English week 5 (6 and 7 December)

Contents:

1. Writing e-mail (in class)

2. Unit 6, 7 & 8 (in class)

3. Past/Present (self study)

4. Test next week (self study)

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1. Writing e-mail (go through pages together, excercises individually)

p.52  Making contact: 2, 3, 4, 5
p.53  Hotel booking: 1, 2, 3, 4
p.58  Inviting: 1, 2, 3, 4
p.61  Enquiries: 1, 2, 3
p.63  Complaining 2 & 3

2. Unit 6, 7 & 8 (What to do from the book & explanation Grammar)

Unit 6: p.35 Language Spot, p.36 reading, p.38 reading, p.39 writing

Unit 7: p.40 listening, p.41 reading, p.42 language spot & 9 to 5, p.45 writing

Unit 8: p.47 Language Spot (see below)


Comparatives and Superlatives

Short words:

Small >> Smaller  >> Smallest  (+es +est standard form)

Big     >> Bigger   >> Biggest    (+ger +gest double consonant)

Easy   >> Easier   >> Easiest      (+ier + iest -y becomes -ie)

Longer words:

Exciting      >> more exciting      >> most exciting     (more > less, most > least)

refreshing  >> more refreshing   >> most refreshing  (more > less, most > least)

Exceptions:

good & bad?


3. Excercise Past/Present (to practise for your test!!)

a) Wij vieren dit jaar geen Sinterklaas.

b) Op dit moment hebben we Engels.

c) Vorig jaar ging ik naar Frankrijk met Kerst.

d) We hebben elkaar al lang niet gezien

e) Bestaat Sinterklaas?

f) Ik ben een taart aan het bakken.

g) Gisteren sneeuwe het.


4. Test next week (What you need to study)

- Vocabulary: Unit 5, 6, 7, 8 (groene stukjes 'key words)

- Past/Present: exercise above and notes on blog

- must / have to / should (language spot unit 6 & 7)

- comparatives and superlatives (language spot unit 8)

- e-mail (complaint, invitation, appointment, booking)