Starten met On Track
UNIT 1: EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING At the end of this unit you will be able to:
the weather. Welkom in ON TRACK. Om je geheugen op te frissen, leggen we graag nog evendescribe uit hoe je ermee talk about the seasons. talk about the months of the year. aan de slag gaat. write about your habits and about actions that are going on now.
1 / OP WEG MET ON TRACK
Keep in mind that you are going to make and present a weather report at the end of this unit.
Het leerwerkboek bestaat uit acht units en elke unit is op dezelfde manier opgebouwd. MAIN TRACK
UNIT 1: EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING
CHECK-IN
At the end of this unit you will be able to: describe the weather. talk about the seasons. talk about the months of the year. write about your habits and about actions that are going on now.
1 / THE SEASONS 1 Take a look at the photos. What is the same? What are the differences? Discuss with a classmate.
spoken interaction
Keep in mind that you are going to make and present a weather report at the end of this unit.
Aan het begin van elke unit vind je terug MAIN TRACK wat je gaat leren om de taak op het einde CHECK-IN van deze unit te kunnen uitvoeren.
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1 / THE SEASONS
1 Take a look at the photos. What is the same? What are the differences? Discuss with a classmate.
spoken interaction
TRAINING
De Main track bestaat altijd uit drie onderdelen. 23 Talk about another destination you want to go to with your friend. Explain why you want to spoken interaction In de Check-in maak je kennis met het thema, go there. waarop jeandan grondig inand dea 24 You will receive identity card. On the card isgaat your name,oefenen country and language spoken interaction 3 special ability. Walk around and introduce yourself to4 your classmates. Ask questions and write down the.information about at least three other students. Training 2 Can you connect the seasons to the photos?
29 Sometimes we feel as if we are living in a fairy tale.
CHECK-OUT
a What fairy tale would you be in? b Complete the story builder about the character you are in that fairy tale.
2 names of the countries3and the nationalities. 25 1Look at the flags. Give the
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autumn – spring – summer – winter
Writing
What does the character look like?
Flag
Country
Nationality
Italy
Italian
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How does the character act? How do other characters react to this character? 4
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2 Can you connect the seasons to the photos?
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30 Complete the lyrics of the Taylor Swift song with the correct forms of the verbs. Afterwards, listen to the song and check your answers.
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SUMMARY
Today
Today
(to be) a fairytale
You
(to be) the prince
1 / THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE I used to be a damsel in distress 1.1 / FORMATION
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(to pick up) me up at six
Today Negative am
He/she/it
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You/we/they are one hundred and forty-two
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(to take) me by the hand and
you
Full forms:
I
working.
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PROGRESS CHECK
(to be) A Fairytale – Taylor Swift
GRAMMAR
Positive
listening
In de Check-out oefenen we nog eens alles om de Main track af te ronden.
I
(to be) a fairytale Questions am not
working.
Today He/she/it
working.
You/we/they are not I You
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working. Am I (to be) a fairytale X2 working. Is he/she/it
working? working?
working. Are you/we/they working? (to wear) a dress (to wear) a dark grey t-shirt
Short forms: De SummaryYougeeft kort en bondig (toweer (to tell) me I be) pretty Positive Negative Questions When I (to look) like mess forms welke Grammar en Vocabulary belangrijk I’m working. I’m not working. Noa short He’s/she’s/it’s working. He/she/it working. Today isn’t (to be) a fairytale zijn voor deworking. taaltaak. You’re/we’re/they’re You/we/they aren’t working.
Dankzij de Progress check ontdek je wat je al goed kunt en waar je het best nog wat extra op kunt oefenen. Je leraar zal je aangeven welke oefeningen – helemaal volgens jouw tempo en niveau – je dan kunt maken in On different tracks. ON DIFFERENT TRACKS 24 Complete the box with the correct word or draw the correct weather symbol.
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two hundred and sixty-one
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The present continuous tense is formed with the present simple of ‘to be’ and the present participle (verb + ing). The spelling of the present participle depends on the spelling of the verbs. Infinitive
-ing form
Rule
to work
working
Add -ing to base form of the verb.
to take
taking
If a verb ends in -e, drop the -e and then add -ing.
to jog
jogging
If a verb is short and ends in one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant.
to die
dying
If a verb ends in -ie, replace the -ie by -y and then add -ing.
to travel
travelling
If a verb ends in -l, double the -l and then add -ing.
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We use the present continuous tense to talk about things happening at the moment of speaking. e.g. I am studying English now. You are reading a book at the moment. Mother is preparing dinner in the kitchen right now.
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