Week 37 Skill practice + writing a letter

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Welcome guys and girls! 

Please come in and have a seat

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Planning for today
Lesson plan 
5 min 
Lay-out for a letter 
15 min 
The writing assignment 
10 min 
Get to writing 
until the end of the lesson
Homework: Bring your letter to next class 

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Spelling errors
Check your letter for the following spelling errors:
  • no abbreviations, such as I'm, can't, don't, haven't, etc. 
  • capital letters for days of the week, months, start of sentences, names, place names
  • ending each sentence with a full stop (.) 
  • blank line in between each part of the letter 

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Formal letter/email outline

1. Your own address without your name, with the country

 

 Marinus Postlaan 1
 8264 PB Kampen
 Netherlands

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Formal letter/email outline

1. Sending address with name and with the country

 Mr. R. van Geest

 Marinus Postlaan 1
 8264 PB Kampen
 Netherlands

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Formal letter/email outline

2. Date of writing
 

 15 December 2020
 December 15, 2020
 December 15th, 2020
 15th December 2020

All options are correct; the first one is the easiest. Remember to write months with capital letters in English!

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Formal letter/email outline

3. Subject line
  

 subject: application for English teacher


Do not use capital letters, except when you use names
Do not use punctuation, except for the colon (:) 

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Formal letter/email outline


4. Salutation


 Dear Mr Jones / Mrs Jones, (if you know who you are writing to)
 Dear Sir/Madam, (if you do not know who you are writing to)

  • Use capital letters
  • Never use a first name.
  • Do not write ‘Mister/Missus’
  • Always end with a comma

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Formal letter/email outline

5. Three paragraphs
   

More information later on

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Formal letter/email outline

6. Final sentence

  I look forward to hearing from you soon.


This is a sentence you can almost always use. 
This is a seperate 'paragraph'. Blank lines before and after this sentence. 

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Formal letter/email outline

7. Closure

   Yours sincerely, (when you used a name in the salutation) 
   Yours faithfully, (when you used Sir/Madam in the salutation)

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Formal letter/email outline

8. Your signature and full name

 

 [signature]

 Lionel Messi

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Basic rules

Between each new part of your letter you leave a blank line

It is okay to start a letter with “I” in English

Always continue writing until the end of the line. A new sentences does not mean you should start on a new line. You only start on a new line when you start a new paragraph / part of the letter. 


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Basic rules

This is a formal letter, so you have to use formal language.

  • Don't start a sentence with informal linking words, such as and, but, because, or, so, also. 
  • Do not use contractions, such as don't, isn't, I'm, etc.
  • Do not use slang, such as wanna, gonna, ain't, u, etc. 
  • Be polite 

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Application letter
You will have to write an application letter. 



We will practise this once, so you can get feedback. Then you will write your assignment. 

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Paragraph content application letter
Paragraph 1: state what position you are applying for, state you are interested and explain where and when you read the vacancy 

Paragraph 2: introduce yourself, explain why you are suitable for this position 

Paragraph 3: name your hopes, expectations, ask any questions you might have, redirect them to your CV, and explain how they can contact you 

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Useful sentences and phrases
Paragraph 1: 
  • I would like to apply for the position of...
  • I read your advertisement in...
  • I am writing in connection with the job advertisement in...
  • I am very interested in...


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Useful sentences and phrases
Paragraph 2: 
  • Let me introduce myself.
  • I believe I am suitable for this position, because...
  • I would be very suited for this position, since...
  • People tell me I am... (list your qualities)
  • I am currently a student at...
  • I feel I have the necessary qualities for this job, because...


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Useful sentences and phrases
Paragraph 3: 
  • I would really appreciate it if you would...
  • I do have some questions about... 
  • Could you give me an indication of...
  • If you have any questions, you can contact me on....
  • I have enclosed my CV for...

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Tips
  • Always write your age in full; i.e. sixteen-year-old girl / seventeen-year-old boy 
  • Write numbers up to twenty in full, except when you are talking about dates (i.e. I attend school five days a week / I read your vacancy on 3 February 2021). 
  • havo = higher general secundary education (I am in my final year of higher general secondary education) 
  • Translate everything into English, so the names of papers and your education should be written in English, not in Dutch. 
  • If you must say something in Dutch, make sure to write the Dutch inbetween quotation marks. 

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What to do? 
Write a letter of application
Save the letter in your writing folder
This is a practise letter, you will receive feedback. 

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Situatie
Over een aantal maanden hoop jij jouw diploma op zak te hebben. Je bent bezig met onderzoeken wat je daarna wilt gaan doen. Het lijkt je fijn om tijdens de zomervakantie in het buitenland te werken. Tijdens het zoeken naar opties, kwam je een advertentie tegen van Camp America. Een organisatie die baantjes regelt voor zomerkampen in de Verenigde Staten. 

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Camp counselor wanted
summer 2021
You will...
  • ... be overseeing a group of 8 - 12 years old during their daily activities. 
  • ... plan activities and supervise the campers. 
  • ... guide the campers, and make sure they have a safe environment while at camp.

You have to be...
  • 17 - 19 years old
  • creative
  • good at organising activities 
  • responsible
  • good with children

You need...
a highschool diploma and good English skills

 

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Opdracht
Volg de formele brief outline en schrijf een complete solliciatiebrief naar Camp America. 
  • Noem in de brief tenminste 3 kwaliteiten die aansluiten bij de advertentie.
  • Geef aan wat voor werkervaring jij hebt.
  • Stel ten minste 3 vragen.
  • Verwijs naar jouw CV. 


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Homework
Write the letter and bring this to next class
We will go over the rubric the teachers will use for the writing test 

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Welcome guys! 

Please come in and have a seat

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Planning for today
Lesson plan 
5 min 
The writing rubric, how to ace this test 
15 min 
Peer feedback 
15 min 
Get to work 
until the end of the lesson
Homework:  Edit your letter according to the feedback you have received from your peer

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The rubric 
What do teachers pay attention to? 

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Peerfeedback 
1. We will make pairs. The teacher will deceide who is going with who 
2. Find the person you are placed with and have a seat
3. You are going to give each other feedback, you will use the rubric and decide what grade the other would get. 
4. On each others work you write at least:
1 thing that went well and 1 thing to improve

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Your letters must be handed in next lesson 
If there are no tips & tops then you both haven't done your homework so take this seriously

Can't think of a tip? Ask for the opinion of at least 3 other pupils and then the teacher

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Got feedback? 
Back to the drawing table and edit your work. The teacher wants to see the feedback you got and wether or not you improved your work according to the feedback given. 

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Welcome guys! 

Please come in and have a seat

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Planning for today
Lesson plan 
5 min 
Recap on letter writing
10 min 
Signal words 
15 min 
Final touches 
U.T.E.O.T.L
Homework: Add linking words to your letter where possible, hand this letter in. 

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So far 
  • You have learned the proper lay-out 
  • You have practiced once
  • You have seen the rubric and used it 
  • You have received feedback from a peer

  • What else do you need? 

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Signal words 
Pros: 
  • Add vocabulary points 
  • Look great 
  • Make you seem like you know what you are doing 
  • Create links between sentences 

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Signal words II
Linking words are important in all skills. 
They are little keys to understanding what is to follow 

VERY handy for reading, writing and speaking ;) 

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Opsomming, uitbreiding
Tegenstelling
Oorzaak, redengevend
Voorbeeld
timer
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Also
In addition
Because
Since
Although
Rather
Instead
Yet
For example
For instance
i.e.
In fact
As

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