2P1L4 A Writing

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

English writing

Lesson 4

Survey (enquête)

For my own education I need to do a survey about your experiences with and wishes for English class. You should take last year into account too. Would you be so kind to scan the QR code and answer the questions? 

QR code survey English

Thank you!

Go to:

Lessonup.app

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,

You don't know if the lady you're writing to is married or not. How do write her title?

1. Miss
2. Mrs
3. Ms

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,

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.

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

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! 

Homework

tile 5 + 6