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Grammar. in a nutshell. # 3. Interrogatives http:// youtu.be/1mLpJegjxGA. These words usually come at the beginning of sentence. Who are you? Who What would you do ? What Where are we? Where When can you call me ? When
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Grammar in a nutshell # 3
Interrogatives http://youtu.be/1mLpJegjxGA These words usually come at the beginning of sentence. Who are you? Who What would you do? What Where are we? Where When can you call me? When Why would he do that? Why How is this possible? How Wie Wat Waar Wanneer Waarom Hoe MIND: There is an extra ‘w’ in English: which (welke) NOT witch! You use which when you can make a choice. WhichT-shirt do you want? This one or that?
Make the question 1. ________________________________do you want? I’d like a box of chocolate.2. ________________________________ old is this building? It's about 200 years.3. __________________________________ did the packet come from? It came from London. 4. _________________________________ hand do you write with? With my right hand. 5. ________________________________ ‘s bag are you carrying? It’s Judy’s. Look at exercise 1A and 1B (p. 76/77 WB)
Gotit? Brilliant!
Personal Pronouns We have already discussed personal pronouns before. Remember this guy? I’m sure you all remember… Anyway, let’s check out this crazy song: http://youtu.be/GiPJs096bVE Lets check exercise 2A and 2B (p. 77 WB).
Short Exercise He It They It We They He She She you
Articles • Theanda/an are calledarticles. • We dividetheminto "definite" and "indefinite" likethis: Definite (de / het) Whenyou talk aboutonething in particular Indefinite (een) Whenyou talk aboutonething in general The A / An • Think of the sky at night: in the sky we see1 moonandmillions of stars. • That’swhy we say: • I sawthemoon last night, but: I sawa star last night.
Look! It’s ourfriendagain :) http://youtu.be/urq83C363uM Careful: thisguy is American, sosometimes his accent (with ‘the’) is different! When do you choose ‘a’ and when ‘an’? Use ‘an’ when the next word starts with a vowel (klinker) sound. A melon An apple A giraffe An elephant A second An hour (you write it with an h, but you don’t hear the h!) The is sometimes pronounced with an ‘ie’-sound ‘die’. You say ‘die’ when the next word starts with a vowel (klinker) sound. The night The evening The ball The ice-skates
Sometimesitdepends on the situationtoknowwhich word touse… • We want tobuyanumbrella. • (Anyumbrella, not a particularumbrella.) • Where is theumbrella? • (We already have anumbrella. We are lookingforourumbrella.) • First check 3A (p. 78 WB) Exercise 3B (p. 78 WB) If the article ‘the’ sounds like ‘die’ instead of ‘de’, youwritean ‘i’ on the line! 1. The … password 6. The … cheapmobile 2. The … alphabet 7. The… necklace 3. The … British people 8. The … address 4. The … keyword 9. The … crisps 5. The … safety 10. The … surname
Extra Exercise – Homework Choose: a / an/ the Today is… very important day; it's my birthday! I have sent … invitations, … birthday cake is on … table and I am getting ready. I choose … dress to wear and then put on my shoes. It's … beautiful day, … sun is shining and there's not … cloud in sky. I can't wait for everyone to arrive. In less than … hour, the party will begin. I look out window and see … girl, but she's not one of my friends. Where is everyone? I hope they are all coming. … doorbell rings, I open… door but see only … present wrapped in pink paper with… orange bow.
WARNING Always writeYOUnotU! Always writeIneveri! If you do these thing wrong, it will cost you points!
Grammar in a nutshell # 3