H4 Theme 3, writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome class H4A

What did we talk about in our previous lesson?

Today's lesson goals:

- we read about our last mystery 

- we practice scanning (zoekend lezen)

- we practice grammar

- we practice vocabulary  if we have time

Focus..

You are going to watch a short movie. After this, you will get a few questions. While watching, focus on: 

- what the mystery is about

- important names

- how many weeks the mystery lasted

Good luck and enjoy watching!

What kind of mystery is the news item about? Type a complete answer.

What is the name of the ship that went missing?

How many weeks did the ship go missing?

E Writing: page 28 Stepping Stones

Theme 3, Katern 2

We are going to read: 

'What happened on board the Arctic Sea?' (eerst skimmen dan scannen)!

opdr 37 Tuning in
words related to mystery

what does 'speculation'
mean?

Type the actual facts related to the disappearance (as read in the text)

37 Example key: 

1.) mystery, thriller novel, disappears, strange, notorious, disappeared, masked men, stuff of Hollywood movies, speculation, dangerous.  

2.) Facts: 

– The Arctic Sea was carrying timber worth £1.1m from Finland to Algeria. 

– It was hijacked off the coast of Sweden. 

– It continued its journey through the English Channel. 

– It was last seen on 30 July. 

– It was recovered on 17 August. 

Homework:

1.) Exercise 39, page 29.

For this exercise, Read the Language Help on p. 29.

You will need a lot of adjectives (bijvoeglijke naamwoorden).

For example: The diligent students wrote a great story.

2.) Quizlet: vocabulary 33-63!

OK let's practice some grammar!

study Simple vs Continuous: 

p. 9 Stepping Stones

What is the difference between Simple and Continuous?

What is the difference with Dutch?

Translate this sentence into Dutch: 'The sun has been shining for weeks.'

Translate this sentence into English: 'Huilde ze toen ze geen snoep kreeg?'

opdr 38 vraag 2. 'Scientists …….. important progress in understanding how the human brain works.'

1. make
2. have made
3. are making
4. made

vraag 3. 'I ………. an interesting article about stem cells at the moment.

1. am reading
2. read
3. were reading
4. was reading

vraag 4. 'Nobody ….. about this matter because it was hushed up to avoid panic.

1. is knowing
2. has known
3. knows
4. know

vraag 5. 'He …….. you all day but you just won't listen to him.'

1. warns
2. has been warning
3. is warning
4. warned

vraag 6. 'I always ……. sick when I get on a boat.'

1. was getting
2. getting
3. am getting
4. get

vraag 7. 'Two men ……… me when I walked to school.'

1. follow
2. following
3. were following
4. followed

vraag 8. 'She won't make it on time. She …… to say that something has come up.'

1. has just phoned
2. just phoned
3. just phones
4. is just phoning

vraag 9. 'Amazingly enough, no one ………… out about our secret tree house.'

1. has found
2. found
3. is finding
4. finds

vraag 10. 'Do you remember what my brother said when he ……… out of the window?'

1. is looking
2. looks
3. was looking
4. looked

Quizlet!

Wat vond je van de les? Tips? Tops? Wat begrijp je nog niet goed?

Have a good week!