Unit 1: The Life of Brian

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Unit 1
The Life of Brian
Focus on … Mouth gymnastics
Family Creepy Creeps (vowel sounds)
Humour Listen and repeat (stress pattern)
Pets Hello! (intonation)
Plural of nouns (consonants)
The basics
To be Did you know?
Not to be Birth order
To be?
Articles Shuffle
Plural of nouns Sunday roast
On speaking terms Finger exercise

Meeting someone Types of tweets
Greeting someone School Snapchat story
Humour
Numbers On the spot
The alphabet
Talking about animals
Unit 1 The Life of Brian 5

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Brian Brian is feeling fantastic at Perth.
Miss you, mom! Already … So this is my new view. Here we are at the other side of
the world. Bye bye Yorkshire, welcome Perth! All four of us
are soooo tired! Even Lilly is quiet. Tomorrow, dad starts
working at his new firm. Already! Next week, school starts.
New school. New house. New neighbours. Old questions:
will they like me? Will I make friends soon? Is this move to
Australia really a good idea?
Julian added two pictures with Brian.
Never forget … we love you!
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Kurt I want that view! That is beautiful! Hope you’re well!

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Julian So beautiful …
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Brian Darlene Swimming? You?!! ☺

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Good luck to all of you! Love you and miss you!
Lizzie You always make good choices. Don’t worry!
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What do you know about Brian?

Wat weet je over Brian?
Where does he live?
Where is he from? I am from England. I am from Belgium.
How old is he? I am an Englishman. I am a Belgian.
Does he have brothers or sisters?
What about you?

En jij?
Where do you live?
Where are you from?
How old are you?
Do you have brothers or sisters?
Do you have a Facebook page?
What is your last post on Facebook?
I am from Australia.
I am an Australian.
1 Discuss the conversation.

Bespreek de conversatie.
Who is in it? Make introductions.

Do you think it is funny? Typical? Why (not)?
A dad and a son / daughter.

Eigen antwoord leerlingen.
2 Listen to the conversation. Complete the sentences.

Luister naar het gesprek. Vul aan.
At the bus stop, waiting for the school bus.
Brian … , my name is Brian. Hi

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Kevin … Brian. I am Kevin. Hello

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Brian I am … here. new

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Kevin … are you … ? Where from

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Brian I am … England, but I live here now. from

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Kevin Look, there’s the bus. Let’s go.

1. On speaking terms
Who are you?
Meeting someone
What’s your name? My name’s Brian.
What is your name? My name is Brian.
Who’re you? I’m Lilly.

Who are you? I am Lilly.
When you meet someone for the first time, you can say:
Als je iemand voor de eerste keer ontmoet, zeg je:
Pleased to meet you.
How do you do?
Where are you from? I am from Yorkshire.

I ’m British.
3 Pupil A: Ask your partner a question.

Stel een vraag.
Pupil B: Choose the right answer.
Kies een antwoord.
questions answers
How do you do? Hello! Nice to meet you both.
Hello, I’m Brian. How are you? Fine, thanks.
Is your name Lilly? Yes, it is.
Excuse me. Are you Phil? We are from Los Angeles.
Where are you from? No, I am not.
May I introduce Eve and Ellen? Hi Brian. I am fine, thanks.
4 Put the sentences in the correct order by numbering them.

Zet in de juiste volgorde door de zinnen te nummeren.
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_____________ My name’s Brian. 1
_____________ Hi, Kevin. How are you?
1
_____________ Hello, I’m John. What’s your name? 5
_____________ Hi Brian.
5
_____________ Fine, thanks. 4
_____________ This is Brian. He is from England.
3
_____________ Hi, Brian. How are you? 3
_____________ I’m fine too. But who’s the new boy?
4
_____________ Very well, thanks. And you? 2
_____________ I am fine, thanks. And you?
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5 Introduce yourself to your partner. Use the following structure for the conversation.
Stel jezelf voor. Volg onderstaande structuur.
Informal: Formal:
- Hello, I am … Who are you? - Good morning, my name is … What’s your name?
• Hi, I am … How are you? • My name is … Pleased to meet you, … How do you do?
- I am … And you? - I am … thank you. Where are you from?
• I am … Nice meeting you. • I am from … I am …
6 Write the conversation.

Vul aan.
• name is
Hello. My _________________________________________________ your
Brian. What’s _________________________________________________ name?
- Emma.
• Where are
_________________________________________________ you from, Emma?
- I am
_________________________________________________ are
from England. Where _________________________________________________ you from?
• I am from
_________________________________________________ England, too!
7 Meet the Shaytards. Who are they? Watch the vlog and answer the questions.
Wie zijn de Shaytards? Bekijk en beantwoord de vragen.
Who are the Shaytards?

✘ A family that vlogs professionally about their family life.
A bunch of crazy people with a video camera.
A teenage boy who films his family, whether they want it or not.
Is it nice to meet them? Eigen antwoord leerlingen.

No, they are very loud and hyperactive.
Yes, if you like crazy.
Sure! You can be a fly on the wall and enjoy their family life.
Not at all, they are just a bunch of people who think they are important.
What is this particular vlog about?

✘ first day at school
how to do your hair
what to eat for breakfast
new, cool clothes
How would you introduce yourself to the Shaytards?

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How would you introduce yourself on your first day at school?

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8 Read these tabloid extracts about Shay Carl Butler, the father of the Shaytards, and
answer the questions.
Lees en beantwoord de vragen.
1) Who are the Shaytards? Mark all words in the text that give you new information.
2) What happens to the Shaytards? Underline the essence.
3) Why does it happen? Cirlce the two reasons.
4) Which reason do you think is the real reason? Why?
The cheating scandal makes it very difficult for them to pretend to be a normal family on YouTube.
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5) A picture is worth a thousand words.
• What does this mean?
One picture can explain something better than a whole text can.
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• How does it fit these extracts?
The picture that accompanies the article tells the essence: a love affair divides the family.
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You Tube Drama!

An adult cam girl, an angry wife and a couple
reunited. Get caught up on ShayCarl’s cheating
Scandal HERE.
The Shaytards leave almost 5 million people
YouTube who watch their daily
Before YouTube was filled uploads and truly feel like
with hundreds of families they’re a part of the Butler
making vlogs of their family. It is because of this
everyday lives, there were connection that it breaks
only a few people who our hearts to say that Shay
documented everything is leaving the site. “I want
for the world to see; one of to be a “normal” family who
those people was Shay Carl doesn’t have this worldwide
(Butler). Eight years after YouTube audience …,” Shay
the 36-year-old posted his explained. “I want to know
first video to the Shaytards what it’s like not to be a
account, there are now YouTuber.”
source: http://www.clevver.com/shay-carl-butler-shaytards-quitting-youtube/
9 Listen to the conversation. Mark all forms of to be that you hear.

Luister naar het gesprek. Duid alle vormen van to be aan die je hoort.
✘ I am ✘ it is
✘ you are we are
he is you are (plural)
✘ she is ✘ they are

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2. The basics
I am happy!
To be
In affirmative statements:
Bevestigende zinnen:
personal pronoun full (formal) personal pronoun short (informal)
form of to be form of to be
I am I ’m
you are you ’re
he / she / it is he / she / it ’s
we are we ’re
you are you ’re
they are they ’re
pronoun = voornaamwoord
10 Complete and copy the sentences, but write the short form of to be. Then read the
sentences aloud.
Vervolledig en kopieer de zinnen, gebruik de korte vorm van to be. Lees de zinnen luidop.
1) … am from England. I’m from England.

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2) Are … from Australia? No, … am not. Are you from Australia? No, I am not / I’m not.
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3) … are thirteen. We are / We’re thirteen.

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4) … are my friends. They are / They’re my friends.

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5) … is not my friend. He is not / He’s not my friend.

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11 Underline all forms of to be in the text. Write three sentences about

the text. Use a form of to be.
Onderlijn alle vormen van to be in de tekst. Schrijf drie zinnen over de
tekst. Gebruik een vorm van to be.
Blended families
A blended family is a family that has a mum, a dad, the child(ren) the mum and dad have from a previous
relationship and the child(ren) they have together. So the mum is also a stepmum. The dad is also a stepdad. Some
children are happy to be part of a blended family, some aren’t. There are no guidelines and things can be complex.

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previous = vorig(e) / guideline = richtlijn

12 Complete.
Vul aan.
1) The dog … in the garden. is

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2) The teachers … at school. are

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3) Maria … from Belgium. is

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4) I … a tourist. am
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5) It … Saturday today. is
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6) My friends … in the car. are

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7) You … my best friend. are

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8) Jim! We … here. are

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9) He … happy. is
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10) She … sad. is

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13 Make good sentences.

Maak goede zinnen.
1) it – to be – green It is green.
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2) they – to be – on the wall They are on the wall.

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3) it – to be –small It is small.
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4) they – to be – in the sun They are in the sun.

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5) we – to be – in the house We are in the house.

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6) he – to be – happy He is happy.
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7) she – to be – beautiful She is beautiful.

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14 Complete the text balloons in this comic. Use forms of to be.

