havo 4 unit 11

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

unit 11 like mother, like daughter

aim:

at the end of the lesson you can talk about family relationships ana you can compare people

00:00

How would you feel if your parent was famous?

exercise 1

Look at the photos of famous people and their children.   

Do the children resemble their mother or father? 

What differences and similarities can you see?   

use: degrees of comparison

exercise 2

Tell your neighbour who you most look like in your family.

Do you and a family member have similar voices?

Who do you take after in character?

speed dating

questions:

Who do you most look like in your family?

Do you sound like anyone in the family when you answer the telephone?

Who do you take after in character?

Are you an only child?

Are you the youngest of two or more children?

Are you the oldest of two or more children?

Are you the middle child?

Ar you part of a large family ( 5 or more kids)?

at the end of the exercise you will have found a youngest, oldest and middle child as well as an only child.

You have also found answers to the other questions

listening exercise 3

Get your headphones out and do exercise 3

Listen again and answer the questions in exercise 4.

check your answers in the back of the book.

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grammar extra

What is he like?

                      Wat voor persoon is hij? (o.a. karaktereigenschappen)

What does he like?

                       Waar houdt hij van? (voorkeuren)

Who does he look like?

                      Op wie lijkt hij? ( fysiek of qua karakter)

now do exercise grammar extra

vocabulary ex 1 and 2

write down the questions and the answers, and translate the words of exercise 1.

now do exercise 3

To take account of = rekening houden met 

Take after = lijken op 

Take charge (of) = de leiding nemen over / zich belasten met 

Take for granted = iets als (te) vanzelfsprekend beschouwen 

Take off = opstijgen, starten, vertrekken – uittrekken, uitdoen – meenemen, wegvoeren – afhalen, weghalen, verwijderen – vrij nemen 

Take out = mee naar buiten nemen, mee uit nemen, naar buiten brengen – verwijderen, uithalen – tevoorschijn halen – nemen, aanschaffen – buiten gevecht stellen 

Take seriously =  serieus nemen 

Take turns (at sth)= iets om beurten doen 

collocations ex 4 and 5

Adverb (=bijwoord) 

Says something about: 

• Adjective : She is an immensely popular singer 
• Adverb: He works incredibly hard. 
• Verb (no copular verb): She sings beautifully 
• Sentence: Unfortunately, John is late again. 

copular verbs 

To appear       It appears difficult to fix the broken computer. 

To seem          It seems very nice of her but she may have an agenda. 

To become    He became very rich when he won the lottery. 

 

  

To look : eruitzien (state) / kijken (action) 

To feel : zich voelen (state)/ voelen (action) 

 

State   : verb + adjective 

Action: verb + (direct/indirect) object or an adverb 

 

Adjective (= bijvoeglijk naamwoord) 

Says something about: 

• Noun:  She is a famous politician 
• Copular verb (=koppelwerkwoord): It sounds wonderful 

copular verbs

In unit 11.2 we learn about copular verbs. They often have a meaning that refers to the use of our senses. They are followed by an adjective. 

To sound  The piano sounds very good again now that it has been tuned. 

To smell    It smells horrible in here because the potatoes were burnt. 

To taste    This coffee tastes bitter. I don’t like it at all. 

To look      She looks very good in her new dress. 

To feel       He feels uneasy because everybody says that his new house is haunted. 

To be         He is wonderful. 

now do exercises 4-5

past and present participles

Present participle:   verb + ing 

Past participle:          verb + ed or 3rd row irregular verb 

participle

Past participle is used to state how you feel. Present participle is used for the thing/situation which makes you feel that way 

 

I am bored because this lesson is very boring. 

He was shocked when he saw the shocking pictures of dead children on the beach of Greece. 

extra exercise

Translate: 

01. Hij riep boos naar haar dat zij hem irriteerde met haar irritante gedrag. 

02. Zij lijkt dom omdat zij gefascineerd is door kinderachtige dingen. 

03. De soep smaakte vies omdat de kok gedeprimeerd is en niet oplette zodat hij suiker in plaats van zout in de soep deed. 

04. Dit boek is heel amusant omdat er ontroerende momenten in zitten maar ook spannende. 

answers extra exercise

01. he shouted angrily at her that she irritated him with her irritating behaviour. 

02. She seems stupid because she is fascinated by childish things. 

03. The soup tasted horrible because the cook is depressed and didn’t pay attention so that he put sugar instead of salt in the soup. 

04. This book is very amusing because it has moving moments as well as gripping ones. 

now do ex 6 and 7

exam folder 6

Do exam folder 6 to practise your listening skills

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