Historische brief

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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Les 1

Historische Brief 

klas 3

Preparations

1. Wordorder

2. Tenses: Present Simple / Past Simple / Future

3. Writing prompt (peer review)

4. Words you need

5. Cher Amie (The Hero Pigeon) writing assignment

Goals

• Voorbereiden toets schrijf een historische brief in de toetsweek

grammar: woordvolgorde + opdracht

Historische brief

Toetsweek 1

Wat kun je verwachten

Voorbereiding

Voorbeeld

Keith watches television in his very comfortable room at bedtime.

onderwerp - werkwoord(en) - lvw - plaats - tijd

bijwoorden van tijd

adverbs of frequency

Adverbs of frequency

Welke bijwoorden van tijd zijn er?

always                                       occasionally

usually                                       seldom

normally / generally            hardly ever / rarely

often / frequently                 never

sometimes

Waar moet je ze zetten?

Bijwoorden van tijd komen op de volgende plekken:

In een zin met:

één werkwoord: voor het werkwoord

- I often go to school by bike.

- Daisy never walks to the store.

Waar moet je ze zetten?

In een zin met twee werkwoorden:

Na het eerste werkwoord:

Barbara has never seen an elephant.

They will always go to the zoo.

to be

In een zin met een vorm van to be, komt het bijwoord altijd na de vorm van to be:

He is never going to school by bike.

Anne and Peter are often late.

I am usually here by 8 o'clock.

Aan het einde van de les:

Kun je Engelse zinnen maken met de juiste zinsvolgorde

Quiz questions

Answers the following quiz questions.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

A

Who swims every day in the canal?

B

Who swims in the canal every day?

C

D

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

A

They often go out in the weekends.

B

They go often out in the weekends.

C

D

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

A

We are hardly in a position to complain.

B

We hardly are in a position to complain.

C

D

Correct word order: Billy / to his friend / five minutes ago / next door / went

A

Billy went to his friend five minutes ago next door.

B

Billy went next door to his friend five minutes ago.

C

Billy went five minutes ago next door to his friend.

D

Billy went to his friend next door five minutes ago.

Correct word order: her / in town / yesterday / I / met

A

I met her in town yesterday.

B

I met her yesterday in town.

C

I yesterday met her in town.

D

I met yesterday her in town.

Correct word order: summer / we / here / are / in / usually

A

Usually we are here in summer.

B

We usually are here in summer.

C

We are usually in summer here.

D

We are usually here in summer.

Onderwerp

Werk

woord

Lijdend 

voorwerp

Plaats

Tijd

I

walk

my dog

in the park

at night 

onderwerp

werkwoord

lijdend / meewerkend

voorwerp

plaatsbepaling

tijdsbepaling

Jacky and Pete

aren't going

to the cinema

tonight

onderwerp

werkwoord

lijdend / meewerkend

voorwerp

plaatsbepaling

tijdsbepaling

My parents

bring

to football training

every Sunday

me

onderwerp

werkwoord

lijdend / meewerkend

voorwerp

plaatsbepaling

tijdsbepaling

You

don't have to come

home

right now

onderwerp

werkwoord

lijdend / meewerkend

voorwerp

plaatsbepaling

tijdsbepaling

You

don't have to come

home

right now

Homework

• Maken: opdracht: Word order historische brief 

Les 2

Historische Brief 

klas 3

Goals

• Voorbereiden toets schrijf een historische brief  in toetsweek 1

formuleeropdracht

vertaalopdracht

antwoorden word order oefening

1. We never have to work on Sundays.

2. I woke up in the middle of the night.

3. The girls have been playing in the garden for three hours.

4. I am usually tired when I get home from work.

5. What are my chances of passing the exam?

6. The woman told me not to touch anything in the museum.

7. I wasn’t allowed to go out last weekend.

8. She will soon tell me the examination results as soon as possible.

9. The economic situation is already very bad and getting worse.

10. They didn’t sell as many books as last year.

11. Did you help her in the garden yesterday? 

antwoorden word order oefening

12. My friends Brenda and Tom are getting married next week.

13. They are building a new shopping centre at the end of the street.

14. Is she making breakfast at the moment?

15. He arrived in the morning at about ten o’clock.

16. I’ll probably arrive at home late this evening.

17. I’m afraid I won’t be able to come to the meeting.

18. I don’t have to work on Saturdays.

19. The weather will be much better today than tomorrow.

20. They were on their way to Madrid when their car broke down.

21. My daughters sometimes visit me at school after work.

22. I always have to hurry because I get up late in the morning.

Formuleer oefening

• tegenwoordige tijd (present simple)

• verleden tijd (past simple)

• toekomende tijd (future)

My mother usually ... (to shop) at Sainsbury's

A

shopping

B

shop

C

shops

D

shopses

He ... (to go) to school in London.

