Motivational letter

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

English

The 9th of March 

Ms. Derks

Plan for today

Skills

- Writing and spelling

Mission:

• At the end of this lesson you have improved your spelling.

• At the end of this lesson you can make a motivational letter. 

Why?

Een Engelse motivatiebrief maken zal je helpen bij schrijfvaardigheid maar is ook nuttig voor een toekomstig beroep. 

Pitfalls

Pitfalls

Your - you're

Do you know more

pitfall words?

It is _______ dangerous to get any closer.

1. to
2. too

To - too

To: combinatie met ww 
I am going to the cinema.

Too: ''te'' / ''ook''

They want to join us too.

They say they are better _______ you.

1. than
2. then

Than - then

Than: vergelijking
You've done more than enough.

Then: tijd

And then the police arrived.

They worked hard on _______ exercises.

1. their
2. there
3. they're

Their - there - they're

Their: bezittelijk (Their books)

There: daar (locatie) (Over there)

They're: they are

The dog wagged _______ tail.

1. it's
2. its

It's - its

It's: it is

Its: bezittelijk (his / hers / its)

We _______ just looking for you.

1. where
2. we're
3. were

Where - were - we're

Where: waar (Where are you going?)

Were: waren (We were talking.)

We're: we are

I don't want to _______ my wallet.

1. lose
2. loose

Lose - loose

Lose: verliezen (Did you lose it?)

Loose: los (The animals ran loose.)

_______ option do you prefer?

1. With
2. Which

Which - with

Which: die, dat, welke 
We went to a bar, which I liked very much.

With: met / bij
Are you going with friends?

BLOOKET

1. Practise in Blooket with do's and don't's of job interviews. 
   
   
   www.Blooket.com/play

Link in Teams

Write today's date as you would at the top of a formal letter.

Write the salutation as you would when you do not know the name of the person you are writing to

Give an example of a closing sentence

What do I need to mention in a motivational letter?

Work on your worksheet!

Complete the worksheet.

Hand it in when you're done.

Questions? Ask your neigbour first.

Done? Write your name on top and hand it in. 

Checklist:

  Did I mention clearly the function I want to apply for?

  Did I motivated clearly why I want to apply for that function?

  Did I mention why I fit this job/ stage?

  Am I as concrete as possible, with examples where relevant (from my CV    or other experiences)?

  Did I gave an impression of who I am?

  Did I check my motivational letter on errors?

  Did I check if my CV is still up to date and relevant for the function?

What did we do today?

1. Motivational letter in English.
2. Hoe ging dit?