Alquin: Not the end of the world/ Choose what to work on

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Thursday, November 28th

Programme

- 10 minutes of silent reading

- Alquin text 3: Not the end of the world

- Choose what to do next

Let me know via Magister Opdrachten which book you'll be reading in term 2!

Read your novel

Alquin text 3: Not the end of the world

Turn to Magazine p. 23

Alquin text 3: Not the end of the world

In pairs, work on the following exercises:

- WB p. 53/54    E.b & E.d

- WB p. 54/55    F.b & F.c 

Finished early?

Work on your reading skills with exercise J on WB p. 57/58

Alquin text 3: Past simple vs. Past continuous

What does the past continuous look like again?!

• to be (was/ were) + verb-ing
• example: he was listening

Let's go through exercise H.c on WB p. 55/56 together first. 

Answer key: exercise H.c

1. While I was studying ...
2. They were having ...
3. Neither George nor Anna was walking ...      ('were walking' is also correct)
4. Bill and Jane were watching ... 
5. At 8 PM last night, I was reading ...
6. As he was driving ...
7. The children were playing ...
8. As I was cleaning ...
9. My brother was fixing ...
10. The women were singing ...               (1 woman, 2 women)

Past simple vs. Past continuous

Answer key: exercise H.d

1. He knew where the ship was going that day.
2. Betty found that her mother wasn't doing/ didn't do enough to help her.
3. Peter noticed that his friend was cycling the wrong way.
4. While I was working on my project, my computer suddenly shut down.
5. She was talking on the phone when the doorbell rang. 
6. The moment the lights went out we were having dinner.

Answer key: exercise H.d

• 7. He was driving to the store when he realised he had forgotten his wallet.
• 8. The students were studying for their exams when the fire alarm went off.
• 9. I was watching TV when I heard a strange noise outside.
• 10. When they were walking in the park they saw an old friend.
• 11. When my mom was cooking dinner she cut her finger.
• 12. The team was practising for the big game when the coach arrived. 

Choose what to do next:

• Work on our presentation
• Get started on practice exam CE VWO 2024-II texts 1 - 4

Dec. 2nd: Marit & Myrthe, Jennifer & Emma

Dec. 16th: David & Jan Martijn, Collin & Floor

Dec. 19th: Fabian, Chris, Niek

Dec. 12th: Lotte, Kira & Julia, Lisa, Julia

Dec. 9th: Simon, Loes & Willemijn, Sarah & Mirthe-Lynn, Imke & Josephine

Monday

- Time for our first presentations!

Marit & Myrthe, Jennifer & Emma

- Bring your novel for term 2 to class for some silent reading

- Bring your practice exam

- Study Alquin vocabulary

Don't forget to fill in the Magister Opdracht for novel #2!