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WELCOME

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Road map
  • Words of the day 
  • Writing skills  

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Words of the Day
  • certainly (adv)
  • fair (adj)
  • features (n)
  • struggle (n)

Make a correct sentence with these  words. 
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Peer feedback
Good feedback should be
  • constructive
  • specific
  • kind
  • justified 
  • relevant.

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Peer feedback
Look at:
  • have all the formal     requirements been met?
  • structure (intro-body-conclusion)
  • grammar

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Peer feedback
  • discuss/judge the work, not the person writing it!
  • mark mistakes or things that you think can be improved
  • Always indicate WHY and perhaps even HOW! 

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Frequent Mistakes
  • Mistakes of form
  • Word order
  • Grammatical tense
  • Wrong word! 
  • No concord between subject and verb 

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Formal letter 
  • formal style: no contractions, no abbreviations, use passive.
  • Write one paragraph per subtopic.
  • Skip a line between paragraphs.
  • Make sure you know what you want, ensure it is reasonable and state it plainly.
  • Never be rude. Be firm but polite.

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Formal letter
  • Dear Sir/Madam, or Dear Mr/Ms/Mrs .... 
  • Introduction: state why you are writing the letter.
  • Body: elaborate 
  • Conclusion: I hope that .../ I look forward to ...
  • Yours faithfully (when the name of the recipient is unknown)
  • Yours sincerely (when the name is known)

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Formal letter
  • Do assignment  5.4.B. assignment 1 
  • Write a formal letter as discussed on Learnbeat and in class. 
  • Work on the letter in week 10 (Thursday 10 March) 
  • Hand in in week 11 (Friday 18 March)

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Any questions?

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Homework
Thursday  10 March 2022:
  • Study the theory about letter writing, both the formal and the informal letter (Learnbeat, Writing Skills, 5.1 to 5.4).
  • In class you will (continue to) work on your first formal letter.


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