Pitfalls- ch. 6, vh2a + hk2a 15 + 16-4-2025

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Pitfalls 

Veelgemaakte fouten

Lesson plan

- Discuss targets

- Discuss pitfalls + questions

- Error analysis + check work and correct mistakes

- Homework for next class

Targets

After today's class:

- I can recognise mistakes that are commonly made in English.

- I can explain what the differences are between the different sets of pitfalls.

Maak twee korte zinnen waaruit het verschil tussen to / too blijkt.

To

Too

I'm going ___ France.

It's fun __ read books.

Are you cold ___?

It's way __ busy here.

I don't like her, she's __ arrogant.

He gave it __ me.

My friend drove me ___ my doctor's appointmment.

1. to
2. too

What's the difference between then and than?

First we went through customs and ___ we picked up our luggage.

1. then
2. than

Today the weather was colder ___ yesterday.

1. then
2. than

It looked like ___ wasn't anything they could do.

1. there
2. their
3. they're

_1_ going to love going _2_,
I heard _3_ food is the best!

1. 1 =their, 2=there, 3 =they're
2. 1=there, 2=their, 3=they're
3. 1=they're, 2=there, 3=their
4. 1=they're, 2=their, 3=there

You made it around the track in under a minute, ____ fast!

1. your
2. you're

___ really hard to tell the difference between a jaguar and a leopard.

1. It's
2. Its

The museum needs to update ___ online schedule for summer.

1. it's
2. its

Error analysis

Take a piece of paper and a pen and then correct the mistakes in the e-mail (letter).

See next slide!

Do it yourself!

You have 15 minutes to complete the Error analysis.

Homework

Complete ex. 53 + 54 + 55 & 56, including the star assignment

P. 140 to 143

Done? --> Go to Slim Stampen and practice with grammar parts 11b & 12

Or

Practice the words of Ch. 5 (NL-EN & EN-NL)

What have you learned about pitfalls (veel voorkomende fouten in het Engels) today?