KTL3C's Unit 5 short answers

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KTL3's English 

Test in the test week;

Doesn't count for your 'overgang' (passing the year); 

Test Unit 5 (all the words, expressions, grammar) (counts 3x)

Today's Programme

* Recap words lesson 2,3 (Unit 5) 

* Recap Grammar: 'passive': "The car was painted red."

* Explanation: 'short yes and no answers' when replying to a question in English. 

* Do: exercises in your book 

*Watch Freedom Writers 

Vocab: Would you _________ (overwegen) moving to Canada if you had the chance to?

1. conserve
2. obvious
3. consider
4. assemble

Vocab: The condition when your body temperature is far too low and when you are literally freezing to death is called: hy__________

I am a big formula 1 fan. I especially like watching Max Verstappen duke it out with Lewis Hamilton. I like seeing two 1. ___________. trying to beat one another. Last year, I went to one of the most famous 2. ____________ in the world. It's called Albert Park in Melbourne. It was the first time I saw a young F1 driver
3. ____________ the other drivers.

choose from: race track - skilled - performance - opponents - compete against - draw - bicycle

Grammar: Passive sentences: The car ________(repair) by the mechanic yesterday.

1. am repaired
2. is repaired
3. was repaired
4. were repaired

What happened to the clock? Yesterday it was still hanging on the wall. I think it ________(replace) by someone.

Short yes/no-answers

Where can you study this grammar item? (on page 121)

Why do we learn this? In our culture we like to keep our communication very short.. This is considered to be impolite (onbeleefd) if you do this when you're talking to someone from an English-speaking country. 

Impolite...

Conversation A: 

"I recently saw the latest James Bond film. Did you see it too?"

Dutch ignorant person A: "Yes"  

Polite...

Conversation A:

"I recently saw the latest James Bond film. Did you see it too?"

Dutch educated person A: "Yes I did". 

How do you reply politely? 

Hoe beantwoord je een vraag met 'ja' of 'nee' op een beleefde manier in het Engels? 

-Je herhaalt het werkwoord in de vraag (dat is het eerste woord; dit is dikgedrukt in de voorbeeldzinnen hieronder); 

-Je zegt dus heel simpel:  yes/no (gevolgd door een komma)

-En dan het pers. voornaamw. (I,you,he,she,it,we,they) 
-En dan het werkwoord waarmee de vraag van iemand anders begon; (met eventueel 'n't/ not') 

Do you often work out?  - Yes, I do. 

Did your sister leave her wallet in the bus? - No, she didn't. / did not. 

Are your parents going on a holiday to Spain? - Yes, they are. 

Do you like the newly-refurbished school building? (how would you answer politely in English?)

1. yes, I do
2. yes
3. No, I don't
4. no

Answer these questions based on your own situation.

1. Will you go on a holiday abroad (to a foreign country) this summer? - No/Yes, I .................)
2. Do/Does your sibling(s) sometimes annoy you?
3. Are you happy in the city / town that you live in?

Let's check the HW exercises

Open your books and turn to page... 102... part of your homework was to do: exercises 1 till 5. (let's check them)

*Do: exercises 6,7,8,9 (which homework next lesson)

*Finished earlier? (go to 'magister' -> Unit 5 -> Versterk Jezelf and practise the grammar) 

*time: till ________________

*outcome we'll check the answers 

Watching 'Freedom Writers'

We're going to watch a film called: 'Freedom Writers'. It's a film about an inner-city school (a school typically located in a poor region/ part of a city in The United States). Many students in the film struggle with their daily lives. In the first ten minutes the characters and the setting will be introduced, so take your time to select one student you're going to focus on...

You are going to focus on one of the students and take notes.. 

What does he/she look like... (ethnicity)? where does he/she live..? what happens in his / her life..?