2P1L8 Writing tips

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Writing tips

15 Oktober

Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party, the mission of which was to protect African Americans from police brutality. 

What is the right word order?

1. Who - does - what/who - when - where
2. When - does - where - what/who - who
3. Does - who - what/who - when - where
4. Who - does - what/who - where - when

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,

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,

When do you use capital letters?

1. Months and days
2. For I
3. Names and titles
4. The beginning of a sentence

What is punctuation?

1. Never heard of it
2. Being on time?
3. Using commas and all that
4. A medical procedure

What are linking words/conjunctions?

1. and, but, because
2. in, on, at, to
3. therefore, moreover
4. don't know

Linking words

1. What? Words like, and, but, so, because etc!
2. Why? It connects sentences
3. How? By using a comma and two sentences
4. When? Throughout the entire exam
5. Remember a few difficult ones and use them!
   

Linking words

Try to learn a few by heart and know when to use them.

What time is it?

a / an (een)

an	ik hoor klinkers : a o e u i	an a pple an e vent an o peration an i nterest an u mbrella
a	ik hoor medeklinkers: b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y z	a c ar a b aloon a f ish a n oice

Instinkers

Bij de letters 

U en H moet je extra goed luisteren!

a horse  (horse)

an hour (our)

a unicorn (junicorn)

an umbrella (umbrella)

 

To fill in a form

• Employment, lost items, reservations, etc
• Little space
• Give short answers and ...
• Give clear and relevant answers
• What is asked? Read the question carefully! 

too - to - too
I forgot the milk. I have ... go ... the supermarket again.

1. to / to
2. to / too
3. too / two
4. two / to

two / too / to
I'd like ... buy these cookies and I'll have those cupcakes ... .

1. to / two
2. two / to
3. two / too
4. to / too

than - then
It was ... that I realised that he was taller ... me.

1. than / than
2. then / than
3. than / then
4. then / then

their - there - they're
... really upset that ... is no food in ... fridge.

1. They're / there / their
2. There / their / they're
3. Their / there / they're
4. They're / their / there

your - you're
... damaging ... phone when you handle it like that.

1. Your / you're
2. You're / you're
3. Your / your
4. You're / your

its - it's
I think ... difficult to rollerskate.

1. its
2. it's

where - were - we're
Did you know ... they ... hiding?

1. where / we're
2. were / where
3. we're / were
4. where / were

where - were - we're
I think ... out of batteries. Do you know ... they sell them?

1. we're / where
2. were / where
3. we're / were
4. where / we're

loose - lose
Make sure you don't ... those ... coins.

1. loose / lose
2. lose / loose
3. loose / loose
4. lose / lose

which - witch - with
... lady is the customer ... the complaint?

1. witch / which
2. which / witch
3. which / with
4. with / which