Vul de tekstballonnen. Gebruik een vorm van to be.
From FUN HOME: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel. Copyright © 2006 by Alison Bechdel.
Used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

3. Mouth gymnastics
Creepy Creeps (vowel sounds)
15 Listen to the nursery rhyme and repeat.
Luister en herhaal.
Mr Creep is far from sweet

He’s got three legs and smelly feet
Mrs Creep is the creepy queen
Her knees are blue and her hair is green
Teeny Creep likes to peep
So he always wins at hide and seek
The creepiest three you’ll ever meet
The creepy Creeps from Creepy Street.
4. Focus on …
Family
16 Draw the family tree of the creepy Creeps.
Teken de stamboom van de familie Creep.
Mr and Mrs Creep
Teeny Creep
Are the following sentences true or false?

Juist of fout?
true false
1) Mr Creep is the father of Teeny Creep. ✘
2) Teeny Creep has a brother. ✘
3) Mrs Creep is the sister of Teeny Creep. ✘
4) Mrs Creep is the mother of Mr Creep. ✘

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17 Watch the excerpt from the BBC-series Outnumbered. Answer the questions.
Bekijk en beantwoord de vragen.
Which members of the Brockman family do you see in the car?

✘ mother Sue
father Pete
✘ aunt Angela
✘ daughter Karen
✘ oldest son Jake
✘ youngest son Ben
✘ grandfather Frank
niece Jane
Why is the family in the car?

✘ They are going to visit a farm for Karen’s birthday.
They are going to fish.
They are going to pick up father Pete who is waiting at the farm.
What is the biggest problem the family has in the car?

They are caught in a traffic jam.
✘ Ben has to go to the toilet.
Grandfather doesn’t want to visit the farm.
Aunt Angela has a stain on her expensive trousers.
Ben is making rude hand signals to the driver behind.
Why is it not a good idea to play “Who can tell the biggest lie?”
Because they can’t lie to each other, they know each other too well.
Because the kids don’t understand the game.
Because aunt Angela tells a rude lie.
✘ Because Karen lies that she likes aunt Angela.
“You are not allowed to talk on the phone.” Why Is mum Sue upset when her daughter Karen tells
her this?
✘ Because she knows her daughter is right.
Because Karen is wrong.
Because she doesn’t want her husband (whom she is calling) to find out she is using the phone while driving.
Sue is not upset because of this. She is upset because of the traffic jam and the fact that they will be late.
“Oh God, there’s no lid.” Why is this a problem?

✘ Because the box is filled with pee.
Because now the sweets that are Karen’s birthday treat roll all over the car.
Because Karen thinks there has to be one.
Because aunt Angela just has had enough of it all. She’s angry.

Match the pictures of the Brockman family members and the names.
Sue – Karen – Ben – Jake – Angela – Frank
Karen
__________________________________ Sue
__________________________________ Jake
__________________________________ Frank
__________________________________ Angela
__________________________________ Ben
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Draw the Brockman family tree.
Frank
Angela Sue & Pete
Jake Ben Karen
Which Brockman family member is your favourite? Why?

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Which Brockman family member do you think is the most annoying? Why?

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In what way is your family like the Brockman family?

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18 You are prince William. Link each of the following words to one member of the British royal
familie tree.
Benoem telkens één lid van de koninklijke familie met deze woorden.
grandfather – grandmother – aunt – uncle – niece – nephew – mother – father – sister – daughter – son
Line of succession
Divorced Queen Philip,
grandmother Elizabeth II Duke of grandfather
Edinburgh
Charles, father Anne, aunt Andrew, uncle Edward,

Prince of Wales Princess Royal Duke of York Earl of Wessex
Diana, Camilla, Captain Vice-Admiral Sarah, Sophie,

Princess Duchess of Mark Timothy Duchess Countess of
of Wales Cornwall Philips Lawrence of York Wessex
mother
William, Harry, Peter Zara Princess Princess Louise, James,

Duke of Duke Philips Tindall Beatrice Eugenie Lady Louise Viscount
Cambridge of Sussex of York of York Windsor Severn
Kate, Megan Autumn Mike

Duchess of Markle Philips Tindall
Cambridge Duchess
of Sussex
daughter son
Prince Princess Prince Louis Savannah Isla Mia
George of Charlotte Arthur Charles Grace
Cambridge of Cambridge of Cambridge
William has no niece or nephew yet. William doesn’t have a sister, but Megan Markle is his sister-in-law (schoonzus).
Complete the sentences.

Vul aan.
son.
1) William is Philip’s _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
mother.
2) Elizabeth is Philip’s ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
brother.
3) Harry is William’s _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
grandmother.
4) Elizabeth is Harry’s ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
son.
5) George is Kate’s _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
sister.
6) Charlotte is George’s ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

19 Read about these famous blended families and answer the questions.
Lees over deze bekende nieuw samengestelde gezinnen en beantwoord de vragen.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have and the couple adopted two more
a very blended family. Before children (Zahara and Pax) and
Angelina met Brad, she used to had three biological kids (Shiloh,
be a single parent family. She and twins Vivienne and Knox).
was already mom to adopted son Their relationship ended in
Maddox. After the couple got September 2016, when Angelina
together, Pitt adopted Maddox filed for divorce.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

When Nicole Kidman and Tom
Cruise were married, they
adopted two children: Connor
and Isabella. After they divorced,
Kidman married Keith Urban and
had two more kids: Sunday Rose
and Faith Margaret. Rumour has
it Kidman doesn’t have much
contact with her older children
anymore since the divorce.
She was not at the wedding of
Isabella.
Kris and Bruce Jenner

One of the most talked about Robert Kardashian and Jenner
blended families in the history had two little ones, son Burt and
of television is the Kardashian / daughter Casey with his first
Jenner clan. When Kris and wife Chrystie Crownover and two
Bruce Jenner married, they each sons, Brandon and Brody, from
had four children from previous his marriage to Linda Thompson.
marriages. Mama Kris had The reality show couple later had
Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Robert two more children, daughters
from her marriage to the late Kendall and Kyli.
Mark all the words that define family relations in the text.
Underline the names of mother and father in every text.
Which family do you think is the best example of a truly blended family? Why?
Brad Pitt adopted Angelina’s son Maddox. They went on to adopt together and have biological kids, so they
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really try to literally “blend” as much as possible.

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Nicole Kidman has not much contact with her older children, she doesn’t really blend her two families.
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The Kardashians blend, but one can ask if they really blend or if they blend for the sake of the television show.

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Brad and Angelina are often referred to as “Brangelina”. In what way does that fit the fact that they
have a blended family?
Like their family, their names are blended into one as well. Although their divorce changed everything.
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Draw the family tree of each family. Use the family tree on page 17 as an example.
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
Crystie Bruce Kris Robert
Linda
Maddox Zahara Pax Vivienne Knox
Burt Casey Brody Brandon Kendall Kylie Kourtney
Kim
Tom Cruise Nicole Kidman Keith Urban
Khloe
Connor Isabella Sunday-Rose Faith Margaret Robert Jr.
Choose one of the family trees, put yourself in the position of one of its members and introduce
your blended family. Use sentences such as:
• My sister / brother is …
• My mother / father is …
• I have two / three brothers / sisters / siblings …
20 Word search. Find 9 family words hidden in the grid. You can read in all directions.
Zoek 9 familie woorden in het raster. Kijk in alle richtingen.
S I S T E R A F F 1 sister
O G O L N T N U A 2 son
3 nephew
N P R R I G B N T
4 daughter
N U V E E L M C H
5 mother
A D C B C H U L E
6 niece
W E H P E N T E R
7 father
Z I B S T T A O M
8 uncle
R E T H G U A D M 9 aunt

21 Draw your own family tree. Introduce yourself to your partner. Use the following
structure.
Teken je eigen stamboom. Vertel over jezelf. Gebruik volgende structuur.
This is my (blended / single parent / …) family.

I am the daughter of …
My brother(s) is / are …
I have no / two / … sister(s), …
… is my grandmother.

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22 Read the excerpt of Fun Home by Alison Bechdel and answer the questions.
From FUN HOME: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel. Copyright © 2006 by Alison Bechdel.
Used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

What is the fun home?
✘ a funerary, a place for dead people
a family home
a playground
What family members do you meet in this excerpt?
father, sister, two brothers

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What items do the kids have to have “fun” with at the fun home?
chairs
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folding chair trolley

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nesting flower stands

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suction-cup flags
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crushable capsules filled with smelling salts

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Explain the title.
It’s about a family, about their home and the fun they had (not).
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It’s also about a funerary, the family business.

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Put the version you made in ex. 14 next to the original version. Discuss.
• place: Where are they? Is it warm, cold, safe, old, a house, a shop … ?
• people: Who are they? Kids, parents, old, young, happy, afraid …
• actions: What do they do? Play, listen, talk, order, shout …
23 Read the quote and discuss.

Lees en bespreek.
All happy families are alike, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
• What makes a family a family? (blood- doing things together – living together …)
• What makes a family happy? (money – love – understanding – food – time …)
• What makes a family unhappy? (no money – love – understanding – food – time …)
• Do you agree with Tolstoy? Explain?

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5. The basics
I am not happy
Not to be
In negative statements:
In ontkennende zinnen:
personal pronoun full (formal) personal pronoun short (informal)
form of to be form of to be
I am not I ’m not
You are not You aren’t / ’re not
He / she / it is not He / she / it isn’t / ’s not
We are not We aren’t / ’re not
You are not You aren’t / ’re not
They are not They aren’t / ’re not
24 Complete the grid.

