V4entl7 - week 22 -lesson 4.5 - some & any; reading comprehension and strategies

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Today's objectives 

YOU’LL BE ABLE TO

- write personal letters giving news and expressing thoughts about abstract or cultural topics

- read and grasp the meaning of correspondence related to your field of interest

- provide examples to clarify (aspects of) everyday subjects

Grammar

- indefinite pronoun: ‘some’ and ‘any’

Strategies

- collocations

- writing a(n) (in)formal email

If you could work for an organisation that helps solve global problems, what issue would you focus on (e.g. mental health, climate change, infectious diseases)? Why?

Reading strategies

Skimming: reading rapidly to get a general overview of the text; to get general information within a section/paragraph

Scanning: reading rapidly to find specific facts, to locate particular facts.

Detailed reading: reading the text carefully to get accurate information

Reading comprehension: helpful

Title & subtitles

Pictures

First and last sentences of paragraphs

Socio-cultural knowledge (knowledge of the world/societies: read often)

Reading comprehension

Lesson 4.5

Ex. 1-3

Some & Any

Lesson 4.5

Many people who volunteer for a charitable organisation want to give ......
back to society.

1. somewhat
2. something
3. any
4. anything

(c wie dan ook) ......
who volunteers for a non-profit organisation can tell you how fulfilling it is

Some vs Any 

Some 

-> in bevestigende zinnen (waar geen not/hardly in staat)

-> bij vragen waarbij je "ja" verwacht (Would you like some coffee?)

Any

-> in vragen en ontkenningen (zinnen waarin not/hardly staat)

-> bij vragen waarbij je het antwoord niet weet (Is there anyone out there who can help me?)

Some vs Any 

Some 

• ongeveer (Some 300 people showed up the Queen's birthday party)
• een of andere (Some guy asked me out last night, but I don't know his name.)
• een beetje / een paar (I've got some money left; some people don't think it's fair)

Any

• wie dan ook; welke dan ook; waar dan ook etc.

Can anyone confirm that?

Any book will do, as long as I can read.

I need a holiday, any place is fine.

Some & Any

Lesson 4.5

Ex. 6

Vocabulary

Collocations

A collocation is a combination of two or more words that are commonly used together, in a way that sounds natural to a native English speaker. They are usually fixed combinations of verbs and nouns.

Example: pay attention, fast food, quick shower

Vocabulary

Lesson 4.5

Ex. 4 and 5

Writing Task – Informal Email

Write a short informal email (about 80–100 words) about Wellcome to a classmate who is interested in charity work.

– Tell them what Wellcome is, and what they do.

– Explain who works there.

– Explain what an intern at Wellcome does.

– Explain why you think that an internship would / wouldn’t suit your classmate.

Write a short informal email (about 80–100 words) about Wellcome to a classmate who is interested in charity work.