W20 EN 2G1 les 2 - 6.1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Week 20, Lesson 2

Today

Grammar: relative pronouns and gerunds

Reading skills

Listening skills

Your goals

- After this lesson I can use relative pronouns to give more information about something mentioned before

- After this lesson I can use gerunds to turn verbs into nouns

- After this lesson I understood a text about poaching

Group 1

Follow the Lesson Up lesson

about relative pronouns

Chaima; Moeniera; Mehdi;

Diya; Radja; Inaya; Elif; Berna

Group 2

Go to eDition

and do exercise 9

Study Grammar 6.1 and 6.2

Let's start with a recap on 

relative pronouns!

You have dealt with relative pronouns before.

In Unit 5!

What are relative pronouns?

Pronouns ...

1. pointing to specific things
2. taking the place of specific nouns
3. refering to nouns mentioned previously

We'll practive with these relative pronouns in eDition in a few moments.

But first, an instruction on the gerund.

Gerunds are quite easy, as you might remember from Unit 5, again!

Do you remember what gerunds are
and what they look like?

Gerunds (1/4)

Gerunds are verbs turned into nouns. Why?

1. to use it as a subject

2. to use it as a direct object after verbs of feeling and phase

3. to use it after prepositions

4. to use it after set expressions

Gerunds (2/4)

1. as a subject:

Singing is fun.

Having a friend like you is great.

2. after verbs of feeling and phase

I love travelling.

They stopped seeing each other.

3. after prepositions (voorzetzels)

I am fond of dancing.

there is no point in waiting.

4. after expressions (uitdrukkingen)

It's no use trying it again.

I look forward to meering you.

Gerunds (3/4)

Forming the gerund

Normally verb+ing: singing/waiting/meeting/seeing

Just like you do in the present continuous!

But, yes, as there are exceptions in spelling in the continuous the same expections apply to the gerund>

Gerunds (4/4)

1. verbs of 1 syllable ending in consonant-vowel-consonant > double the last consonant > stopping

2. verbs ending in consonant+e> drop the "e" > making

3. verbs of 2 syllalbles anding in "el" > double "l"> travelling

gerund or infinitive?
I don't mind ... up early.

1. geting
2. to get
3. getting

gerund or infinitive?
She continued ... about her accomplishments.

1. braging
2. to brag
3. bragging

gerund or infinitive?
Tina has decided ... her car.

1. selling
2. to sell

gerund or infinitive?
The film isn't worth ....

1. seeing
2. to see

Vocab and Grammar

Go to eDition and do exercise 7 (gerunds)

You have 8 minutes to complete this exercise

Go to eDition and do exercise 8 (gerunds and relative pronouns)

you have 8 minutes to complete this exercise

BBC

Looking back and forward

Today you learnt to use relative pronouns to refer to already mentioned things/persons

Relative pronouns are easy!

1. True
2. False, I could use some more help.

Looking forward

Next lesson, our focus is going to be on reading