Vul aan.
short form full form

I ‘m not I am not
You aren’t You are not
You ‘re not
He / she / it isn’t He / she / it are not
He / she / it is not
We ‘re not We are not
We aren’t
You ‘re not You are not
You aren’t
They ‘re not They are not
They aren’t

25 Give a true description. Use a negative form and a positive form of to be.
Geef een ware omschrijving. Gebruik een negatieve en positieve vorm van to be.
e.g. It is not a stepfather. It’s a stepmother.
(stepfather)
It’s not a sister, it’s a brother.

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(sister)
It’s not an uncle, it’s an aunt.

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(uncle)
These are not grandparents, these are parents.

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(grandparents)
These are not cousins, these are siblings.

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(cousins)
This is not a parent, this is me.

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YOU
(parent)
26 Make true sentences with the verb to be.

Maak ware zinnen. Gebruik to be.
1) I … a parent. am
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2) We … at home. are not

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3) It … Thursday today. is / isn’t

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4) My sister’s name … Alicia. is / isn’t

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5) I … a boy. am / am not
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6) I … thirteen years old. am / am not

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27 Discuss this old family picture. Use negative sentences of to be.

Bespreek de foto. Gebruik negatieve vormen van to be.
There are children. One child is white. There are siblings.
e.g. They are not happy.
There are old people. There are parents. There are uncles.
There isn’t a dog.
They are grey. There are grandparents. There are aunts.
28 Do you like Brian’s Facebook page? React! Use this as an example:

Reageer op Brians Facebookpagina. Volg het voorbeeld.
e.g. Hi, Brian
I think your Facebook page is fantastic! I read it every day. My name is Ellen Jones and I’m from Belgium. I’m
thirteen and my brother Marc is ten. My new school is Kingsway High School. My new English teacher is Ms
Black. She is nice.
Compose a message | Photo/video | Life Video | Life Event
Write a message to Brian …
Photo/Video Feeling/activity •••
Friends Submit

6. Mouth gymnastics
Listen and repeat (stress pattern)
29 Listen and repeat. Put the words in the correct column.
Luister en herhaal. Zet de woorden in de juiste kolom.
surname – telephone – repeat – eleven – number – alphabet – seven
seven
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_____________________________________________________ eleven
_____________________________________________________ repeat
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surname
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number
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30 Discuss the graphic.

Bespreek.
• Are you happy?
• When are you happy?
• Why are you happy?
• What makes you happy?
• Who makes you happy?
• What makes you unhappy?
• Who makes you unhappy?
• Is happiness as easy as this
graphic shows it to be?

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7. The basics
Are you happy?
To be
In questions:
In vragen:
Am I?
Are you?
Is he / she / it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?
31 Ask your partner yes-no questions about the following topics. Use a form of to be.
Stel je partner ja-neevragen over volgende onderwerpen. Gebruik een vorm van to be.
• the age of your teacher : Is our teacher 30? Is our teacher older / younger than 35?
• the colour of the walls : Are the walls grey / white / brown?
• his / her family : Is your sister / brother nice / clever? Is your father old?
• the weather : Is the sun shining? Is it raining? Is the weather beautiful?
• his / her mood (happy – sad – angry - …) : Are you happy / angry / sad?
e.g. Is our teacher 30 years old?
32 Turn the statements into questions.

Maak vragende zinnen.
1) Today is Thursday. Is today Thursday?

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2) I am sick. Am I sick?
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3) You are a boy. Are you a boy?

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4) They are happy. Are they happy?

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5) We are British. Are we British?

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6) He is late. Is he late?
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7) You are girls. Are you girls?

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33 Answer the questions. Choose between: Yes, I am. – No, I’m not. I’m …
Beantwoord de vragen. Kies uit: Yes, I am. – No, I’m not. I’m …
1) Are you British? No, I am not, I’m Belgian.

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No, I am not, I am from Belgium.

2) Are you from Australia? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3) Are you a girl? Yes I am. / No I am not, I’m a boy.

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4) Are you clever? Yes, I am.

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5) Are you thirteen? Yes, I am. / No, I am not, I am twelve.

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6) Are you new at school? Yes, I am. / No, I am not.

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34 Read the quote and discuss.

Lees en bespreek.
I am 5, my mother tells me happiness is the key to life.

I am 7 and go to school. They ask what I want to be when I grow up. I answer: happy.
They say I don’t understand the question. I say they don’t understand life.
Write down three questions about this quote. Use a form of to be.
examples: What is the key to life? (happiness is the key to life)

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What is the question at school? (The question is: what I want to be when I grow up.)
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What is John Lennon? (John Lennon is happy.)

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Answer the questions of your neighbour. Use a form of to be.

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Do you agree with the quote? Explain.

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8. Shuffle Sunday Roast
35 Read the text and answer the questions.

The Sunday Roast is close to the heart of the English people: it represents family and friends like
no other meal. In fact, the Sunday roast is only beaten by fish and chips as the nation’s overall
most-loved food.
Origin
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Sunday Roast originated in England as a meal to be eaten after church on Sunday. One theory
says that in the late 1700s during the industrial revolution in the United Kingdom, families would
place a cut of meat into the oven as they got ready for church. They would then add in vegetables
such as potatoes, turnips and parsnips before going to church on a Sunday morning. When they
returned from the church the dinner was all but ready. The juices from the meat and vegetables
were used to make a stock or gravy to pour on top of the dinner.
Left-overs
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Left-over food from the Sunday roast has traditionally formed the basis of meals served on
other days of the week. For example, meats might be used as sandwich fillings, roast beef may be
chopped up with leftover roasted potatoes and some additional onion and then fried in a pan with
a bit of oil and desired seasonings until somewhat crispy to make roast beef hash, lamb might be
used in the filling for a shepherd’s pie.
source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/recipes/the-ultimate-sunday-roast/
to represent = vertegenwoordigen, symbool staan voor / vegetables = groenten / stock = bouillion
Mark all the ingredients of a traditional Sunday roast in the text.

Now, use them to complete the very basic recipe underneath.
Put the recipe in the correct order.
1
_____________ Make your Yorkshire pudding.
3
_____________ Use the … and … to make a gravy. juices from the meat
__________________________________________________ / vegetables
__________________________________________________
2
_____________ Put your … in the oven and make a roast. meat
__________________________________________________
4
_____________ Use ingredients such as … and turnips
__________________________________________________
_____________ … to make your vegetable side dishes. parsnips

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5
_____________ Make roasted … potatoes
__________________________________________________
Add two sub-titles tot the text, that give the key idea of the next paragraph, to make the text
easier to read.
Which picture matches a Sunday roast?

How are you?
36 Write the correct expression.
Kies de juiste uitdrukking.
good morning – good afternoon – goodbye – good evening
good evening good afternoon good morning goodbye
Greeting someone
To greet someone you know, you can say: The other person can say:
Dit zeg je om iemand te begroeten die je kent: De ander antwoordt:
Hi, Brian. Hi, Lilly.
Hello, Lilly. Hello, Brian.
Good morning, Mr Black.
Good afternoon, Mrs Green. *
Good evening, Miss White.*
How are you? I’m fine, thanks. And you?
I’m OK.
I’m all right.
To say goodbye, you can say:

Om afscheid te nemen zeg je:
See you. Goodbye.
See you later. Good night.
Bye.
* Mrs is used for married women, Miss for unmarried women.

Ms for both married and unmarried women is becoming popular.
Mrs wordt gebruikt voor getrouwde vrouwen, Miss voor ongetrouwde.
Ms is populair voor getrouwde en ongetrouwde vrouwen.

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37 Say this dialogue in pairs. Pupil A looks at the first part, pupil B at the next part.
Oefen de dialoog met je partner. Leerling A gebruikt het eerste deel, leerling B het tweede.
Pupil A
You are Ms Black, the teacher. Talk to Brian, a new pupil. Don’t look at your partner’s
worksheet, but listen and react.
Je bent de leerkracht, Ms Black. Je spreekt met Brian, een nieuwe leerling. Kijk niet naar
zijn antwoorden, maar luister en reageer.
Ms Black And who … ? And who are you?

Brian … I’m Brian Taylor, Miss.
Ms Black You’re … , I suppose. Brian who? What is your … You’re new, I suppose. Brian who? What is your surname?
Brian … Yes, Miss, I’m new. My family name is Taylor.
Ms Black Pleased … Brian … Joanne Black, I’m … teacher. Pleased to meet you, Brian. I am Joanne Black, I’m your teacher
Brian … Pleased to meet you too.
Ms Black … to our school, Brian. Welcome to our school, Brian.
Pupil B
You are Brian, a new pupil. Ms Black (= pupil A) is talking to you. Listen and react, but don’t
look at your partner’s worksheet.
Je bent Brian, een nieuwe leerling. Ms Black (leerling A) praat met je. Kijk niet naar haar
vragen, maar luister en reageer.
Ms Black …
Brian I’m … , Miss.
Ms Black …?
Brian Yes, Miss, I’m new. My … is Taylor.
Ms Black …
Brian Pleased …
Now change roles and do the dialogue again. Try to do it without the worksheet. Use your
own name.
Verander van rol en oefen de dialoog opnieuw. Doe het zonder je werkboek te gebruiken.
Gebruik je eigen naam.
38 Listen to the greetings. Link them to the correct picture.

