Week 4 - Lesson 1

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Week 3 - Lesson 1

Chapter 2 - Health

Week 4

Part 1: Check homework: ex 10-15c (p. 122/123)

Part 2: Past simple/present continuous - Explanation & Quiz (20 mins)

- How to describe what happened (past)

- Learn and quiz yourself about the grammar

Part 3: working on your own (20 mins)

Part 4: Use the grammar in your own writing (25 mins)

- Write about what happened in the past (unbelievable excuses)

- Speaking assignment / rate a classmate

Goals:

- Learn about past simple / present continuous

- learn to use it in your own sentences

Past continuous vs. past simple

Je beschrijft wat je aan het doen was op een bepaald moment in de VT

met de past continuous.

Last year I tore my calf muscle:

I was exercising in the gym.

I was doing some kickboxing.

I was kicking the punchbag.

I somehow mistepped and twisted my leg.

past continuous vs. past simple

Soms gebeuren er 2 dingen in een zin:

De activiteit die langer duurde = past continuous

De activiteit dit het onderbrak = past simple

I was kicking the punchbag when I twisted my leg.

Wat zeg je met de past continuous?

1. Wat je op een bepaald moment in het verleden aan het doen was
2. wat er op dit moment gebeurt
3. wat er op een bepaald moment in de toekomst gaat gebeuren
4. als iets gebeurd is en klaar is

Past Continuous:
In welke zin wordt de past continuous gebruikt?

1. I haven't been to that film yet.
2. I was walking down the street when I tripped.
3. I lived in Utrecht in 2010
4. I am eating a sandwich.

I was cycling to school, when a car crashed into me.
Wat was al bezig?

1. Fietsen naar school
2. ongeluk krijgen

I _______ (to listen) to the teacher, when my phone _______ (to ring)

1. Listened, was ringing
2. was listening, rang

When you _____ (to call) me, I _______ (to sleep)

1. were calling me, slept
2. called me, was sleeping

Work on your own

Work on exercises 29c-31c, 32 (p.100-102)

check exercises

Unbelievable excuses

Unbelievable excuses

What's on the website...

Sickie Excuse 1: I got my fingers stuck in a bowling ball.

Sickie Excuse 8: I was in the loo and my legs fell asleep. When I stood up, I fell and broke my ankle.

Sickie Excuse 10: My dog’s depressed.

Sickie Excuse 24: I have no clean clothes.

Sickie Excuse 29: A random man broke in last night and he’s asleep on my couch.

Sickie Excuse 48: Someone stole all my shoes.

Unbelievable excuses

Goal: Use the past continuous and past simple in your sentences

Situation: Your teacher is asking you about your homework, but you haven't done anything. You need an excuse!

Write on a piece of paper:

- Explain in detail what happened why you can't show your homework.

- Use the past continuous and past simple in your sentences to explain yourself. 

- Use theme words on page 122/123

Unbelievable excuses

- Walk round the classroom and listen to your classmates' excuses

- Rate the believability of the excuses

If you think an excuse is believable and detailed:

- write down the name and 1 keyword

After 7-10 minutes:

- Sit down and rank your classmates (top 3 or top 5)

- Whose excuse was the best? Type it on the LessonUp

Whose excuses are the most believable?
Type 3 names (one at a time)

Luuk, Bo, Eline, Lieke, Jemoo