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Formal Writing - Language & Writing Style
Basic rules
We do our work when we should
We are silent during explanations and raise our hands for questions
Our phone is in our "zakkie" in our bag
We don't eat, drink, or chew gum in class
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Engels
Middelbare school
havo, vwo
Leerjaar 4,5
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interactive quizzes
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Lesson duration is:
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Basic rules
We do our work when we should
We are silent during explanations and raise our hands for questions
Our phone is in our "zakkie" in our bag
We don't eat, drink, or chew gum in class
Slide 1 - Slide
Learning goals
I can
use personality trait words in a formal context
spot the mistakes in a sentence and correct them
Slide 2 - Slide
Formal Writing
Language and Writing Style
Slide 3 - Slide
Check pre-existing knowledge
Slide 4 - Slide
Dear Sir/Madam,
Your address
recipient's adress
The date
Introduce yourself + reason of writing
Explanation of the situation
Conclusion
Closing sentence
Your name
signature
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2
3
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10
Slide 5 - Drag question
What is the correct opening greeting if you DO NOT know who will read your letter?
Slide 6 - Open question
How do you end a formal letter?
A
Greetings,
B
Yours sincerely,
C
Sincerely,
D
Yours faithfully,
Slide 7 - Quiz
How do we start paragraph 1?
A
Hello!
B
I'm ...
C
My name is ...
D
Good day
Slide 8 - Quiz
How do you say 'ik zit op het Corderius'
A
I sit on Corderius
B
I am on Corderius
C
I am at Corderius
D
I go to Corderius
Slide 9 - Quiz
Which one is correct?
A
I am a fourteen-year-old boy/girl
B
I am a boy/girl and I am fourteen
C
I am a fourteen years old boy/girl
D
I am 14 and a boy/girl
Slide 10 - Quiz
Which one is correct
A
The reason I write you is...
B
The reason I am writing you is...
C
The reason i am writing you is
D
The reason i write you is...
Slide 11 - Quiz
How do translate 'havo' in British English
A
Pre-University Education
B
Higher General Secondary Education
C
Pre- College education
D
havo
Slide 12 - Quiz
Mind the following
In a formal letter all words MUST be written in full
So do not use:
isn’t, it’s of won’t
, but:
is not, it is en will not
.
Gonna
and
wanna
are a definite NO GO!
For names of magazines or newspapers, use quotation marks. The ‘Telegraaf’.
Slide 13 - Slide
DOs
Make it neat.
Use signal words and the appropriate tenses, wherever necessary
Use paragraphs ( and use blank lines to clearly separate them)
Use a difficult grammar item every now and then (passive, relative clauses)
At the end, check your work!
Slide 14 - Slide
Don'ts
DON'T
forget about the lay-out
DON'T
use abbreviations / contractions (like I'll, didn't)
DON'T
use the first translation you find in a dictionary without checking.
DON'T
forget content elements
DON'T
use swear words or street language
DON'T
use dumb language (gonna, kinda, u, ur, w8, like ... you know, etc.)
Slide 15 - Slide
Frequent mistakes
Capital Letters:
When you talk about "ik", "i" is wrong, it is always “I”
Days of the week, months : Monday, Tuesday, August, October
Slide 16 - Slide
Frequent mistakes
Word Order
Wrong:
In my opinion
is it
great to live in New York.
Right:
In my opinion
it is
great to live in New York
Slide 17 - Slide
Slide 18 - Slide
FORMAL
INFORMAL
Long sentences
Short sentences
Active voice
Passive voice
Email
Application letter
No contractions
Slide 19 - Drag question
Use adverbs and adjectives to make your writing come alive
Slide 20 - Slide
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Slide 21 - Video
personality traits
Slide 22 - Mind map
Slide 23 - Slide
Slide 24 - Slide
https:
Slide 25 - Link
Slide 26 - Slide
Slide 27 - Slide
Slide 28 - Slide
Slide 29 - Slide
Most of those heroes have spend half there lifes trying to be ordinary people. (3)
Slide 30 - Open question
Ones they where traveling threw South America whit some friends when too of them were kidnaped. (6)
Slide 31 - Open question
Those lady’s were trying to get some potato's, tomato's and loafs of bread for free. (4)
Slide 32 - Open question
Their are five books about wit here; this one is a lot funnyer then the other once, don’t you think so too? (4)
Slide 33 - Open question
Slide 34 - Slide
Slide 35 - Slide
Slide 36 - Slide
The End
Slide 37 - Slide