Week 47: Word order, modal verbs and the task

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

This lesson: 

Let's talk about word order and the stories you have made 

Your homework was: bring your fairy tales to class 

What can you expect on the test week? 

In the test week you will be tested on your writing skill 

In the test you may choose from 3 exercises, each having something to do with either theme 1, 2 or 3. 

How do you study for this? 

You practice, ask feedback and apply the feedback

Word order: 

Before we go on - how does it work again?

Follow 

the

ladder :    

 So : 1. Subject

(who)

2. Verb

(did)

3. Object

(what)

4. Place

(where)

5. Time

(when)

What is the correct order to form a sentence?

1. who - what - did - where - when
2. who - did - what - where - when
3. who - did - what - when - where
4. who - what - did - when - where

Can you start the sentence with the time (when) as well?

Is the word order in this sentence correct :
Santa brings presents to my home every year

1. YES
2. NO

Is the word order in this sentence correct :

This year the elves hand out the presents on the Northpole

1. YES
2. NO

Is the word order in this sentence correct :
Santa flies with Rudolph every year in the sky

1. YES
2. NO

What you are going to do

Read the story of a classmate and check their word order 

Edit your work and hand it in

English test coming up: 

Tuesday December 13th 

Study: the theme words chapter 1, 2, 3 

Grammar: Past simple, present perfect and the modal verbs

Modal verbs

can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and must.

'Hulp werkwoorden'

likelihood, ability, permission, request, capacity, suggestions, order, obligation, or advice. 

The modal verbs 

Can and Be able to

Could

Must

Have to

Should 

Possibility and ability

Formal or polite way to ask questions

an action needs to be done (obligation)

00:40

Which modal verb have you heard?

01:31

Which modal verb have you heard?

03:06

Which modal verbs have you heard?

04:06

Which modal verb have you heard?

Give example sentences
with modal verbs

Working for yourself

On the next slide we find a table, you will put all the modal verbs in the table and add when you use them and give an example sentence

Done? Read the task for chapter 2 

Fill the table (digital/paper)

Modal verb	Used in case of	Example sentence
Can
Be able to