4V-versneld Unit 8 Vocabulary, Listening and Modals

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Unit 8: Vocabulary, Listening and Modals

Vocabulary

SB. p. 53

exercise 1 - quizvraag

exercise 2 - sleepvraag

exercise 3 - open vraag

1. This digital camera takes ... pictures.

1. inspired
2. engrossing
3. breathtaking

2. I saw her grandmother in town wearing a ... hat.

1. pointless
2. trivial
3. hideous

3. This is a wonderfully ... device for crushing garlic without having to peel it first.

1. absorbing
2. ingenious
3. stunning

4. This idea is so ... - there's nothing original about it at all.

1. hackneyed
2. worthless
3. hideous

5. Erika was wearing a really ... scarlet dress and jacket.

1. invaluable
2. stunning
3. inspired

6. I find films with gratuitous violence utterly ...

1. trivial
2. impractical
3. appalling

7. Although the basic idea is ..., and it clearly won't catch on, the design is ... and the materials are first class.

1. ridiculous - delightful
2. hideous - invaluable
3. trivial - engrossing

Positive connotation

Negative connotation

hideous

hackneyed

appalling

engrossing

imaginative

delightful

brilliant

breathtaking

absorbing

worthless

impractical

ingenious

inspired

invaluable

pointless

cutting-edge

innovative

ridiculous

stunning

trivial

Positive connotation:

absorbing                 innovative

breathtaking           stunning

brilliant

delightful

imaginative

engrossing

ingenious

inspired

invaluable

cutting-edge

Negative connotation:

appalling

hackneyed

hideous

worthless

impractical

pointless

ridiculous

trivial

Write 2 sentences, using one of the adjectives with a positive connotation and one with a negative connotation.

Listening

SB. p. 54

exercise 1: Listen to 4 people discussing things they could not live without. What do they say about these objects?

Modals and semi-modals

SB. p. 54

Breakout room: in groups of 3, do exercises 1 and 2 of Modals and semi-modals.

Consult SB. p. 166 when necessary.

Finished? Check your answers and take a look at the Corpus Spot.

Get to work!

- Work on your SE Writing sample paper 1 and upload it via Magister Opdrachten before 11:30 p.m. tomorrow.

- Finish your WB exercises of unit 8 (Listening track can be found on the Magister SW)

- Study irregular verbs list: left column