same idea (on recording) but using other words (in question and answers) to do so.

Exercise: "About me"

Please list six "words"that are characteristic or reflect your personal interests."

Present simple / present continuous

Present simple: Onderwerp + WW (shit rule!)

https:

Now do some exercises to find out whether you really understand how to use the different verbs that express future tense. Go to the site (next slide) and quickly read the theory before doing tests 1 and 2. 

Once you've finished the questions (8 per test), click on 'finish' at the bottom of the page and find out how you did. If necessary, you could click on 'feedback' or 'try again'. Good luck!!

DIY pratice (without your book)

Watch the instuction video on future forms and then  do some online exercises to get the hang of this grammar topic.

Homework for next week's GOLD lessons:

• learn Wordlist unit 1
• study grammar reference p. 145-146
• do exercises  unit 1  pg 8 and 9 in your student book

•  GRAMMAR

Lesson goals: at the end of the lesson you will be able to:

- Revise:  simple present versus present continuous

- distinguish between state and action verbs and 

- complete sentences in the correct tense using the state & action verbs

State verbs 

- not action / active 

- (rule!) cannot use 'to be' with stative verbs

• Feelings / emotions: love, hate, like
• Senses: hear, see, feel, smell, sound (tricky!)
• Thinking: forget, remember, be, know, understand, imagine
• Belongings: own, have, belong

Special cases:  the verb have

Can be used as both a state verb and an action verb because they each have two different meanings.

No action/a condition/ a state

I have a pen

> possession. 

idioms that are actions

I am having a baby 

> to give birth

I am having a party

> to host a party

We are having trouble

> to have difficulty with sth

Special cases: sense verbs

Can be used as both a state verb and an action verb because they each have two different meanings.

No action/a condition/ a state

This smells bad

This tastes salty

I feel sick. 

Action / happening now

I am smelling my armpits

I am tasting the coffee. 

I am feeling the top of the desk.

Special cases:  the verb think

Can be used as both a state verb and an action verb because they each have two different meanings.

No action/a condition/ a state

I think pink is cute colour.

> belief, or an opinion. 

Action / happening now

I am thinking of the answer

> using my brain to try and find the answer

State and dynamic verbs

Dynamic verbs

In English grammar, a dynamic verb is a verb used primarily to indicate an action, process, or sensation as opposed to a state. 

I run 10 kilometres every day - you are doing something - action

I am doing my homework right now - action

*Can be in present simple and present continuous

Verbs are divided into 3 types

Action > dynamic: 

• jump 
• eat
• cry 

all tenses:

> simple

> continuous

> perfect

both 

• think 
• have
• feel

State > condition

• know
• understand
• believe 

NOT continuous

> I know

> I knew

> I have know 

> I had known

X I am knowing

State and dynamic verbs

State verbs

Stative verbs do NOT refer to a physical action; they express a state or condition (permanent things; things that don't have a beginning or end). Some examples of stative verbs are: like, love, believe, know, understand, have (when it means to own), prefer, hate.

I don't understand you - state of mind (no beginning or end)

This book belongs to me - possession (permanent things)

*Only present simple

• Challenge:  Why does this advertisement disregard the grammar rule. 

Check your understanding

1. I ___ (know) the answer. 
2. The child ___ (watch) the TV show now. 
3. This cake ____ (taste) delicious.
4. My father ____ (not/own) a car.
5. I ___ (wear) a blue sweater today.
6. Jane ____ (seem) a little angry today. 
7. People ___ (do) yoga in the park across the street right now. 
8. Chantal ___ (think) that English is easy.  

Check your understanding - Answers

1. I know the answer. 
2. The child is watching the TV show now. 
3. This cake tastes delicious.
4. My father doesn't own a car.
5. I am wearing a blue sweater today.
6. Jane seems a little angry today. 
7. People are doing yoga in the park across the street right now. 
8. Chantal thinks that English is easy.  

State verbs with a dynamic meaning

Sometimes state verbs can be used with a dynamic meaning, and therefore we can use the continuous sense. 

This cheese tastes nice (feature describing the cheese) - state verb

I'm tasting cheese at the moment (action) - dynamic verb

Common state verbs + state/dynamic verbs

Common state verbs	Verbs that can be stative and dynamic
-Believe -Belong -Forget -Hate -Like -Love -Need -Prefer -Remember -Understand -Want	-Appear -Consider -Feel -Look -Think

Check: goal achieved ?

 Can you

- distinguish between state and action verbs and   

- complete 3 sentences in the correct tense using the state & action verbs

Check understanding

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