Introduction
Hello everybody!
We will start this class together.
From the topic "Sentence structure" on you will work on your own.
In the end, we will come back together.
You can now continue to the next page.
Plan of today
Hello dear class,
How are you?
Our goals:
- At the end of this class you will have practised with sentence structure.
- At the end of this class you will know when to and be able to use a/an/the.
Today we will:
- have a short recap
- discuss sentence structure
- discuss the, a or an
- do a writing exercise
- do a short evaluation
Recap
What?
Go to the link underneath and leave a post, writing down what you remember from last week.
(You have to click the + in the bottom right)
Who?
Do this alone for now, but stay in the meeting.
Time?
Take 3 minutes.
Done?
Read the others and wait until we continue.
https://padlet.com/0967626/xpj6faa4wilk1euh
Sentence structure
The subject in a sentence is not only a person, but also a place, thing or idea. Therefore, the sentence could also begin with the name of a certain place such as Amsterdam.
In English the verbs are used in one group and they won't be apart torn apart like in Dutch (Except for asking questions). An example of all the words sticking together ould be: I should have paid more attention. The three verbs are written in a row. For this reason, there can be more than one verb in a sentence which you have to put in the right order.
An object is a noun (or pronoun) that is governed by a verb or a preposition. (Een object is een zelfstandig naamwoord (of voornaamwoord) dat wordt beheerst door een werkwoord of een voorzetsel.) bron: https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/object.htm
Place comes after the object but BEFORE time. Do not forget that it is not allowed to write time before place. Words with time are written either at the beginning of the sentence or at the end.
Example:
EN: She is going to Ibiza next week.
NL: Zij gaat volgende week naar Ibiza.
These two sentences are correct, but if the Dutch sentence is translated word for word in English than it would be an incorrect English sentence.
She is next week going to Ibizia = INCORRECT
Don’t forget! You put more emphasis on time if you write it at the beginning of the sentence.
Examples:
I will go to Girona in Spain on holiday for three weeks.
She has been waiting for 30 minutes.
John has lived here for six months.
The sentence order with questions is a bit different. When you ask a question in English the verb is mostly the first word. The subject comes after the verb.
For example:
Can you speak English?
Shall I look for you?
Has she ordered the pizza’s yet?
I would have gone to the party.
Now do exercise 1 from the document we sent.
What?
Do exercise 1.
Who?
Alone.
Help?
You can use the explanation on the previous pages.
Time?
~ 10 minutes
Done?
Check your answers on the last page of the document. Continue with this website after you have checked your answers.
The, a or an
Explanation....
Look at these sentences:
The mother is giving birth.
A child looked at the chickens.
An infant grabbed my finger.
The words I coloured are articles. Now, it is not important to know what these called, but it is important to know what they are and when to use which one.
On the next page we will discuss when to use a or an, the page after that we will discuss the.
a or an?
When do we use a and an?
We use a and an to refer to something in general.
- I want a baby.
- A child fell down the street.
- He is eating an apple.
- They passed a university.
- An hour went by.
The difference is that we use an with words that start with a vowel sound.
That means that the word does not need to start with a vowel, just with a vowel sound.
Examples of words that start with a vowel but where we use a:
- a university
- a unity
- a euro
- a unicorn
Examples of words that don't start with a vowel but do use an:
- an hour
- an honest (man)
We choose wether to use a or an by looking at the first word that follows.
For example:
That is a baby.
That is an annoying baby.
Or
Look! An animal!
Look! A beautiful animal!
the
We use the to refer to a specific something. So we use the only when everyone knows what you refer to. When there is only one thing you could mean.
The man was following me.
I grabbed the chair.
I walked past the school.
He grabbed the laptop.
We usually use the when something is referred to for the second time.
For example:
- An apple fell off the tree. He grabbed the apple and ate it.
- A dog was barking. I told the dog to shut up.
- Oh my gosh! A child got hit by a car! The car was driving too fast.
Short exercise
Now do exercise 2 from the document we sent.
What?
Do exercise 2.
Who?
Alone.
Help?
You can use the explanation on the previous pages.
Time?
~ 6 minutes
Done?
Check your answers and move on to the final exercise.
Exercise
Writing
What?
Write down what your plans are for the upcoming summer holiday.
It is important that you use the articles (a/an/the) correctly.
Make sure that you put the subject, verb(s), object, place and time in the right order.
Your text has to be 5-8 sentences long.
Who?
You will make this on your own.
Help?
You can use this site and a dictionary.
Time?
Take until 13:40. If you're not done the rest will become homework.
Done?
Send your work to Fatma's e-mail. (0111248@zadkine.nl)
The end
Remember our goals?
- At the end of this class you will have practised with sentence structure.
- At the end of this class you will know when to and be able to use a/an/the.
Did we reach them?
Homework?
The writing exercise.