Luister naar de begroetingen. Zet ze bij de juiste foto.
2
conversation ____________________________________________ 1
conversation ____________________________________________ 3
conversation ____________________________________________

10. Finger exercise
Types of tweets
39 Read the tweets and discuss.
Lees en bespreek.
Bana Alabed @AlabedBana – Dec 12 Pru Life UK

Final message – people are dying since last @ Pru Life UK
night. I am very surprised I am tweeting right

Hello Twitter! We’ve finally arrived and we’re
now & still alive. – Fatemah #Aleppo
here to stay. Follow us to hear the latest news,
updates, advice and inspiration!
Bana Alabed @AlabedBana – Dec 12
Speak soon
Final message – I am very sad no one is
helping us in this world, no one is evacuating
me & my daughter. Goodbye. - Fatemah
#Aleppo
Fooji
@gofooji
CIA
@CIA
Ready to kiss summer goodbye we’re
We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our hooking up 10 lucky fans with @amazon gift
first tweet. cards for #foojibacktoschool
President Obama
@POTUS
It’s been the honor of my life to serve you. You

made me a better leader and a better man.
Before you start

• Choose a partner you know (very well), so you don’t have to make a first impression on him.
• Which tweet do you remember the best? That’s the one you make a conversation about.
• Ask your partner to give three words that describe you. Do the same for him. Use these six words to
write your own tweet.
• What do you want your first impression to be? Do you want people to laugh? To take you seriously?
Keep this in mind while you write your tweet.
• Use the right form of to be!
• Use the correct vocabulary dealing with greetings.
• Check and double-check your pronouns.
• Check and double-check your articles.

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Put every tweet in the correct column.
Hello: Goodbye:
CIA Bana Alabed
Pru Life Potus

UK fooji
Explain in a couple of words what types of tweets these are. What purpose do they serve?
e.g. shock people, make people cry …
Alabed: death
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POTUS: closing of a period

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CIA: funny
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Fooji: commercial
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PruLifeUK: beginning of new period

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Work with a partner. Choose one tweet. One of you posted the tweet. Practise a conversation in
which you greet or say goodbye.
Work with a partner. You are new to school and get one tweet to introduce yourself. What do you
write? What kind of impression do you want to give?
Listen to the tweets of your classmates. Which one is the best? Why? (funny, creative, authentic …)

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After you finish

• Did you use the correct forms of to be?
• Did you use the correct pronouns?
• Did you use the correct articles?
• Did you use the correct vocabulary dealing with greetings?
• Did you use the six words that describe you and your partner?
• Given all the tweets you have heard now, where would you put your own tweet on this scale:
Very bad – bad – okay – good – very good
• Which tweet of your classmates do you think is the best? In what way was it different from yours?
(funny, original, grammar, vocabulary)
• Did you work well with your partner? Put your partnership on this scale:
• Give two reasons why you want to work with this partner again. (nice to work with – clever – works
hard – thinks out of the box – eye for detail …)
• Give two reasons why you want to work with a different partner the next time. (we didn’t match – I
had to do all the work – sloppy work – I always work with this partner, I want a change …)

11. Mouth gymnastics
Hello! (intonation)
40 Listen to these yeses. What do they mean?
Luister. Wat betekenen deze yeses?
1) Disappointment: are you really saying yes? 4

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2) Go on, I’m listening. 5

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3) Question. You want an answer. 3

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4) Neutral, uninterested yes. 1

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5) You have doubts. 6

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6) Positive: I agree! 2
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Now, say “Hello” to:

• a good friend.
• a friend you haven’t seen for a long time.
• a teacher you don’t like.
• a baby.
• someone trying to steal your bike.
• to find out if someone is listening.
• to find out if someone is listening on the phone.

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12. Focus on …
Humour
41 Read and discuss.
Bespreek.
Typical English humour is very dry and rather sharp. The English joke about everything, including themselves in
such a way that you sometimes don’t know whether they are serious or whether they are joking. They are also
quite good at very absurd, silly humour.
Which are good examples of typical English humour? Why?

Do you like this type of humour?
GUESS I GOT EGG
ON MY FACE

42 Listen to the song from the movie The Life of Brian and answer the questions.
Luister naar het lied en beantwoord de vragen.
2 1
And Cheer up, Brian. You know what they say.
A Always look on the bright side of life! D Some things in life are bad,
Always look on the bright side of life They can really make you mad.
If life seems jolly rotten, Other things just make you swear and
There’s something you’ve forgotten! curse.
And that’s to laugh and smile and dance When you’re chewing on life’s gristle,
and sing, Don’t grumble, give a whistle!
When you’re feeling in the dumps, And this’ll help things turn out for the best
Don’t be silly chumps,
Just purse your lips and whistle -- that’s
the thing! 3
Always look on the bright side of life
And always look on the bright side of life
B For life is quite absurd,
Come on!
And death’s the final word.
You must always face the curtain with a
bow!
4
And always look on the bright side of life Forget about your sin -- give the audience
C Always look on the bright side of life a grin,
Come on guys, cheer up Enjoy it, it’s the last chance anyhow!
Always look on the bright side of life So always look on the bright side of death!
Always look on the bright side of life Just before you draw your terminal breath.
Worse things happen at sea you know Life’s a piece of shit,
Always look on the bright side of life When you look at it.
I mean, what have you got to lose? Life’s a laugh and death’s a joke, it’s true,
you know, you come from nothing You’ll see it’s all a show,
you’re going back to nothing Keep ’em laughing as you go.
what have you lost? Nothing! Just remember that the last laugh is on
Always look on the bright side of life you!
Put the parts of the lyrics in the correct order, by numbering the squares. Then, match each part
with the correct picture. Put a lettre in each triangle.
A B
C D

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What is the baseline of this song? Do you agree? Explain.
Always look at the bright side of life.

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What do you have to do to be happy, according to this song? Underline in the text.
Do you think this song is funny? Explain. Is it an example of English humour?
Whistle.
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This is a good example of typical English silly humour and the fact that they dare to joke about everything,
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including death.
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Mark all the words in the lyrics that have to do with humour, fun, happy …
Now, mark all the words that deal with the opposite: death, unhappy …
Use these words to complete the following sentences.
He hits people. He is a … boy. bad

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She is funny and happy. She is a … girl. bright

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Just … ! You have a beautiful smile. laugh

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Put on the music and … ! dance

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I can’t … , I have no voice. sing

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That’s not a smile, that’s a … . But it’s a start. grin

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Forget about the bad things and … ! Smile! cheer up

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He said f*ck, you mustn’t … ! swear/curse

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You sound like a dog. You don’t talk, you … all the time. grumble
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What did you do wrong? What is your … ? sin

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43 Combine the opposites.

Combineer de tegengestelden.
1) happy A) bad sport

2) hope B) to irritate
3) good sport C) to cry
4) to laugh D) sad
5) to amuse E) despair
1 2 3 4 5
D E A C B

44 Which word fits the picture?
Welk woord past?
practical joke – to shame – mood – misery – to enjoy – funny
mood
________________________________________________________________________ misery
________________________________________________________________________ practical joke
________________________________________________________________________
to shame
________________________________________________________________________ to enjoy
________________________________________________________________________ funny
________________________________________________________________________
45 Complete these tasks. Use the following words. Use each word for one task.
Doe de opdrachten. Gebruik voor elke opdracht een ander woord.
good sport– happy – to cry – wit – to shame – hilarious
Write your word in a sentence.
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Draw a picture of your word.
Write a synonym of your word.
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Write an antonym of your word.
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Write the definition for your word.
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Write your word three times.
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That is so funny!
Humour
Do you think this is funny? I love that joke!
I like dry / silly humour.
I really enjoy a good comedy show.
That’s too absurd. I don’t think it is funny.
Why don’t you smile? Because it’s not funny.
I don’t understand that joke.
46 Answer these (crazy) questions.

Beantwoord de vragen.
Tell me about …
the most funny person in this room.

the most happy person in this room.
a crazy thing that happened at school.
the last thing that cheered you up?
your mood.
the things you enjoy.
the last time you laughed.
the last time you were sad.
47 Use all of these words in a correct sentence. Write the words from the box in silly letters.
Gebruik de woorden in een goede zin. Schrijf de opgegeven woorden in gekke letters.
to laugh – misery – wit – jolly – crazy – hope – hilarious
e.g. I laugh when I see something funny.
I laugh when I see something funny.

My mother is angry. This is misery.
He is clever. He sees the wit of that joke.
That is jolly good fun!
Camping in the mountains is a crazy idea!
I hope you are happy.
He is not happy. He sees gloom.

48 Complete the semantic map.
Vul het woordweb aan.
Alike Not alike
joke
_____________________________________________ sorrow
_____________________________________________
joy
_____________________________________________ sadness
_____________________________________________
fun
_____________________________________________ misery
_____________________________________________
hope
_____________________________________________ despair
_____________________________________________
comedy
_____________________________________________ grief
_____________________________________________
wit
_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
practical joke
_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________ HUMOUR _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Type of
joke
To do
(verbs)
funny
_____________________________________________
to laugh
_____________________________________________ crazy
_____________________________________________
to enjoy
_____________________________________________ silly
_____________________________________________
to cry
_____________________________________________ Person cheerful
_____________________________________________
(adjectives)
to amuse
_____________________________________________ jolly
_____________________________________________
to irritate
_____________________________________________ happy
_____________________________________________
to shame
_____________________________________________
good sport /
_____________________________________________
hilarious
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
bad sport
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
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_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
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49 Watch the excerpt from The Life of Brian and answer the questions.
The film tells the story of Brian Cohen, a young Jewish man who is born on the same day as, and next door to,
Jesus Christ, and is subsequently mistaken for the Messiah.
“He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy.” Why does she say this?
To make them go away.
✘✘ To make them realise her son is not the Messiah: he’s an ordinary, naughty boy. They are following the wrong
one.
To confuse them. Her son is the Messiah, but he doesn’t want other people to know it.
All of the above.
What makes the mother change her mind?

