havo 4 unit 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

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SPEAKING (ex.1)

FORM PAIRS

Discuss the following:

How important is fashion for you?

What sort of clothes do you prefer to wear?

Do you ever have to wear things you don't really like? If so, when, and why?

CLOTHES

FOOTWEAR

JEWELLERY

HEADGEAR

MATERIALS

APPEARANCE

speaking (ex.3/4)

Form pairs. Choose a pair of photos.

Describe what the people are wearing and their appearance.

Compare the people , using the degrees of comparison. ( e.g. The man in the suit is older than the man in casual clothes.)

listening (ex. 6)

Listen to the speakers. The people talk about what they like to wear. Match the photo with the speaker. Write down the answers.

nr 2

nr 3

vocabulary ( ex. 7)

phrasal verbs are:

• used in informal spoken and written language
• three-part phrasal verbs ( e.g. to get away with) are never separated. e.g. He got away with murder.
• two-part phrasal verbs containing an adverb have a flexible word order when used with a noun object. If the object is a pronoun; it always comes between the verb and the adverb.  e.g. I tried on the red jacket / I tried the red jacket on - I tried it on
  

add to = toevoegen 

cut down = verminderen 

dress up = je mooi aankleden 

fit in with = passen bij 

go out = uitgaan 

keep up with = bijhouden 

pull on = aantrekken 

put together = samenvoegen 

save up = sparen

slip on = snel aantrekken

stand out = opvallen

take back = terug nemen / brengen

now do exercise 7 

phrasal verbs with go

go ahead = ga je gang

go back = terug gaan 

go for = ergens voor gaan / kiezen

go in = naar binnen gaan 

go on = doorgaan met / aan de hand zijn  

go over = doorkijken / controleren 

go up = omhoog gaan / toenemen

now do exercise 8 and 9

degrees of comparison

There are three degrees of comparison: 

• adjective (adverb)
•  comparative  
• superlative 
  

Adjectives of one syllable:

 Small – smaller – smallest 

mind the spelling of:

sad-sadder-saddest

big-bigger-biggest

thin-thinner-thinnest

fat-fatter-fattest

hot-hotter-hottest

wet-wetter-wettest

adjectives of two syllables

Adjectives of two syllables ending in a consonant + -y: 

Slimy – slimier – slimiest 

Some adjectives of two syllables have two forms 

Simple – simpler-simplest / simple – more simple – most simple 

Other examples: clever, common, cruel, gentle, likely, narrow, pleasant, polite 

adjectives of two or more syllables 

Other two- syllable adjectives and adjectives of three or more syllables: 

beautiful – more beautiful – most beautiful 

 

Irregular adjectives of comparison: 

good – better – best 

bad – worse – worst 

far – farther – farthest (distance only) 

 further – furthest 

old – older – oldest 

elder-eldest (family relationship) 

comparing

This house is bigger than that one.

Our house is not as expensive as our neighbours'.

Our house is not so expensive as our neighbours'.

She is as intelligent as her brother.

adverb of degree

You can put an adverb of degree in front of a comparative adjective: 

Examples: a bit, a great deal, a good deal, a little, a lot, much, rather, slightly 

The potatoes are slightly more expensive than last year. 

You can put an adverb of degree in front of a superlative adjective: 

By far, easily, much, quite. 

John is by far the most intelligent pupil in the school. 

If you compare two things: 

Susan is as tall as Carol 

Karen is not as friendly as Kate. 

Comparative and superlative adverbs 

Adverb – comparative adverb – superlative adverb 

Readily – more readily – most readily 

Rabbits are seen more frequently than hares. 

Irregular adverbs of comparison:

badly – worse – worst  

close – closer – closest  

early – earlier – earliest  

far – farther/further – farthest/ furthest  

fast – faster – fastest  

hard – harder – hardest  

near – nearer – nearest  

well – better – best                          NOW DO EXERCISES 1 - 8

extra exercise

Rewrite sentences a-f, keeping the same meaning, but using  another form of the comparative 

Example:  I’m worse at remembering faces than I am at remembering names. 

I’m not as good at remembering faces as I am at remembering names. 

a. My best friend drives more slowly than I do. 

b. The weather is cooler in the autumn. 

c. Air tickets are getting less and less expensive 

d. In my opinion, the exercise isn’t as easy as it looks. 

e. This school isn’t as big as I remember it. 

f. Our local shops are further than we’d like them to be. 

answers extra exercise

 

a. My best friend doesn't drive as fast as I do. 

b. The weather is not as hot in the autumn. 

c. Air tickets are getting cheaper and cheaper. 

d. In my opinion, the exercise is more difficult than it looks. 

e. This school is smaller than I remember it. 

f. Our local shops are not as close as  we’d like them to be. 

Do you understand the explanation of the degrees of comparison?

1. yes
2. no
3. I am not sure
4. sorry. I have been sleeping or doing other things that I should not do in class.