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H5 - week 6- lesson 2 and 3
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Listening - mark in som
Reading battle
Writing an informal letter/essay
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Today's objectives
Listening - mark in som
Reading battle
Writing an informal letter/essay
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Reading Battle
Form 9 groups of 3 students
Read texts 1-6 of havo exam 2019
Answer questions 1-16
Final step: answer in socrative
Winning Group gets a prize
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Specific feedback informal letter no. 1
to move abroad
to happen -> to occur (How do you feel about earthquakes occurring regularly/constantly in your country?)
to reduce/lessen the emission of carbondioxide/ CO2 emission
public health (not: the health of the people)
their vs they're (their homes = possessive / they're = they are) - your vs you're (your home = possessive / you're = you are)
a + consonant(consonant sound) = a tree / a uniform ("j" sound) VS an apple (a = vowel sound)
disaster area / these circumstances / these surroundings / nuclear power plant
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Linking words paragraphs (essay)
First of all, second of all, thirdly etc.
(to orden/sum up)
One example, for instance, also
(to give examples)
Furthermore, moreover (
to stress additional information)
Even though, although, however, nonetheless
(to stress a contrast/contrary information)
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Coordinating/subordinating conjunctions sentences (letter/essay)
Between two main clauses (main clause = subject + verb,
expresses a complete thought)
F
= for
A =
and
N
= nor
B
= but
O
= or
Y
= yet
S
= so
Nuclear power plants have been around for ages, yet the public safety is often an item of discussion
I am opposed to nuclear power, for it puts the public at risk.
We could go shopping in Amsterdam, or we could visit the local museum in my city.
Nuclear power plants offer an environmentally-friendly/sustainable source of energy, but at the same time they are rather dangerous.
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Subordinating conjunctions sentences (letter/essay)
To add a subclause (does NOT express a complete thought) to a main clause.
Subclauses
before
the main clause -> separated by a comma.
As long as nuclear power plants strictly adhere to the safety rules, the public health won't be at risk.
Provided that nuclear power plants striclty adhere to the safety rules, the public health won't be at risk.
As soon as I had learned about the disasters in Japan, I decided to write you.
I decided to write you as soon as I had heard about the disasters
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Essay writing
Structure - intro/3 paragraphs/conclusion (= 5 paragraphs)
General topic (controversial) / short stories
Formal language
Avoid personal pronouns
Use linking words (also, moreover, even though, nonetheless etc.)
Use an general example ending in your topic statement (=thesis)
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Assignment
Write a formal essay about a controversial topic/Write informal letter no. 2 - hand in!
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Preparing your Essay
Think of a controversial topic (i.e. Soccer players are overpaid = THESIS)
Think of 3 arguments to support your opinion
Come up with two examples to support each argument
Write a rought draft of 5 paragraphs: Intro/3 arguments & examples/Conclusion (in which you repeat your thesis & your main argument
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