The group admiring her for being his mother.
Nothing, she just wants them to go away.
Her son, he wants to be seen.
✘✘ The fact that the crowd simply doesn’t want to leave.
None of the above.
What is the message of this Messiah? Do you agree with it?

They’ve got it all wrong, they have to follow someone else.
✘✘ You’ve got to think for yourselves. We are all different: you can’t copy, you’ve got to work it out for yourself.
They just have to leave him alone.
Give two examples of (silly) humour that you see in this excerpt.
• A man is pretending to be a woman (Brian’s mother).

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• Brian tells them to think for themselves and they blindly repeat him (instead of thinking for themselves).
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Explain the humour and message of this scene.

• We are all individuals.
- No, I’m not.
• Ssssh!
He says they are all different, but at the same time he says that being different is something they all have
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
in common: that’s contradictory. The one who says he’s not an individual is in fact the only one who IS,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
he dares to be different than all the others.

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You can use humour to make people think about things. What does this movie make you think
about?
It discusses religion and the importance of being yourself. You cannot blindly follow someone. You have
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
to dare to think for yourself and dare to find out what is important for you in your life. Because we are all
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
different. Someone else can’t decide what’s important for you.

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Not everybody sees the humour in this movie. Some countries such as Ireland and Norway banned
its showing. A few of these bans lasted decades. Is it okay to laugh at religion? Or is religion
something that should always be taken seriously? Discuss.

50 Spin a silly story. Write it down. Read it out loud. Who has the best story?
Schrijf een gek verhaal.
character
a teacher a dragon
a sister an eye
setting
in a classroom at home
at the beach in the bathroom
action
having a pillow fight feeding ducks
reading baking cake
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51 Read these silly jokes. Explain the clue: what makes them funny?
Lees en bespreek de clue van elke mop.
How many tickles

does it take to make
an octopus
laugh?
Ten tickles.
Clouds can make thunder, underwear is what you wear under your clothes, for example a bra.
A squid has tentacles.
They saying goes: “If you are happy and you know it, clap your hands”. That’s something the T-rex can’t do,
because his arms are too short.
Loud bang: some nails don’t understand what their function in life is.

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52 Complete this joke about the polar bear, using the correct forms of to be.
Vul de mop aan.
Polar bear cub Mum, … I a real polar bear? am

_____________________________________________________________
Polar bear mother Yes, dear, of course you … are

_____________________________________________________________
Polar bear cub Really? _____________________________________________________________
Polar bear mother Yes, son. I … a polar bear. ‘m

_____________________________________________________________
Your dad … a polar bear. ‘s

_____________________________________________________________
Your grandparents … polar bears. are

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Your sisters … polar bears. are

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Your brothers … polar bears. are

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Polar bear cub I know that, mum. But … I a real polar bear? am
_____________________________________________________________
Polar bear mother Of course you … Be quiet and eat your fish. are
_____________________________________________________________
Polar bear cub But I … not a polar bear, I … sure. ‘m

___________________________ / ‘m
__________________________
Polar bear mother Listen to me. You … a real polar bear. are
_____________________________________________________________
Why do you ask the same question again and again?
Polar bear cub Because I … freezing! ‘m

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53 Put the pieces of the beginning of this fable in the correct order. Discuss the clues.
Zet in de juiste volgorde.
2
_____________ field a
6
_____________ ear of corn he was taking to the nest.
3
_____________ Grasshopper was hopping about in a
1
_____________ On one fine summer’s day in a
5
_____________ ant passed by bearing carrying an
4
_____________ musical mood. An

14. The basics
An apple a day
Articles
indefinite article definite article
a bike the [ðə] bike
unit unit
an error the [ðI] error
bikes the [ðə] bikes

units units
errors the [ðI] errors
article = lidwoord / definite = bepaald / indefinite = onbepaald
54 Make correct combinations, using a word from the first and the last column. Try again,
using a word from each column.
Maak correcte combinaties, gebruik een woord van de eerste en de laatste kolom. Probeer
opnieuw, gebruik een woord van elke kolom.
a Australian brother
an favourite aunt
busy uncle
old mother
stupid parent
55 A or an?
A of an?
1) an
______________ afternoon 5) an
______________ answer 9) a
______________ chair
2) a
______________ bus 6) an
______________ alphabet a marker
10) ______________
3) a
______________ blog 7) a
______________ ruler
4) a
______________ classmate 8) a
______________ university
56 [ðǝ] or [ðI]?
[ðǝ] of [ðI]?
1) ðǝ
______________ unit 5) ðI
______________ blog 9) ðǝ books
______________
2) ðǝ
______________ bags 6) ðǝ ruler
______________ ðǝ university
10) ______________
3) ðǝ
______________ blackboard 7) ðǝ chat room
______________
4) ðǝ
______________ apples 8) ðǝ pencil
______________

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57 Read the text. Fill in the articles. Answer the questions.

Lees de tekst. Vul de lidwoorden in. Beantwoord de vragen.
Australian outback
the
Australia is called ____________________ the
land down under because it is below ____________________ the
equator. It is one of ____________________ seven
the world. It is also ____________________

continents of ____________________ a The middle part of ____________________
country. ____________________ the country is
called ____________________
the outback.
The
____________________ outback does not get very much rain and is very dry. Not very many people live in ____________________
the outback.
the
In ____________________ outback, there are some sheep and cattle stations. There are about ten times more sheep than
people in Australia. Sheep are raised for wool and for meat. Stations are very big. Some stations are so big
the
they have to use planes to keep track of ____________________ the
animals. There are not many schools in ____________________ outback.
Children who live on stations and can not go to school use ____________________
a two way radio to hear their teachers’
lessons.
equator = evenaar / a station = a ranch, boerderij
Tick the correct answer.

Australia is called the land down under
because …
it is a country and a continent.
✘ it is below the equator.
it has an outback.
Which statement is true?

A lot of cattle, sheep and people live in the
outback. Sheep are raised for …
✘ A lot of cattle and sheep live in the outback. ✘ wool and meat.
A lot of people live in the outback. nothing.
milk.
Which statement is NOT true?
It is very hot and dry in the outback. A station is a place where sheep are raised.
The outback is the middle part of the country. ✘ True
✘ There are no schools in the outback. False
58 Brainstorm. Work in teams. Find as many words as possible:

Brainstorm in groep. Vind zoveel mogelijk woorden:
• fruit with “a”, such as “a pear”
• family members with “an”, such as “an uncle”
• colours with “a”, such as “a yellow box”
• animals with “an”, such as “an alligator”
How many words did you find for each category?

One in a million
Numbers
one 1 six 6 eleven 11 sixteen 16 twenty-one 21
two 2 seven 7 twelve 12 seventeen 17 twenty-two 22
three 3 eight 8 thirteen 13 eighteen 18 twenty-three 23
four 4 nine 9 fourteen 14 nineteen 19 twenty-four 24
five 5 ten 10 fifteen 15 twenty 20 twenty-five 25
thirty 30 fifty 50 seventy 70 ninety 90

forty 40 sixty 60 eighty 80 one hundred 100
59 Look at the picture and answer the questions.

Bekijk de foto en beantwoord de vragen.
What is the number of people? 19

How many men do you count? 12
How many women do you count? 7
How many children do you count? 0
How many feet do you see? 8

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60 Write the numbers in full.

Schrijf de getallen voluit.
Three apples seven

________________________________________________________________________ five
________________________________________________________________________
fifteen
________________________________________________________________________ four
________________________________________________________________________ two
________________________________________________________________________
eighteen
________________________________________________________________________ six
________________________________________________________________________ one
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61 Match the numbers.

Combineer.
one 7
five 5
sixteen 11
twenty 1
seven 9
nine 20
eleven 16
62 Listen and tick off the numbers you hear.

Luister. Duid de getallen aan die je hoort.
1) 2 4 6 ✘8
2) ✘ 11 1 20 5
3) 3 ✘7 10 9
4) 16 ✘ 19 3 12

63 Complete the crossword.
Vul de kruiswoordpuzzel in.
1 2 3
1 T W O S 5
E N I N E F
6 S E V E N E V I
7 8 9 E F
S E F N T
10•
11 S I X I O T E
12•
T T X G U E E
15 W W T 13 T H I R T E E N
14 F I V E 16 E L E V E N T T N
O I L N E E E
U G V T 17 N I N E T E E N
R 18 T H R E E Y N N
Across Down
1) 2 14) 5 1) 10 8) 18 15) 8
4) 9 16) 11 2) 1 9) 14
6) 7 17) 19 3) 17 11) 12
10) 6 18) 3 5) 15 12) 20
13) 13 7) 16 14) 4
64 Play Fizz Buzz.

Speel Fizz Buzz.
The number 2 represents fizz, the number 5 represents buzz. Now take turns saying a number in sequence. If
you have the numbers assigned to fizz and buzz, you need to say these words instead of the number. You also
need to say fizz or buzz for any number divisible by the original fizz and buzz numbers.
e.g. 1,2, fizz, 4, buzz, fizz, 7 …

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16. Did you know?

