## Exercises

The first part of this lesson deals with revision. That means practising your verb skills ! Do you need a refresher before you start doing the exercises ? Then go to Grammar Point and click on Present Continuous. After that, dig into Exercises !

► When you have completed all the exercises and done the writing assignment, please go to Reflection.

This is your last chance to practise the present continuous. For this exercise, we return to the video of the first lesson, Back to school lookbook.

The images tell a story of a girl going to school. At school she's busy with all kinds of activities. (Sad to see: It doesn't include learning). When she wakes up, it turns out she has been dreaming. So, let's start out with:

Q - What is happening at the beginning of the video ?

A - Her alarm is ringing.

Please continue with the question:

What do you see the girl doing at 0:35 ? At 1:28 ? At 1:35 ? (etc.)

► Now go to Back to school lookbook, watch the videoclip and keep a pen and a notebook ready.

The second part of this lesson is devoted to expanding your vocabulary. To help you with this, I have put together a list of words and a list of chunks. Chunks are a group of words that naturally go together. It makes communicating a whole lot easier when you know these chunks.

► Now go to Vocabulary and take a quick look at both parts.

► For the next exercise we return to the girl from the video Back to school lookbook.

Have you noticed that she's wearing a different outfit all the time ? Each part shows her with different shoes, different tops, and so on.

Please give a description of five different outfits. Each outfit has at least three items of clothing. Make your description as interesting as possible. Describe colours and styles if you can. Use the words (not chunks !) from Vocabulary or look up the words that help you express yourself.

Let's continue with the new words in your vocabulary.

► Go to Vocabulary for your list of 25 words. Please look up the meaning of the words you don't know. These words will be part of a test later on.

► Then go to Flash cards, so that you can test yourself.

► When you are done, return to Exercises voor a practice round with chunks.

Writing

You are going to practise writing. For this you need three things:

- the present continuous (with a supporting role for the present simple and the past simple)

- expressions for likes and dislikes (see Chunks under Vocabulary)

- words that describe clothes (see under Vocabulary)

The piece you are going to write is part of a dialogue. You are going to respond to questions, and adapt your answer to what is suitable in the context. In this dialogue you are going to describe:

- what your character is wearing.

- what his favourite outfit is.

- his opinion on fashion and clothing, especially what he likes and dislikes.

- the new hobby of a family member (of the character), using words that express love/hate.

► Now go to Showtime !! and check the Rubric writing.

In this rubric you can read what is expected of you. It is important that you read this before you start and after you have finished your writing. Try to improve your writing by using this as a checklist. Afterwards, you can judge for yourself what standard you have reached.

You can prepare for writing by looking at a video. Exercise 6 is optional. You may choose for yourself if you want to watch the video clip and answer the two questions. This interview is taken at a pool party. (Warning ! The images show men in their swimwear). In this interview, a bunch of guys talk about their favourite type of swimwear. They also explain why. I want you to write down the answers to two questions. This exercise may help with understanding a later task.

► Read the questions of exercise 6. Fill in your answers and continue with exercise 7 and 8 OR

► Skip exercise 6. Go to exercise 7 and 8.

Link to video clip
In this clip people are interviewed about their favourite swimwear.

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