Individual assignments before the break

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Look at the photo and the title. What is the sport? Who are the teams? Who do you think won?

Look at the photo and the title. Who are the teams? Who do you think won?

Ex. 5b
What was the score at the end of the match?

Ex. 5b
What was the situation after three periods?

Ex. 5b
What did one of the players say about the Australian and Canadian teams?

Ex. 5b
How does the Australian coach feel about the next Paralympic Games?

Photostory: A marathon

Ex. 9a
Someone is taking part in a sports event. Who is it?

Ex. 9a
Someone is taking part in a sports event. What is the event?

Ex. 9a
Why is Joel laughing in picture 2?

Photostory: A marathon

Ex. 9b: Read the sentence. Find one things that's wrong and correct it.
1. Joel thinks his dad is enthusiastic about sports.

Ex. 9b: Read the sentence. Find one things that's wrong and correct it.
2. Joel's dad finished the marathon, and Joel was impressed with his time.

Ex. 9b: Read the sentence. Find one things that's wrong and correct it.
3. No other runner was slower than Joel's dad.

Ex. 9b: Read the sentence. Find one things that's wrong and correct it.
4. Pete thinks he's a better runner than Joel's dad.

Ex. 9b: Read the sentence. Find one things that's wrong and correct it.
5. Debbie and Pete think it's ridiculous to run a marathon in seven hours.

Photostory: A marathon

Match the expressions to the people who said them

Joel

Pete

Jess

Debbie

6. At the end of the day...

5. That's not the point.

4. ... an awful lot of ...

3. We're talking about ...

2. Guess what?

1. ... that sort of thing.

Complete the sentence with an expression from Exercise 10a.

Allie: Hey Steve. (1) ____________________?

I just saw a new Coldplay DVD in the shop. It costs forty pounds.

Steve: Really? Well, I'm not going to buy it.

Allie: What!? Steve, (2) ____________________ Coldplay here - one of your favourite bands!

Steve: I know. But (3) ____________________, Allie. Don't you remember? My father lost his job. I can't spend money on CDs, DVDs and (4) ____________________. (5) ____________________ forty pounds is (6) ____________________ money.

Allie: Oh yes, I'm sorry. I forgot.

We're talking about

an awful lot of

Guess what?

That's not the point

that sort of thing

At the end of the day,

Complete the sentence with the correct expression.

1. 

A: You want 200 pounds for your bike? That's (1) ____________________ money, Jake.

B: I know it is. But (2) ____________________ a really good bike here, Andy.

2.

A: That new girl Sarah's really good-looking. And (3) ____________________? Her father's really rich too!

B: But (4) ____________________, Paul. The important thing is that she's a nice person.

3.

A: I'm going to be really lazy next weekend - relax, read books, watch TV, (5) ____________________.

B: Good idea. (6) ____________________, you can't work all the time, can you?

We're talking about

an awful lot of

Guess what?

That's not the point

that sort of thing

At the end of the day,

Ex. 13a: Read Harry's report and answer the questions.
1. What kind of event was it?

Ex. 13a: Read Harry's report and answer the questions.
2. When and where was it?

Ex. 13a: Read Harry's report and answer the questions.
3. How did the teams and players play?

Ex. 13a: Read Harry's report and answer the questions.
4. Who scored the goals for Portugal?

Ex. 13a: Read Harry's report and answer the questions.
5. What was the final score?

Ex. 13a: Read Harry's report and answer the questions.
6. Did Harry have a good time? Why / Why not?

Read Harry's report again and match the topics with the paragraphs. 

Paragraph B

Paragraph A

Paragraph C

3. General information about the event

1. What happened at the event

2. Harry's opinion of the event

Hand in your report in SOM (inleveropdracht)