Birth order
65 Read the text and answer the questions.
Birth order influences personality

Why is one brother a loud The middle child often feels
comedian and the other a silent left out: they are not the oldest
thinker, while they both have the or the youngest, so who are
same genes? Some psychologists they? The often are people-
believe the secret to sibling pleasers, peacemakers and think
personality differences lies in friendships are very important.
birth order: whether you are a The “baby” of the family is often
first, middle, last-born or only the most outgoing and fun loving,
child. Parents treat their child but also the most manipulative
differently because of the spot it and self-centred one.
has in the family and each spot Being the only child is a unique
has its own challenges. position in a family. They never
Firstborns are the leader of the have to compete with siblings,
pack and often are structured, which makes them like a super-
reliable and achievers. They want firstborn. Only children tend
to be the best at everything they to be mature, perfectionists,
do and want to win the hearts of leaders.
their parents.
source: http://www.parents.com/baby/development/social/birth-order-and-personality/
to influence = beinvloeden / to treat = behandelen / a challenge = uitdaging / reliable = betrouwbaar /

an achiever = strever / mature = volwassen, rijp
Before you start reading, write down three things that are typical of you, three personality traits.

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Now, do the same for your neighbour.

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What is your spot in your family? Do you recognise personality traits? Did your neighbour? Discuss.
Mark five words in the text that you believe help to highlight the structure of the text.

Take a good look at these pictures. According to the text, what is probably their position in their
family?
firstborn middle child baby
Not all firstborns are leaders. Not all leaders are firstborns. Discuss.
How important is family?
What else influences your personality?

A is for apple
The alphabet
A [eI] F [ef] K [keI] P [pi:] U [ju:] Z [zed]
B [bi:] G [dʒi:] L [el] Q [kju:] V [vi:]
C [si:] H [eItʃ] M [em] R [a:] W [′dʌblju:]
D [di:] I [aI] N [en] S [es] X [eks]
E [i:] J [dʒeI] O [ǝʊ] T [ti:] Y [waI]
66 Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.

Luister en beantwoord de vragen.
Kevin Hello, Brian. How are you?

Brian Fine, thanks. And you?
Kevin I’m OK. Brian, this is my friend. His name is Harry.
Brian Hello, Harry.
Harry Hi, Brian.
Brian What’s your surname, Harry?
Harry Richards.
Brian How do you spell that?
Harry RICHARDS
Brian I see.
Harry What is your surname, Brian?
Brian Taylor.
Harry How do you spell that?
Brian TAYLOR
Harry Nice meeting you, Brian Taylor.
Brian Nice meeting you, Harry Richards.

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Practise spelling with a partner.
1) Spell Brian Taylor.

Spell Harry Richards.
Spell Kevin Jacobs.
2) How do you spell your first name?
3) How do you spell your surname?
4) Stand up in alphabetical order and spell your names.
5) Write down the names of your brothers, sisters and parents. Spell them so that your partner can write them
down.
Practise the letters in groups.
[eI] ahjk [ǝʊ] o

[i:] bcdegptv [ju:] quw
[e] flmnsxz [a:] r
[aI] Iy
67 Pronounce these letters. One letter does not fit. Mark it.
Markeer de letter die niet past.
1) b e l v 3) a c h k 5) g p r t
2) d f m x 4) q u g w
68 Write these words in alphabetical order and spell them.

Schrijf de woorden in alfabetische volgorde en spel ze.
brother – laugh – siblings – parents – smile 1) brother

______________________________________________________________________________________________________
2) laugh
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
3) parents
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
4) siblings
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
5) smile
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
69 Listen. Mark the words that are spelled.

Luister. Duid het woord aan dat gespeld wordt.
1) moth 3) fat 5) ✘ king 7) moon

✘ month fit kin mean
math feet kill ✘ moan
mole ✘ fist pong main
2) ✘ ship 4) shoe 6) lean 8) seen

sip ✘ show ✘ learn son
hip shone Lee sun
shop she leep ✘ soon

18. Focus on …
Pets
70 Discuss in class. Make sure you all score at least four points.
Bespreek. Scoor minstens vier punten.
1 point questions 2 point questions 3 point questions

Which animal in your country is What animal would you like to be?
Describe what a rabbit looks like.
the most dangerous? Why?
Talk about the pet that you
A dog or a cat? Why? Is it okay to put animals in zoos?
have / had.
Flying like a bird or swimming like a
What animal is the smartest? Are birds smarter than animals?
dolphin? Why?
What is the best animal to keep as
What kinds of jobs can dogs have? Why are animals important?
a pet? Why?
71 Make correct combinations.

Combineer.
1) goat 6) chicken 11) horse

2) dog 7) hamster 12) crab
3) cat 8) sheep 13) mouse
4) pig 9) fish 14) worm
5) rabbit 10) turtle 15) fox
4 7 9 11
14 1 13 12
3 8 15 5
2 10 6

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72 Put the correct description into each animal. Use each adjective only once.
Zet de juiste omschrijving bij elk dier. Gebruik elke omschrijving een keer.
feathers – scales – fur – horns – shell – hooves – claw – big – tiny
claw
tiny
hooves
feathers scales
fur
horns shell big
73 What can you see? Look at the picture for twenty seconds. Close your book and make a list:
what animals are in the picture? How many of them?
Wat zie je? Bekijk de tekening twintig seconden. Sluit je boek en maak een lijst: welke
dieren heb je gezien? Hoeveel?
one ferret, two cats, two dogs, three fish,

two birds, one frog, one mouse, one rabbit,
one guinea pig

74 Unscramble the jumbled words and find the animals behind them.
Zet de letters in de juiste volgorde om de naam van een dier te vormen.
1) BTARBI rabbit
__________________________________________________________________________ 5) EEPSH sheep
__________________________________________________________________________
2) RESOH horse
__________________________________________________________________________ 6) BRAC crab
__________________________________________________________________________
3) OGD dog
__________________________________________________________________________ 7) OESMU mouse
__________________________________________________________________________
4) NCCKIEH chicken
__________________________________________________________________________ 8) ROMW worm
__________________________________________________________________________
75 Arrange these animals into pairs in the correct food chain order.
Wie eet wie? Combineer en zet in de juiste volgorde.
fish – mouse – cat – rabbit – worm – chicken - fox – turtle
mouse – cat
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fish – turtle
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rabbit – fox
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worm – chicken
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76 Mark the odd ones out. Why are they the odd ones out?
Wie past er niet in het rijtje? Waarom?
}
1) bird – goat – lion – sheep ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2) fox – parrot – snake – cat They are the odd ones out because they are no pets.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3) fish – turtle – pig – bear ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Wolf in sheep’s clothing
Talking about animals

Does a cat have feathers? No, it has fur.
Does a horse have hooves? Yes, it has hooves.
Do you like animals? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Which animal do you like? I like dogs.
What is your favourite animal? My favourite animal is a dog.
Have you got a pet? Yes, I have got pets. I have a cat.
/ No, I haven’t got pets.

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77 Discuss these animals.

Bespreek deze dieren.
78 Guess the animal in less than twenty questions.

Raad het dier in minder dan twintig vragen.
Your teacher thinks of an animal. You have to find out what animal it is. You can ask twenty yes-or-no-questions.
Use questions such as:
Je leerkracht heeft een dier in zijn hoofd. Zoek uit welk dier. Je kan twintig ja-of-nee vragen stellen. Gebruik
vragen zoals:
• Is it bigger than a car?

• Can you eat it?
• Have you got one?
79 Watch the excerpt of Little Red Riding Hood and answer the questions.
Who is the main character in this excerpt?
the wolf
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What do you learn about this character?
His name is Rolf.

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He is hungry.
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He has big teeth, a horrid grin.

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Use two descriptions from ex. 70 that fit the main character.
fur, big
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Who is telling the story?
another wolf
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Do you want the main character in this story as a pet? Explain.

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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

80 Read the complete revolting rhyme about Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf by Roald
Dahl and answer the questions.
Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
As soon as Wolf began to feel

That he would like a decent meal,
He went and knocked on Grandma’s door.
When Grandma opened it, she saw
The sharp white teeth, the horrid grin,
And Wolfie said, “May I come in?”
Poor Grandmamma was terrified,
“He’s going to eat me up!” she cried.
And she was absolutely right.
He ate her up in one big bite.
But Grandmamma was small and tough,
And Wolfie wailed, “That’s not enough!
I haven’t yet begun to feel
That I have had a decent meal!”
He ran around the kitchen yelping,
“I’ve got to have a second helping!”
Then added with a frightful leer,

“I’m therefore going to wait right here
Till Little Miss Red Riding Hood
Comes home from walking in the wood.”
Then Little Red Riding Hood said,
He quickly put on Grandma’s clothes, “But Grandma, what a lovely great big
(Of course he hadn’t eaten those). furry coat you have on.”
He dressed himself in coat and hat.
He put on shoes, and after that, “That’s wrong!” cried Wolf.
He even brushed and curled his hair, “Have you forgot
Then sat himself in Grandma’s chair. To tell me what BIG TEETH I’ve got?
Ah well, no matter what you say,
In came the little girl in red. I’m going to eat you anyway.”
She stopped. She stared. And then she said,
“What great big ears you have, Grandma.” The small girl smiles. One eyelid flickers.
“All the better to hear you with,” She whips a pistol from her knickers.
the Wolf replied. She aims it at the creature’s head,
“What great big eyes you have, Grandma.” And bang bang bang, she shoots him dead.
said Little Red Riding Hood.
“All the better to see you with,” A few weeks later, in the wood,
the Wolf replied. I came across Miss Riding Hood.
He sat there watching her and smiled. But what a change! No cloak of red,
He thought, I’m going to eat this child. No silly hood upon her head.
Compared with her old Grandmamma, She said, “Hello, and do please note
She’s going to taste like caviar. My lovely furry wolfskin coat.”