A

gos

B

go

C

goes

D

go's

It usually ... (to rain) in October.

A

raining

B

rain

C

rains

D

rainses

Fred often ... (to visit) his grandmother.

A

visiting

B

to visits

C

visit

D

visits

Mr. Jameson ... (to fly) to London every week.

A

flyies

B

flies

C

flying

D

fly

Jack ... (to ride) his bicycle.

A

riding

B

rides

C

ride

D

ridses

Website

http://www.english-room.com/grammar/presentsimpletense_affirmative_1.htm

The past simple

How do you make the past simple negative and question?

A

did/didn't + infinitive

B

did/didn't + verb-ed

C

have/has + verb-ed

D

do/don't + infinitive

We (listen) to the radio yesterday.

A

didn't listen

B

not listened

C

did not listen

D

didn't listened

The neighbours (move) to Canada last week but last month.

A

not moved

B

moved not

C

didn't moved

D

didn't move

The negative form of the past simple "work" is...

A

No idea

B

didn't work

C

didn't worked

D

doesn't work

Which is the correct negative in the past simple?

A

She doesn't do her homework.

B

She didn't do her homework.

C

She doesn't did her homework.

D

She didn't did her homework.

FILL IN THE NEGATIVE PAST SIMPLE. Bob ... the answer.

A

didn't know

B

didn't knew

C

didn't knowed

D

Turn this simple past sentence into a negative sentence: ''Billie studied for English yesterday.''

Finish the sentences with a Negative Past Simple

If you make a question in the past simple you use:

A

Do + infinitive

B

does + infinitive

C

did + infinitive

D

have + infinitive

Which question is past simple?

A

Did the man work here?

B

Has the man worked here?

C

Does the man work here?

D

Was the man working here?

A question in the past simple. Which is the correct one?

A

Mia ate an apple?

B

Did Mia ate an apple?

C

Did Mia eat an apple?

D

The question form of the past simple sleep is..

A

Slept he?

B

Did he slept?

C

Did he sleep?

D

Does he sleep?

Which one is the correct question in past simple?

A

Did you walk to school yesterday?

B

Did you walked to school yesterday?

C

Do you walked to school yesterday?

D

Do you walk to school yesterday?

Ask a question to your teacher using the Past Simple.

Turn this simple past sentence into a question: ''Billie studied for English yesterday.''

Future tenses - scheme

Official/ fixed arrangement that we can't change

Spontaneous decision

Uncertain prediction

I finish classes at three o' clock.

I think I'll take this road. It's quicker. 

I may come and visit you. 

Prediction based on experience or intuition

Intention

Prediction based on observing the present situation

Personal arrangement

My mum thinks she'll be good. She's got a hundred percent pass rate. 

I'm going to take my diriving test. 

It's going to rain, I'm sure. 

I'm having my first lesson tomorrow afternoon. 

The phone is ringing! "I will get it."

will

will is also used for a spontaneous decision.
you do NOT have to PLAN it.

Shall we dance?

shall

SHALL is used (instead of will) in combination with
WE or I.
Usually asking a question.

He is going to fall.

(to be) + going to

He is going to fall.
You see it coming. Use (TO BE) + GOING TO if it is CERTAIN.

