3P1L4 writing a letter future creative writing

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• Studiejaar 2

English writing

Lesson 4

23 September 2024

Today's programme

• Attendance
• Warm-up
• Goals
• Recap greeting/closing
• Future simple
• Going to
• Opdracht 2 + 3

USA

National Day of Sign Language

To increase awareness for the amount of deaf people (72 million around the world) and the use of sign language.

USA

Redhead appreciation Day

Redheads are interesting, beautiful and absolutely worth celebrating.

1387

One of the most extravagant of the early Medieval English feasts was recorded. It was held in honour of King Richard II. The feast included 14 salted oxen, 2 fresh oxen, 120 sheep, 12 boar, 14 calves, 140 pigs, 144 poultry, 1200 pigeons, 144 partridge, 96 rabbits, 120 gallons of milk, 11,000 eggs ..... and much more!

Go to:

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Greeting formal letter/email

Don't know the name?  -->  Dear Sir/Madam,

                                                         Dear Madam,

                                                         Dear Sir,

Know the name?             -->  title (Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, Dr, etc.) and                                                           the family name

Mrs=married / Miss=unmarried / Ms=unknown married or not

Closing formal letter/email

Know the name?              -->  Yours sincerely, 

Don't know the name?  -->  Yours faithfully,

Know the person?           -->  Kind regards,

You don't know if the lady you're writing to is married or not. How do write her title?

1. Miss
2. Mrs
3. Ms

You don't know if the person you're writing to is a man or woman.
How do you start your letter?

1. Dear Sirs,
2. Dears Mr/Mrs,
3. Dear person,
4. Dear Sir/Madam,

Your letter/email to a woman you don't know starts with: Dear Mrs Parker,
How does it end?

1. Yours faithfully,
2. Yours sincerely,
3. Kind regards,
4. See you later,

Talking about the future

What are your plans
for the future?

The future

Express a sudden decision: will

I will have the homemade chickensoup.

Express a desire or agreement to do something

It will not happen again.

I think I will go to Mexico next summer.

The future

Express plan for the future: to be going to

I am going to graduate this summer.

She is going to visit her cousin this fall.

The future

Both will and going to can be used to make future predictions

She will be a great doctor.

She is going to be a great doctor.

They ... move house mext month.

1. will
2. are going to

Joan thinks the conservatives ... win the elections.

1. will
2. are going to

There is someone at the door. I ... get it.

1. will
2. am going to

Joey ... visit us in Switzerland in January.

1. will
2. is going to

Creative writing

Dat kan een review zijn, een blog, een mail aan je vrienden over je nieuwe huis, etc.

Persoonlijk

Informeel

Maar:  geen straattaal (gonna, wanna)

Write a blog

Schrijf een blog om je lezers te overtuigen van jouw hobby. 

Je vertelt hoe je bij deze hobby bent gekomen en hoe lang je die al beoefend. Daarnaast vertel je wat je er zo leuk aan vindt, geef minimaal 2 redenen. Je vertelt daarnaast wat je er in de toekomst mee wilt doen.

120-150 woorden

16 September

Lot of special days in USA

• Collect Rocks Day
• Choose your chocolate day
• Guacamole Day
• Cinnamon raisin bread day
• Play-Doh Day
• Teenager workout day

Warm up

What is your favourite type of chocolate and why? 

Or what is your favorite workout or sport and why? 

Speak in full sentences, please!

Creative writing

Je schrijft je tante Betty in de Verenigde Staten van America een mail om over je leven te vertellen. Beschrijf je nieuwe huis, een vriendin van je en een cadeau dat je onlangs hebt gekregen.

120 woorden