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What does the text tell you about the wolf? Make correct combinations.
As soon as Wolf began to feel

that he would like a decent meal.
full of himself, superior
When Grandma opened it she saw
upset, annoyed, frustrated
The sharp white teeth, the horrid grin
hungry
And Wolfie wailed “That’s not enough …”
cunning, sneaky
Then added with a frightful leer
I’m therefore going to wait right here
What is the traditional end of a fairy tale? Is this end a traditional one?
They lived happily ever after.

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No. Little Red Riding Hood shows no fear and saves herself with her gun.
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Highlight the part of the text that does not follow the same rhyming pattern. What is happening
here?
This is literally taken from the original. It marks the point where the poem breaks away from the original
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
content: Little Red Riding Hood does not tell the wolf how big his teeth are, she is not afraid, she saves
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
herself.
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81 Read the text and circle all the plurals.

Lees de tekst en omcirkel alle meervouden.
Compose a message | Picture/video | Life Video | Life Event
Dear Brian
I really like your Facebook page! What else do I like? I like computers, buses, families, lunches and
videos. Here are some things I do not like: classes, sisters, aunts and faxes (they make such an
awful noise). People think I am a bit strange, because I always list things. Of course, to you I am a
stranger. But I am not strange!
Best, Kurt
Picture/Video Feeling/activity •••
Friends Submit

20. The basics
My teachers eat tomatoes
Plural of nouns
regular form: singular + s
teacher teachers
boy boys
nouns ending in consonant + y: ies

family families
baby babies
nouns ending in hissing sounds: + es

dress dresses
lunch lunches
some nouns ending in –o are regular: + s

photo photos
piano pianos
some other nouns ending in –o: + es

potato potatoes
tomato tomatoes
irregular plurals
man men
woman women
child children
person people
some words don’t change:

sheep sheep
deer deer
fish fish
series series
noun = zelfstandig naamwoord / consonant = medeklinker / hissing sounds = sisklanken
82 Write “s” or “es”.

Schrijf “s” of “es”.
1) desk… s
__________________________________________________________________________ 4) name… s
__________________________________________________________________________
2) watch… es
__________________________________________________________________________ 5) dress… es
__________________________________________________________________________
3) pencil… s
__________________________________________________________________________ 6) sister… s
__________________________________________________________________________

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83 Write the plural.

Zet in het meervoud.
pencils
________________________________________________________________________ tomatoes
________________________________________________________________________ pianos
________________________________________________________________________
dresses
________________________________________________________________________ babies
________________________________________________________________________
84 Put the words in the correct column.

Zet de woorden in de juiste kolom.
photo – baby – dress – lunch – sticker – cat – boy – potato – logo – piano
-s -ies -es
photos, pianos, stickers, cats, babies dresses, lunches, potatoes

logos, boys

85 Write the plural of each word. Find the plural in the raster.
Zet in het meervoud. Zoek de meervouden in het rooster.
1) car cars
_________________________________________________________________________________ 10) party parties
_________________________________________________________________________________
2) house houses
_________________________________________________________________________________ 11) hero heroes
_________________________________________________________________________________
3) dish dishes
_________________________________________________________________________________ 12) echo echoes
_________________________________________________________________________________
4) box boxes
_________________________________________________________________________________ 13) leaf leaves
_________________________________________________________________________________
5) day days
_________________________________________________________________________________ 14) wolf wolves
_________________________________________________________________________________
6) key keys
_________________________________________________________________________________ 15) foot feet
_________________________________________________________________________________
7) zoo zoos
_________________________________________________________________________________ 16) person people
_________________________________________________________________________________
8) video videos
_________________________________________________________________________________ 17) sheep sheep
_________________________________________________________________________________
9) city cities
_________________________________________________________________________________ 18) fish fish
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O E S K S L L J B N S R N H B P X H
V S P U V S O R E L K P N S Y E M N
E J X X R T V B D K A P P I S O K J
C I E A J Q N R F H T A N F J P S M
H P C V S E V L O W R I E N T L P D
O S S O E D I V S T C P T U V E B T
E E Z L J V M H I S D R H G V T S L
S I B B B J E E H H Z K N D A E O W
F T S T B R S E J W K E Y S Q W O J
I I B K O O E D H C S U S P U S Z W
M C P E V P X Q I E H C C D J B Y D
V C S N H J O E V S E V C B K E L O
V B Y O O E D A S U H B D S G Q J S
W H K P U P E C Q U R E C A J P T S
S S F V S L Y U U Q O O S A Y W A Y
A B F O E P L Y V T E E F J K S S V
T O Y M S P R W U T Q N M S D W D J
O R M D F F M Y G I D C M T O D S D

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20. Mouth gymnastics

Plural of nouns (consonants)
Plural of nouns
books, cups, cats, chefs: [s] after [k, f, p, t] (remember coffeepot)
buses, lunches, faxes: [Iz] after hissing sounds
computers, pencils: [z] after all other sounds
86 Which sound do you hear: [s], [z], [Iz]?

Welke klank hoor je: [s], [z], [Iz]?
[s] [Iz] [z] [s] [Iz] [z]

1) computers ✘ 6) faxes ✘
2) buses ✘ 7) sisters ✘
3) families ✘ 8) aunts ✘
4) lunches ✘ 9) videos ✘
5) classes ✘
87 Now say these words. Do you say [s], [z] or [Iz]?

Spreek de woorden uit. Zeg je [s], [z] of [Iz]?
[s] [Iz] [z] [s] [Iz] [z]

1) chiefs ✘ 6) desks ✘
2) pens ✘ 7) books ✘
3) shops ✘ 8) babies ✘
4) exercises ✘ 9) potatoes ✘
5) matches ✘

21. Finger exercise
School Snapchat story
88 Create your own Snapchat story about your first day at school.
Maak je eigen Snapchat verhaal over je eerste schooldag.
Before you start

• Which part of this exercise do you think is the easiest one? Which part is the most difficult one? Try
to find a partner who disagrees, so you can learn from each other.
• Titles have to get attention, to make people alert. Make sure your title does!
• What makes you and your partner different from all your classmates? How can you put that in your
story?
• Imagine the quotes you write now are the last thing people will remember about you. Are these
quotes indeed what you want people to remember?
• Make sure you use the correct forms of to be.
• Check and double-check your pronouns.
• Check and double-check your articles.
• Use the correct vocabulary dealing with greetings, family …
Work together with at least one classmate.

Use at least five pictures; each of you has to
appear in at least three pictures.
Make sure you have a good title for your story.
Your story has to be different from the other
ones, but what can give you that different
edge? For each picture, write down a quote
that could accompany the picture.
After you finish

• Did you use the correct pronouns?
• Did you use the correct articles?
• Did you use the correct vocabulary (greetings, family …)?
• What did you learn from your partner? What did your
partner learn from you? (grammar, vocabulary, eye for
detail, creative …)
• How did your title draw attention? ( joke, alliteration,
dramatic words …)
• Ask classmates to comment on your story in one word.
Are the words you get different from the words other
groups get?
• Now you have read all the stories, score your own
story:

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On the spot
Check Repeat Teacher’s notes

Focus on …
I know and can use the p. 14 - 22
vocabulary about family. ex. 16 - 23
vocabulary about humour. ex. 41 - 45
vocabulary about pets. ex. 70 - 76
The basics
I can use the personal p. 11 - 13
pronouns and the forms of ex. 10 - 14
to be.
I can use the negative forms p. 23 - 25
of to be. ex. 24 - 28
I can use to be in questions. p. 27 - 28
ex. 31 - 34
I can use the definite and p. 44 - 45
indefinite article. ex. 54 - 58
I can form the plural of nouns. p. 58 - 60
ex. 82 - 85
On speaking terms
I can talk about myself. p. 8 - 10
ex. 3 - 9
I can greet someone. p. 30 - 31
ex. 36 - 38
I can discuss humour. p. 39 - 43
ex. 46 - 53
I can count. p. 46 - 48
ex. 59 - 64
I can spell words. p. 50 - 51
ex. 66 - 69
I can talk about animals. p. 54 - 57
ex. 77 - 81

Focus on …
Recap
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1 Complete the crossword.
Vul het kruiswoordraadsel in.
F 2 3
U N 5 G
4 T U R T L E M R 6
P O A 6 F O X
H O N E
7 B L E N D E D F A M I L Y
W P T 8
A H J
10 R 9 E N J O Y
11 C E R K
11 S I B L I N G S 12 P E T
C A T
A W 13 S O R R O W
14 S I L L Y
Across Down
4) schildpad 1) vacht
6) vos 2) neef
7) nieuw samengesteld gezin 3) grootouders
9) genieten van 5) humeur
11) broers en zussen 6) veren
12) huisdier 8) grap
13) verdriet 10) klauw
14) mal (malle humor) 11) schubben

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The basics
Recap
2
2 Answer the questions.
Beantwoord de vragen.
Are you from England?

