Unit 2: Proposal - common errors (2025)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

www.flo-joe.co.uk

 Which one word can be used to complete all of the following three sentences? The answer appears below.

1. The message was written in ........ and was impossible to read.

2. The club has a very strict dress ........ and you will not be allowed in unless you're dressed in a suit and tie.

3. Could you tell me what the area ........ is for London, please?

COLLOCATIONS: ANSWERS

The missing word is 'CODE'. Write your own definition or example sentence to help you remember these collocations:

to be written in code

dress code

(telephone) area code

Quiet Reading

Well Done

Average grade was a GOOD (8) x17

Satisfactory (5.5-7.9) x9 

No unsatisfactory proposals

I have seen a big improvement, read the feedback and keep it so that you can refer  back to this for the next assignment.

General Feedback

Most proposals were organised in a very appropriate way, with good use of Title and subheadings, which demonstrate clearly that you have answered each of the points in the task. .

Most of you strived to achieve a formal register for this proposal and the language errors were mimimal (articles, spelling, etc.)

All in all, very good work!

main errors

Use subheadings in the layout for a PROPOSAL AND A REPORT

USE FORMAL LANGUAGE (make use of passive sentences)

It is not a letter!!!!

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Passive sentence

British or American spelling?

 Even though mixing British and American vocabulary isn’t punitive, you absolutely have to be consistent with your spelling. So if you choose to stick to British spelling (e.g. centre, cheque,) then omitting “u” in “valour” or “labour” will be regarded as mistake and scored accordingly. Here is a basic reference table to AmE/BrE spelling:

Tip

Try and learn some standard sentences that can be adapted for any topic given in the Proposal task 

Page 164 in the Result book

Title: 

Proposal: For Blah Blah Blah

Introduction:

The purpose of this proposal is to outline the .......

Conclusion:

In conclusion, I believe that if we follow the ideas that are outlined in this proposal, the .....