Theme 6: getting started + grammar 16 & 18

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theme 6: DOWN UNDER

Theme 6: Down Under 

After this lesson:

• you will know a bit more about Australia in general
• you will have learned about the origin of Australia
• you will know how to use the Theme words of B in the right context
• you will know how to recognise and use the present perfect continuous

What is Australia's national bird?

1. Dove
2. Kiwi
3. Emu
4. Ostrich

The world's biggest coral reef, which is in Australia, is called ...

1. The Great Reef
2. The Great Barrier
3. The Great Barrier Reef
4. The Great Coral Reef

What is the capital of Australia?

1. Sydney
2. Canberra
3. Perth
4. Melbourne

Who are the original inhabitants (inwoners) of Australia?

1. Maori
2. Indians
3. Inuits
4. Aboriginals

What money is used in Australia?

1. English pound
2. Australian dollar
3. Australian rand
4. Australian pound

How many people live in Australia?

1. 10 million
2. 25 million
3. 40 million
4. 55 million

How many states does Australia have?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

p. 86 TB

Theme words

Ex. 3-4 p. 27-28 AB

Finished ?

Ex. 5-6-7 p. 29-30 AB

3 Key:

1 outback

2 plain

3 creek

4 indigenous

5 drought

6 territory

7 colony

8 settlement

4 Key:

1 convict

2 flip-flops

3 swamp

4 go backpacking

5 venomous

6 southern hemisphere

7 platypus

8 laid-back

It has been raining all morning.

It has rained, so there's a puddle

The present perfect continuous (grammar 16)

De present perfect continuous wordt gebruikt:

• om aan te geven dat iets in het verleden begonnen is en nu nog voortduurt

Het benadrukt de duur van de activiteit.

Explain the concept of the present perfect continuous and provide a brief overview of its usage.

Slide 2: Form

De present perfect continuous wordt gemaakt met:

 has / have  

+ been

+ hele ww

+ -ing 

Present the structure of the present perfect continuous and highlight the key components.

Slide 3: Examples

1. I have been studying for three hours. 

2. She has been working in the garden all day. 

3. They have been playing soccer since morning.

Provide examples of sentences in the present perfect continuous to illustrate its usage.

Slide 4: Signal Words

Some common signal words used with the present perfect continuous are 'for', 'since', 'all day', 'recently', 'lately', 'how long', etc.

Introduce signal words that are commonly used with the present perfect continuous.

He ................. all night.

1. has been studying
2. was studying
3. has studied
4. is studying

When are they coming to help us?
We .................................. for two hours.

1. have waited
2. have been waiting
3. are waiting
4. waited

Fill in the present perfect continuous
I ... ... ... you for such a long time

Fill in the present perfect continuous:
All my life I ... ... ... for you to bring a fairy tale my way

Fill in the present perfect continuous:
I've got a hangover I ... ... ... too much for sure

Fill in the present perfect continuous:
I know you ... ... ... yourself wrong.

I... ... ... through the jungle, I ... ... ... with the wolves to get to you.

I ... ... ... way too long checking my tongue in the mirror

Turn to exercises 12 and 13 on pages 32 and 33 of your work book. In the test you will see the present perfect continuous in this form:

1. They (paint ) the walls of the building.

2. It (rain) a lot the last couple of days.

3. My teacher (give) me some useful advice. 

4. I (work) on the computer all the time.

5. Marc (wonder) about my grades. 

6. She (travel) around the world. 

7. I (work) in a restaurant this summer. 

8. Denise (try) to call you all morning. 

Research:

an Australian animal

OR

a tourist attraction

OR

an Australian city

Prepare to present it to the rest of the class.

Watching

Watch "The Australian way"

Ex. 16 p. 34

Finished ?

Ex. 5-6-7 p. 29-30 AB

Grammar:

Reflexive & reciprocal pronouns

Reflexive pronouns

• You use these in situations in which the subject (onderwerp) and the direct object (lijdend voorwerp) are the same person:
• "You should go and love yourself"

Reflexive pronouns

• You don't use reflexive pronouns after verbs like wash, dress and shave.
•         These verbs describe actions which people usually do for themselves.
• Exception: you want to put emphasis on the person performing this action: She's old enough to dress herself.

Reflexive pronouns

Singular (-self)

• I ... myself
• You ... yourself
• He ... himself
• She ... herself

Plural (-selves)

• We ... ourselves
• You ... yourselves
• They ... themselves

1. She looked at ... in the mirror.

2. We bought ... a present.

3. You (singular) should introduce ... to your neighbours.

4. They tried to do everything ...

5. Sometimes it seems like I don't even really know ...

6. He should learn to behave ...

7. Are you (plural) going to paint the house ... ?

Reciprocal pronouns

• You use these to talk about each other or one another = 'elkaar'
• "Can we ... keep each other company?"

Reciprocal pronouns

• You don't use reciprocal pronouns after verbs like meet, marry, hug, cuddle, embrace and kiss
• These verbs already imply that multiple people are involved.

GRAMMAR

Ex. 25 p. 39

Ex. 4 p. 43 

Finished ?

Slim stampen

Exercise 25

1. He/The interviewer should take a look at himself (first)!
2. I will do it myself.
3. Boys have to start shaving when they are about sixteen years old.
4. They/Those football players look a lot like each other.
5. My grandparents got married when they were eighteen years old.
6. She is very proud of herself.