Writing (Inventions)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Planning:

- Newsround

- Science week

- Writing an email

www.bbc.co.uk

Science!

Ben & Jerry's Lock

See-through Umbrella

Pizza Cutter/Scoop

Pringles ?

You recently saw an advertisement of a contest for ‘Young Inventors’ on TikTok. You think you have a good chance of winning the contest with your invention, so you decide to write an e-mail in which you sign up and tell everything the judges need to know about your invention and why you will be the perfect candidate for this.

Assignment:

- Work together in pairs (2 people)

- Grab a blank piece of paper (A4) and a pen, pencil, and/or markers; (You may use Canva as well)

- Design a mind map about your invention within 15 minutes.

- WRITE IN ENGLISH!

Structuur:

To:                 het e-mailadres van de ontvanger

Subject:      het onderwerp van jouw e-mail

Structuur:

Do you know the person?

Start van jouw e-mail:

Don't know the person?

Dear Mr Butter (meneer)

Dear Ms Butter (mevrouw)

Dear Sir or Madam,

Structuur:

Closing of your email:

Choose the correct closing:

Yours Sincerely,                  Hoogachtend

Best regards,                       Met vriendelijke groeten

Kind regards,                       Met vriendelijke groeten

Best wishes,                         De beste wensen

and end with your your full name!

- Write an actual email to apply for the contest.

- Write in English! Use full sentences.

- Remember to use punctuation (? , . CAPITAL LETTERS at the start of a sentence/ names)

- Use the invention you've just described in your mindmap

- You can use a dictionary to look up words.

What elements in your email?

Write at least 3 paragraphs. Separate each paragraph by skipping a line.

Use at least 60-100 words in the email itself.

Alinea 1:      

Introduction / Who are you? / Why do you send this email?

Alinea 2:     

Explanation of invention 

Reason why you think your invention should be incuded in the contest.

Alinea 3:     

Conclusion / Closing