Yes, I am.
No, he is not.
I am happy.
We are old.
She is young.
Make questions.
Am I happy?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Are we old?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Is she young?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Make negations.
I am not happy.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We are not old.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
She is not young.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Make informal sentences.
I’m happy.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We’re old.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
She’s young.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Which letter does not fit?

a–o–h–j
Make plural.
boxes
______________________________________________________ babies
______________________________________________________ potatoes
______________________________________________________

Fill in the gaps.
Recap
2
an
Facebook, the world’s biggest social networking site is ____________________ idea of Mark Zuckerberg. The company started
a
in ____________________ dormitory room in 2004. Today Facebook has 150 million active users. Facebook is different from
other social networking sites because you can communicate with people you really know. ____________________
A friend from
any country is only ____________________

a few clicks away.
The
____________________ the
aim of Zuckerberg was to help students get in touch with each other over ____________________ Internet. Every
s
day 15 million user____________________ s
update their profile____________________ the
to tell their friends and ____________________ world what’s
s
happening to them. They also share photo____________________ s
, upload video____________________ s
, chat, make friend____________________ , join
s
group____________________ – and simply have fun.

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On speaking terms
Recap
3
3 Complete the conversations.
Vul de gesprekken aan.
examples
Hi, how are you? Hello Helen, nice to Good afternoon, Thank you,
meet you here! welcome! nice to meet you.
I’m fine, thanks!
Goodbye! See you later! Good morning, I’m fine, thanks. It’s so
how are you? nice to meet you!
It was nice Bye!

to meet you!

Words unit 1
Family
family This is my … : my mother, father and brothers. familie, gezin
blended family I live with my dad and my stepmom and her kids, we are a … nieuw samengesteld
gezin
single parent I live with my mother and my brother, we are a … éénoudergezin
family
mother My … always says I have to clean my room. moeder
stepmother My dad remarried, I have a … stiefmoeder
father My … married my mother 15 years ago. vader
stepfather My mother remarried, I have a … stiefvader
parents My … are very easy. I can stay up all night. ouders
brother I don’t like my … He is always teasing me. broer
stepbrother My stepmom has one son, so I have a … stiefbroer
sister I have two brothers and one … zus
stepsister My stepfather has one daughter, so I have a … stiefzus
siblings My brother and sisters are my … broers en zussen
aunt My mother has two sisters, so I have two … tante
uncle My aunt and my … don’t have children. oom
cousin Nick is the son of my aunt, he is my … kozijn
niece Ella is the daughter of my sister, she is my … nicht
nephew Brain is the son of my sister, he is my … neef
grandparents My … are very proud of all their grandchildren. grootouders
neighbour My … says my music is too loud. He can hear it in his living buur
room.
Humour
humour Tell a joke! … always helps! humor
joke Do you know this … about three blondes in a bar? grap
joy What is the … in having a family? It is a lot of work! vreugde
sorrow You look worried. Tell me about your … zorgen
sadness They cry a lot. There is … in this house. verdriet
fun She always laughs. She is pure … to be with. plezier
misery I lost my house and my job. This is real … miserie
despair He doesn’t believe in the good anymore. That’s … wanhoop
hope There is always a silver lining. There is always … hoop
grief She doesn’t know how to pay the bills. And she doesn’t talk verdriet
about her …
mood Are you happy or sad? What’s your … ? humeur
comedy This movie is a … , you laugh all the time. komedie
practical joke They put a cat in his car, that’s a … practical joke
wit He is such a sharp mind, he always gets the … of the joke. het slimme van een
mop
good sport He lost and still laughs, he is a … goede verliezer
bad sport He lost and is angry, he is a … slechte verliezer

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funny Stop laughing, it’s not … ! grappig

crazy You want to switch houses? That’s … ! gek
silly Monty Python has … humour. mal
cheerful It’s Christmas, it’s the time of the year to be … vrolijk
jolly Christmas is a … time of the year. vrolijk
happy I wish you all the luck, I hope you are … gelukkig
hilarious She can’t stop laughing, she thinks it’s … heel grappig
to enjoy Did you … the show? genieten van
to laugh They don’t think it’s funny, they don’t … lachen
to cry She fell and hurt herself. She … huilen
to amuse They had a good time. The show … them. zich amuseren
to irritate He is a pain in the ass, he … people. irriteren
to shame The joke about their past … them. te schande maken
Numbers
zero 0 nul
one 1 een
two 2 twee
three 3 drie
four 4 vier
five 5 vijf
six 6 zes
seven 7 zeven
eight 8 acht
nine 9 negen
ten 10 tien
eleven 11 elf
twelve 12 twaalf
thirteen 13 dertien
fourteen 14 veertien
fifteen 15 vijftien
sixteen 16 zestien
seventeen 17 zeventien
eighteen 18 achttien
nineteen 19 negentien
twenty 20 twintig
Meeting someone
to spell Brian, can you … your name? spellen
can … you spell your name? kunnen
to say I have no words. I don’t know what to … zeggen
to speak Brian? Do you hear me? … ! spreken
to understand Do you … the question? begrijpen
to know I don’t … what to answer. weten
to look That dog is so cute! Just … at it! kijken
to see It is too dark. I can’t … anything. zien
to listen You don’t have to say anything. Just … luisteren
to ask Just … the question. I will answer. vragen
to answer Just ask the question. I will … antwoorden

to decide Black or white. I can’t … what colour to wear. beslissen
to read I … a book. lezen
to count There must be eleven books. Just … them again to be sure. tellen
to do The house is burning, … something! doen
to be At home or at school, where do you want to … ? zijn
to help Can you … me? I don’t know the way. helpen
to thank That’s a nice present. … you. bedanken
to meet Where did you … ? At school. ontmoeten
who … are you? wie
I … am Meredith. ik
we This is Evi. … are friends. wij
you Brian, where are … going? jij
he This is Jim, … likes books. hij
she This is Emma, … likes cats. zij (enkelvoud)
they These are Jim and Emma, … like sweets. zij (meervoud)
what … do you want? wat
it The door is not green, … is blue. het
this … is Jim, he likes books. dit
that … is Emma, she likes cats. dat
my I lost … mobile Phone. mijn
your You lost … bag. jouw
Mr This is … Jones, he is our new teacher. meneer
Mrs This is … Jones, she is our new teacher. mevrouw
Miss This is … Jones, she is our new teacher. juffrouw
Ms This is … Jones, she is our new teacher. mevrouw
sir Mr Jones: “Here is your homework, Charlie.” meneer
Charlie: “Thank you, …”
Animals
pet He has a cat. What is your … ? huisdier
goat … give milk. I love … cheese! geit
dog The … is barking. hond
cat The … drinks milk. kat
pig … are pink. varken
rabbit … are everywhere during Easter. konijn
chicken … give eggs. kip
hamster … are furry and tiny. hamster
sheep If you can’t sleep, you count … schaap
fish … swim in the water. vis
turtle The Ninja … used to be famous. schildpad
horse Black Beauty is a black … paard
crab A … lives in the sea and is orange. krab
mouse A cat eats a … muis
fox A … eats a chicken. vos
worm A chicken eats a … worm
wolf A … wants to eat Little Red Riding Hood. wolf
fur Dogs have … vacht
scales Fish have … schubben
feathers Chicken have … veren

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horns Goats have … hoorns

shell A turtle has a … schaal, schild
hooves Horses have … hoeven
claw Crabs have … klauwen
big A horse is … groot
tiny A worm is … klein

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On speaking terms Finger exercise

Unit 1 The Life of Brian 5

Brian View Activity Log •••

Timeline Sets About Friends 367 Photos More

Brian Brian is feeling fantastic at Perth.

Julian added two pictures with Brian.

Never forget … we love you!

Like Comment Share

You, Kurt and 3 others

Kurt I want that view! That is beautiful! Hope you’re well!

Brian Darlene Swimming? You?!! ☺

Hey Brian, check out these sites!

What do you know about Brian?

What about you?

1 Discuss the conversation.

Who is in it? Make introductions.

A dad and a son / daughter.

2 Listen to the conversation. Complete the sentences.

At the bus stop, waiting for the school bus.

Brian … , my name is Brian. Hi

Kevin … Brian. I am Kevin. Hello

Brian I am … here. new

Kevin … are you … ? Where from

Brian I am … England, but I live here now. from

Kevin Look, there’s the bus. Let’s go.

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Who’re you? I’m Lilly.

Where are you from? I am from Yorkshire.

3 Pupil A: Ask your partner a question.

4 Put the sentences in the correct order by numbering them.

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6 Write the conversation.

Who are the Shaytards?

Is it nice to meet them? Eigen antwoord leerlingen.

What is this particular vlog about?

How would you introduce yourself to the Shaytards?

Eigen antwoord leerlingen.

How would you introduce yourself on your first day at school?

Eigen antwoord leerlingen.

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2) What happens to the Shaytards? Underline the essence.

3) Why does it happen? Cirlce the two reasons.

4) Which reason do you think is the real reason? Why?

5) A picture is worth a thousand words.

• What does this mean?

• How does it fit these extracts?

You Tube Drama!

9 Listen to the conversation. Mark all forms of to be that you hear.

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1) … am from England. I’m from England.

3) … are thirteen. We are / We’re thirteen.

4) … are my friends. They are / They’re my friends.

5) … is not my friend. He is not / He’s not my friend.

11 Underline all forms of to be in the text. Write three sentences about

Eigen antwoord leerlingen.

previous = vorig(e) / guideline = richtlijn

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1) The dog … in the garden. is

2) The teachers … at school. are

3) Maria … from Belgium. is

6) My friends … in the car. are

7) You … my best friend. are