Cambridge week 3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 4,5

Necessities for class

•  chromebook (charged!)
•  student book 
•  notebook 
•  pen!

Today's class focus 

• Placement test results
• Student book
• Chapter 1: A family affair

Placement test results

Listening 

Use of English

Reading 

Writing

Overall scores 

Listening

5 speakers 

8 descriptions 

Correct answers:

0-1 mistake	Excellent
1-2 mistakes	Sufficient
2+ mistakes	Insufficient

19: G	22: H
20: B	23: G
21: A

Pitfalls and tips for listening

Pitfalls:

- similar answers 

- speaker talks about multiple topics

Tips:

- listen for keywords, the underlying message 

- carefully read the questions/statements

Use of English part 3

Word formation: adding pre and suffixes 

0-1 mistake	Excellent
1-2 mistakes	Sufficient
2+ mistakes	Insufficient

Use of English part 3

17	producer
18	illness(es)
19	effective
20	scientists
21	addition
22	pressure
23	disadvantage
24	spicy

Correct answers

Use of English part 4

Completing the sentence into a similar meaning with a word given.

0-1 mistake	Excellent
1-2 mistakes	Sufficient
2+ mistakes	Insufficient

Use of English part 3

25	a good idea | to go
26	talented | that he/she
27	if he/she knew |what/the
28	spent/took/was | a long time
29	are/is said | to be OR it is said | are/is
30	not | call off OR you/we didn’t/ did not| call off

Correct answers

Pitfalls and tips Use of English

Pitfalls:

- not knowing what the word means (vocabulary) 

- not reading the context of the full sentence 

Tips: 

- Always read the sentence before and after the gap you have to fill (part 3) 

- Reread the sentence to make sure that what you wrote fits

Reading (part 6)

Put the correct sentences back into the gaps in the text

Correct answers:

0-1 mistake	Excellent
1-2 mistakes	Sufficient
2+ mistakes	Insufficient

37: D	40: A
38: G	41: E
39: F	42: C

Reading (part 7)

Linking statements to paragraphs 

Correct answers:

0-1 mistake	Excellent
1-2 mistakes	Sufficient
2+ mistakes	Insufficient

43: A	46: D
44: D	47: B
45: B	48: A

49: C	52: D
50: B
51: C

Pitfalls and tips Reading

Pitfalls:

- not reading the full text or statement (making quick decisions) 

Tips: 

- Always read the entire text (or paragraph) before deciding on your answer

- The first and last sentence of a text give you a lot of info on the text 

Writing feedback:

Next week: 

- Indepth analysis of your writing results

- Explanation of what we will be working on this year

How difficult was the placement test for you?

Extremely difficult

Hard

I managed just fine

Easy

I think I could go even another level up

Which part did you find the hardest?

Listening

Use of English part 3

Use of English part 4

Reading part 6

Reading part 7

Which part did you find the easiest?

Listening

Use of English part 3

Use of English part 4

Reading part 6

Reading part 7

Cambridge book

In class: exam parts of the unit

Home work: extra practise/ vocabulary building 

Chapter 1: A family affair

The rest of this lesson:

- speaking

- reading 

Go to page 8 in your workbook 

Discuss the following with the person next to you ->

Which of the activities in the photos look the most fun? Explain why you think so.

As a pair, make and submit a list of five activities you enjoy doing with your family and a list of five activities you enjoy doing with your friends.

Reading & Use of English part 6

Page 10 in your book 

1. Adjectives -> bijvoeglijk naamwoorden 

    Positive and negative words 

2. Prefixes -> -ir + responsible 

Usually positive 

Usually negative 

Could be either

cheeky

childish

cooperative

critical

energetic

enthusiastic

hardworking

irritating

mature

organised

patient

reliable

responsible

self-confident

sensitive 

sympathetic

thoughtful

Answers exercise 1: adjectives

Usually positive: caring, cooperative, energetic, enthusiastic, hard-working, mature, organised, patient, reliable, responsible, self-confident, sympathetic, thoughtful.

Usually negative: cheeky, childish, critical, irritating, 

Could be either: sensitive 

In pairs, work on exercise 2: submit your answers here

Answers exercise 2: prefixes

critical - uncritical 

enthusiastic - unenthusiastic 

mature - immature 

organised - disorganised 

reliable - unreliable 

responsible - irresponsible 

sensitive - insensitive 

sympathetic - unsympathetic 

Exercise 5: main point of the paragraph

Read the article and write down the main points of each paragraph: 

- Example for paragraph 1 in book 

Main point paragraph 2

Main point paragraph 3

Main point paragraph 4

Main point paragraph 5

Main point paragraph 6

Exercise 6: fill the gaps

Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences (A-G) the one which fits each gap (1-6)

There is one extra sentence.

Write your answers down in your book.

Answers exercise 6

1 = F

2 = D

3 = G

4 = E

5 = A

6 = C

How many did you get correct?

Next week:

• Analysis of your written work
• Grammar workshop