H4 P3 W4 svopt & pitfalls

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Basic rules

• We do our work when we should
• We are silent during explanations and raise our hands for questions
• Our phone is in our "zakkie" in our bag
• We don't eat, drink, or chew gum in class

learning goals

I can avoid common mistakes while writing sentences

How to write a correct English sentence.

Word order

He               was looking       at        the shop window      in Market street            last time we were there.

Subject           Verb                                    Object                      Place                                            Time

SVOPT!

SVOPT

Subject: Who. He/She/It/Mary/Peter/The police.

SVOPT

Verb: Do.

Walked/was looking/take/learnt/have taken

SVOPT

Object: What.

Football/the window shop/the table

SVOPT

Place: Where

At the supermarket/in the classroom/on the road.

SVOPT

Time: When

tomorrow/yesterday/in the evening/next year/last year

What is a pittfall?

Pitfalls

mistakes that are made often (usually because the words sound the same)

example: there, their & they're

What is the difference?
your & you're

What is the difference?
desert & dessert

What is the difference?
to, too and two

What is the difference?
its & it's

fix the mistakes in the following sentences:

I already told you i was gonna go their, so than I’ll pick her up.

I already told you I was going to go there, so then I’ll pick her up.

I has been long time so I wanna say thank you.

It has been a long time, so I want to say thank you.

I think you stay at home and I hope to soon here from you.

I think you should stay at home and I hope to soon hear from you soon.

learning goals

I know the plot of Generation A

Individual study

Read Generation A

Don't have the book with you?

Write a practice letter about your vacation

or

Work on Holmwoods