Lesson 16: Speaking

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Lesson 16: speaking

Welcome back!

Table of contents

- talking about our vacations.

- a quick word about expressions.

- Checking grammar items.

- Speaking game

Vaction talk

We're going to have a brief discussion about our vacations.

Think of a word written in the superlative about your vacation:

Funniest, prettiest, most dangerous etc.

Vaction talk

Ask a question to another person using your word:

The funniest thing you have done this vacation is?

The next person answers the question and asks THEIR question to the next person!

Expressions

Expressions are set pieces of text with a meaning:

"Break a leg" can be taken quite literally, but actaully means........

"I am over the moon" doesn't have anything to do with space travel. 

Finish the following expressions:

The following are about expressing opinions:

1. My own........ is (that)

2. From my ................ of view, 

3. It ......... to me (that)

4. The way I ..... it, 

5. To be perfectly .........

6. As far as I ...........

Finish the following expressions:

The following are about expressing opinions:

1. My own OPINION is (that)

2. From my POINTof view, 

3. It SEEMS to me (that)

4. The way I APPEARS it, 

5. To be perfectly HONEST

6. As far as I AM CONCERNED

Who could tell me what an if-conditional is?

If conditionals

.... are used to put conditions on stuff!

IF CONDITIONALS

Sentences can consist of multiple parts. 

If I work during the day, I can relax at night.

If I finish my homework, I will go to the party.

I will go to the party if I finish my homework.

In red we can find the IF-clause, the other part is called the MAIN-clause.

IF is the condition, the result is the MAIN clause.

Purpose per conditional

0 - general truths and facts 

If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.

1 - high probability of taking place

If I go home on time, I will get ice cream.

2- low probabilty of taking place

If I won the lottery, I would buy a house.

3 - will not occur (hypothetical)

If I had the money, I would have donated it to charity.

Grammar per conditional

                      If clause - main clause

0 -  Present simple - present simple

1 - Present simple - will + verb

2- Past simple - would + verb

3 - Past perfect - would have + past participle

Worksheet

Have a close look at the worksheet, fill in the worksheet.

Speaking game!

Take a look at the cards, you have to ramble about it for a full minute. 

Success = 1 point

Failure  = 0 point