Periode 4-les 1-7-RETAIL

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Engels periode 4 retail

Branche- product- en dienstkennis (verdiepen in de branche, trends, assortiment van leerbedrijf)

Examen schrijven A2

Lesson 1: Building Blocks

1.3 writing 

Why am I writing? 

Entertain, inform, instruct.

Who will read this? 

• informal: contractions, abbreviations, emojis, hi/hey, bye/see ya/ XOXO/All the best.

• formal: full sentences, no abbreviations, Dear Sir or Madam, Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully (outdated)  Kind regards can be used both formal and informal.

• neutral: facts, information

Lesson 1: Building Blocks

1.3 writing 

Signal words

Are used to give structure to a text.

signal words for A2 are: and, but, because, or, so.

signal words for B1 are: moreover, however, due to , on the other hand, therefore

Lesson 1: Building Blocks

1.3 writing 

Past simple: Regular verbs

You form the past simple by adding ‘-ed’ after the verb:

I talked to her yesterday.

If a verb ends with ‘-y’, the past simple ends with ‘-ied’:

I tried to call you yesterday.

If the ‘-y’ follows another vowel (a, e, i, o, u), the past simple ends with ‘-ed’:

I stayed at home yesterday.

Past simple: Irregular verbs

‘to be’: ‘was’ and ‘were’ (I was / you were / (s)he was / it was / we were / you were / they were)

‘to have’: ‘had’ (I had / you had / (s)he had / it had / we had / you had / they had)

‘to do’: ‘did’ (I did / you did / (s)he did / it did / we did / you did / they did)

Lesson 1: Building Blocks

1.3 writing 

Exercise 7:

You bought a postcard in Glasgow and you are going to send it to your friend Suzie in England.

aWrite the postcard. Your text should include:

the name and address of the person you are sending it to (Suzie McConnel, Loughborough Rd., London, SW9 7SE)

a greeting

information about where you are

what you did while you were there, using the past simple

three things you liked or disliked about the place

a sign-off

Lesson 1: Building Blocks

1.3 writing 

Exercise 16

Study the theme words describing colours, shapes, sizes and materials. You are going to fill in a description of the backpack you’ve lost.

aDescribe the bag and its contents. Your text should include:

at least three things to describe what the bag looks like;

at least three items in the bag.

Use as many details as you can (colours, sizes, shapes, materials).

Lesson 1: Building Blocks

1.3 writing 

Exercise 23

Study the expressions for writing a review.

aYou stayed at a hostel during your holiday in Scotland. Describe your experience in a review.

Mention at least:

two things about the location

two things about the rooms

two things about the staff

one thing about the price

You can make up your own information for your review. Write the review.

Lesson 1: Building Blocks

1.3 writing 

Exercise 26

Write a social media post about a certain hot spot

Convince your followers that they should go there to

Your post should include:

a description of your visit to .........

a reason why your followers should believe you (think of an example of what you did there

end your post with a good last sentence (funny, or attractive)

Studiewijzer periode 4

Examen schrijven A2

Toets Spelling & Grammatica A2

Lesson 5

Building Blocks A2: Unit 2

Food: What's the idea?

Time: a.m. and p.m.

Time can be measured using the 12-hour clock or the 24-hour clock. Many English-speaking countries use the 12-hour clock. The 12-hour clock uses ‘a.m.’ and ‘p.m.’ to indicate the difference between morning and afternoon:

‘a.m.’ means ‘before midday’: 8 o’clock in the morning is expressed as 8 a.m.

‘p.m.’ means ‘after midday’; 3 o’clock in the afternoon is expressed as 3 p.m.

The 24-hour clock does not use ‘a.m.’ or ‘p.m.’:

1 a.m. is 01.00

4.10 a.m. is 04.10

6.10 p.m. is 18.10

9.45 p.m. is 21.45

Lesson 2

Building Blocks A2: Unit 2

Food: What's the idea? Writing 2.3

At the end of this lesson you can:

• centre your text around a topic or message.
  
• introduce the topic of your text.
  
• write emails and letters.
  
• write notes and fill in forms.
  
• write creatively.
  
• deal with using words you don’t know.

Lesson 6

Building Blocks A2: Unit 2

Food: What's the idea? Writing 2.3

Strategy Synonyms

A synonym is a word that has the same (or almost the same) meaning as another word. For example, a synonym for ‘small’ is ‘little’. Words often have many different synonyms.

• When you don’t know the specific word you want to use, but you do know a synonym which means more or less the same, you can use the synonym. 

• Also, when you are writing and you use the same word many times, it can make your writing a bit boring. When you use synonyms you can improve how you communicate your ideas.

Strategy Writing frame

Planning will improve your writing. It helps you to work out what you want to say and structure your text. 

Writing frame:

1. reason: Why am I writing?

2. reader(s): Who am I writing this text for?

3. topic: What is the topic of my text?

4. information: Which information do I need to give?

5. message or idea: What do I want to say about the topic?

After you have finished your writing frame, you can decide how you want to organise your ideas. For example, in some texts you may want to start with the reason you’re writing. (‘I’m writing this post to tell you about my favourite Dutch snack.’) In other texts you may want to begin with your message about the topic. (‘You should try Dutch snacks.')

Lesson 6

Building Blocks A2: Unit 2

Food: What's the idea? Writing 2.3

Exercise 17

You’re going to write a blog post about a typically Dutch dish or snack. It can be anything you like (or don’t like). Think of oliebollen, kapsalon, bitterballen, poffertjes, or hutspot. You also advise your readers (not) to try it.

Laat als je klaar bent deze opdracht zien aan jouw docent. Je mag geen ChatGPT gebruiken.

Lesson 6

Building Blocks A2: Unit 2

Food: What's the idea? Writing 2.3

Grammar Imperative- GEBIEDENDE WIJS

1. If you want to give someone instructions, directions or commands, you can use the imperative.
2. To make the imperative, use the infinitive (hele werkwoord) of the verb without to.
   
3. To make a negative imperative, you put ‘Don’t’ or ‘Do not’ before the verb:

For example:

Come here! Slice the carrots. Add 100 grams of flour.

Don’t open the fridge, please. Do not enter.

Lesson 6

Building Blocks A2: Unit 2

Food: What's the idea? Writing 2.3

Background knowledge Emails to friends
There are no strict rules for starting and ending an email or letter to friends or family members. You can choose how you want to begin and end your text.

• You could begin your email for example like this:

Dear Sam,
Hi everyone,
Hello again,

• You could end your email for example like this:

Cheers,
Love,
Best wishes,

Lesson 6

Building Blocks A2: Unit 2

Food: What's the idea? Writing 2.3

Exercise 27

You’re going to answer Nigel’s email. Fill in the writing frame before you start to write the email.

writing frame

• reason
• reader(s
• topic
• information
• message or idea

b. Use about 200 words for your email: Use a correct opening. Answer Nigel’s questions.

Write a shopping list. You can make up the amounts you actually need. Write a step-by-step recipe. Make the recipe as complete and as clear as possible, because Nigel can’t see any pictures of the recipe. Include a recommendation for a side dish.

Use a correct ending.

Laat als je klaar bent deze opdracht zien aan jouw docent. Je mag geen ChatGPT gebruiken.

Lesson 7

Building Blocks A2: Unit 2

Food: What's the idea? Listening 2.4

Listening for general understanding, 

topic and message, 

don’t panic and keep listening, 

focused listening, 

listening carefully