We __ dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday, but we haven't booked a table yet. (to have)

A

are going to have

B

are having

C

will have

D

have

My ski instructor believes it ___ in the mountains tomorrow evening. (to snow)

A

will snow

B

is snowing

C

is going to snow

D

snow

On Sunday at 8 o'clock I ____ my friend. (to meet)

A

will meet

B

meet

C

am going to meet

D

am meeting

They _____ to London on Friday evening at 8:15. (to fly)

A

will fly

B

are flying

C

are going to fly

D

fly

The English lesson ____ at 8:45. (to start)

A

will start

B

is starting

C

is going to start

D

starts

Look at the clouds - it ____ in a few minutes. (to rain)

A

will rain

B

is going to rain

C

is raining

D

rains

Wait! I ___ you to the station. (to drive)

A

will drive

B

am driving

C

am going to drive

D

drive

Formuleer oefening

• tegenwoordige tijd (present simple)

• verleden tijd (past simple)

• toekomende tijd (future)

vertaalopdracht

vertaal de woorden die bij WW 1 horen

Homework

• Maken: Formuleer oefening in 

• tegenwoordige tijd = present simple

• verleden tijd = past simple

• future = toekomende tijd

• en vertaalopdracht

Les 3 en 4

Historische Brief 

klas 3

Goals

• Voorbereiden toets schrijf een historische brief in toetsweek 1

talking about The Great War

discuss answers

Formuleer oefening 

 vertaalopdracht

Website

https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/qsJaSVI2

1. The worls was very different at the start of the 20th century. How was it different?

2. The Great War was a result of lots of situations, millitary, politically and social. How?

3. Loads of people were killed in the Great War. Why were there so many cassualties?

4. There were a lot of countries involved on both sides. Who were they and why were they allied?

5. After the Great War, the world had changed for good. What were the biggest changes?

6. Daily life was greatly affected by the Great War. Some of the things caused by the Great War were actually a good thing. How was that?

7. Looking back now, the reasons and causes for the Great War, including the way people thought about the war, are quite insane. Name a few examples of that insanity

Practice

Hand in on Friday 29th of October.

Welcome

V3B

to read - read - read - lezen

Historische brief

date: 5 February 1916

Dear .....

paragraphs...

 yours sincerely,

Practice

Scenario: It is 1915. You work as a journalist and are stationed in Belgium to report on the war for The Daily Telegraph. Heavy explosions have taken down telephone and telegraph poles in the area, and you can no longer communicate with London.

Write a letter, to be sent via carrier pigeon, to the editor-in-chief to request a wireless telegraph (a new device also known as "radio").

Use the correct salutation and close.

Explain what has happened to make normal communication impossible, including who were fighting during the incident.

Using the future, express hope and/or fear about:

receiving the new device

about the outcome of the war.

Use 100-150 words.

 

Peer review

1. Did your classmate sue the correct salutation and close? 

2. Which sentence makes the best use of “going to + [verb]” for the future? 

3. Which sentence makes the best use of “will + [verb]” for the future? 

4. Which sentence needs a rewrite most? 

5. Overall, what do you think of this text? Give (at least) two suggestions on how to improve the text. These can be related to grammar, vocabulary and/or content.  

See you on Friday!

blz 5

Date

Dear ...., 

I am writing ... from London (present simple)

Last week...

(past simple)

I am now .. at school.

(future)

I hope you will write soon.

Kind regards / Yours sincerely,

Name

31 October 1915,

Dear editor-in-chief,

The Germans have invaded Belgium in order to be able to attack France. The amount of shooting has taken down every single telephone and telegraph pole in my current area. This means that communication has become nearly impossible and therefore I request you to send me a new device so I will be able to communicate. 

I hope that the Germans will soon leave the area and that this won’t become a huge war. I hope that the wireless telegraph will arrive as soon as possible so that I can report my current observations to London.

Yours sincerely,

Jackie Jack

Situation:

It’s the winter of 1916. You are a soldier in the trenches near Ypres, Belgium. The mud, cold, and fear surround you every day. Still, you find a moment to write a letter home — maybe to your parents, a friend, or a brother or sister.

Assignment:

Write a letter of about 150–200 words in which you describe:

What is happening right now in the trenches (present tense).

What has happened in the past few days (past tense).

What you hope or fear for the future (future tense).

Tips:

Use your senses: what do you see, hear, smell, and feel?

Show your emotions: fear, hope, exhaustion, friendship.

You can start your letter like this:

“Dear Mother, as I write this, the ground is shaking beneath me from the sound of the guns…”

Assessment criteria:

Correct use of past, present, and future tenses

Imagination and emotion

Clear structure and language use