W11L2 KLV & Writing Herhalingsweek

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Good morning V5! 

English class

Mevrouw Plazier/Ms. Plazier 

learning goals

I know the structure of an application letter and understand some frequently made mistakes. 

I will have practiced with globaal kijken, selectief luisteren of intensief luisteren. 

 

Formal writing 

Bij de beoordeling van je brieven wordt er op de volgende punten gelet:

1. de juiste indeling van de brief (adres, datering, aanhef, kern, afsluiting, alinea's);

2. juiste toon en taalgebruik (formeel/informeel);

3. alle aanwijzingen in de opdracht moeten verwerkt zijn;

4. correcte spelling en woordkeuze;

5. grammatica, met name: de tijden, woordvolgorde, bijwoorden, hulpwerkwoorden en voorzetsels.

6. het niveau van je brief

Dear Sir/Madam,

Your address

recipient's adress

The date

Introduce yourself + reason of writing

Explanation of the situation

Conclusion

Closing sentence

Your name

signature

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How do you indicate the date?

1. 26 october 2020
2. October 26th, 2020
3. 26 October, 2020
4. 26-10-2020

What is the correct opening greeting if you DO NOT know who will read your letter?

How do you end a formal letter?

1. Greetings,
2. Yours sincerely,
3. Sincerely,
4. Yours faithfully,

How do we start paragraph 1?

1. Hello!
2. I'm ...
3. My name is ...
4. Good day

How do you say 'ik zit op het Corderius'

1. I sit on Corderius
2. I am on Corderius
3. I am at Corderius
4. I go to Corderius

Which one is correct?

1. I am a fourteen-year-old boy/girl
2. I am a boy/girl and I am fourteen
3. I am a fourteen years old boy/girl
4. I am 14 and a boy/girl

Which one is correct

1. The reason I write you is...
2. The reason I am writing you is...
3. The reason i am writing you is
4. The reason i write you is...

How do translate 'VWO' in English

1. Pre-University Education
2. Higher General Secondary Education
3. Pre- College education
4. havo

Mind the following

In a formal letter all words MUST be written in full

So do not use:  isn’t, it’s of won’t, but:

is not, it is en will not. Gonna and wanna  are a definite NO GO!

For names of magazines or newspapers, use quotation marks. The ‘Telegraaf’.

DOs

1. Make it neat.
2. Use signal words and the appropriate tenses, wherever necessary
3. Use paragraphs ( and use blank lines to clearly separate them)
4. Use a difficult grammar item every now and then (passive, relative clauses)

Example: The position was highly recommended to me, and I believe my skills and experience make me a strong candidate for this role.

1. At the end, check your work!
   

Don'ts

1.  DON'T forget about the lay-out
2.  DON'T use abbreviations / contractions (like I'll, didn't)
3.  DON'T use the first translation you find in a dictionary without checking. 
4. DON'T forget content elements 
5. DON'T use swear words or street language 
6. DON'T use dumb language (gonna, kinda, u, ur, w8, like ... you know, etc.) 

Frequent mistakes

Capital Letters:

When you talk about "ik", "i" is wrong, it is always “I” 

Days of the week, months : Monday, Tuesday, August, October

Frequent mistakes

Word Order

Wrong:  

In my opinion is it great to live in New York.

Right: 

In my opinion it is great to live in New York

Frequent mistakes

vocabulary

Using the same linking word over and over 

Also.....

Also....

I have also.......

Frequent mistakes

Content

Forgetting to introduce yourself at the start of the letter. 

Dear Sir/Madam, 

My name is....../I am.......

Frequent mistakes

Content

Connecting your letter to all the requirements and responsibilities but not using any examples of how you did this, simply stating it. 

DO: 

teach classes - "In my previous role, I was teaching HIIT classes and yoga."

Fitness Instructor

Here at Park View Health Clubs (262 Green Lanes,

London, N13 5TU) our mission is to inspire and promote a healthy lifestyle and provide our members with only the best, from our state of art fitness equipment to our amazing classes and ever so caring staff. We aim for every member to reach their fitness goals and thoroughly enjoy our beautiful clubs and family-like community.

If you are passionate about fitness and helping people, if you want to be a part of an established high-end fitness brand, if you are looking for a new challenge, we want to hear from you.

Which info will you use for your letter?

FORMAL

INFORMAL

Long sentences

Short sentences

Active voice

Passive voice

Email

Application letter

No contractions

• Use adverbs and adjectives to make your writing come alive

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Use positive adjectives/adverbs

• My goal as an instructor is to ensure that each participant feels both challenged and supported while fostering an inclusive and uplifting environment. 
• I am confident/ I am particularly drawn to the position......
• .......this would make me a valuable asset......
• .......your dedicated team.....

Most of those heroes have spend half there lifes trying to be ordinary people. (3)

Those lady’s were trying to get some potato's, tomato's and loafs of bread for free. (4)

Their are five books about wit here; this one is a lot funnyer then the other once, don’t you think so too? (4)

Listening practice! 

Kijk/luisteren VWO Engels

• globaal kijken: hier mag je de vragen nog niet lezen. Je kijkt/luistert naar het fragment, maakt aantekeningen en dan beantwoord je de vragen.
• intensief kijken/luisteren: wat jullie gewend zijn. Je luistert naar een fragment en vervolgens beantwoord je 1 vraag. 
• voorspellend luisteren: je mag de vragen lezen en voorspelt wat de spreker gaat zeggen. Steeds 2 opties. 
• selectief luisteren : je krijgt fragmenten te horen die iets langer zijn. Elk fragment heeft 2/3 vragen. Je beantwoord de vragen achter elkaar. Je mag hierbij aantekeningen maken. 

How to practice? 

• Practice listening at B2/C1 level in Holmwoods
• Practice listening/watching in Woots. You can also practice at skilllevel 1-3. 
• Watch a lot of Netflix series like: The Crown (without subtitles or with English subtitles), Planet Earth. Practice with English accents that you find difficult. 

How to practice? 

• Watch BBC News, Al Jazeera, CNN 
• Listen to BBC radio/ a podcast on Spotify ( The Daily - The New York Times) / audiobooks (Audible, Storytel, Nextory) -> Sherlock Holmes series, Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts series, Jane Austen books  or anything else you find interesting

Listening practice 

Go to Woots.nl and practice with selective listening. 

Once you are done, I will show you your results and you can continue with any other tests. 

Raise your hand if you have any questions

Today's reflection

8. Afsluiting

De docent controleert in de slotfase van de les of de leerdoelen door alle leerlingen behaald zijn en plaatst de les in de context van de betreffende Unit. De docent evalueert samen met de leerlingen het leren en het gedrag op basis van het Learner Profile en de ATL-skills. Dit wordt vastgelegd in Toddle. Samen blikken docent en leerlingen vooruit aan de hand van de JdW-planner.