les 4 dec

Welcome!

In this lesson

1. Sit according to your plattegrond

2.  Writing skill (formal)

Aims of this lesson

1. I can use punctuations marks correctly

2. I can write an opinion essay using formal English.

Formal or informal writing

Punctuation marks

Punctuation marks (leestekens)

Examples?

Examples of punctuation marks

Comma                   ,

full stop                   .

question mark      ?

colon                           :

semicolon                  ;

quotation marks    "   "

exclamation mark     !

Colon,semicolon and quotation marks

1. Mary studied hard for one reason: to pass her exams.

2. My birthday is tomorrow; I'm excited

3. Madonna is fond of declaring "I'm not ashamed of anything."

4. "You should not be late" I said

Basic writing rules

• Capitalisation at the start of a sentence and a name.
• Fullstop at the end of a sentence.
• Capital I (always and everywhere).
• Using linking words, eg, and, but , however, so, .....to connect two parts of a sentence.

Writing an opinion Essay 

 We use formal English in an opinion essay

• In my view
• Some people argue that
• It is sometimes said that
• As I see it
• I suggest that
• In order to tackle this problem

Divide your essay into 3 main parts:

• Introduction  (tell what you are going to write about).
• Body ( details ).
• Conclusion ( how it ends/decision reached).

Exercise

Writing guide on P. 37 WB

Min. 150 words

Write on a piece of paper