LJ 3 - Writing practice (part 2)

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Writing practice 

Lesson goals

-Learn about the sentence structure and how to apply it.

- Learn about conjunctions and how to apply them.

-Learn about articles and how to apply them in the sentence.

-Learn about sentence structure.

What is a clause?

A clause is a group of words that functions as one part of speech and that includes a subject (onderwerp) and verb(werkwoord).

1. Independent clause; A sentence that contains a subject and a verb - It can stand alone

Example: He will succeed. 

2. Dependent clause; Contains a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand alone. 

Example: If you work hard

3. Subordinating conjunctions; Conjunctions are used to link dependent clauses to independent clauses. 

Example: If you work hard, you will succeed. 

Conjunctions

Conjunctions

Choose the right conjunction

"I enjoy dancing, ... I like singing more."

1. and
2. so
3. but
4. because

Which conjunction fits best?

He is late for class .... he missed his train

1. While
2. Because
3. Cause
4. Therefore

Choose the right conjunction.

"I passed my exam, ... I studied a lot."

1. because
2. so
3. but
4. therefore

Which conjunction fits best?

.... she is cooking, I am doing the laundry

1. While
2. But
3. Additionally
4. Meanwhile

Conjunctions

Now go to the exercise sheet I gave you and choose the correct conjunctions for the sentence.

Articles

What are articles?

Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific. 

• The indefinite article takes two forms. It’s the word a when it precedes a word that begins with a consonant (medeklinker). It’s the word an when it precedes a word that begins with a vowel (klinker).

• The definite article is the word the. It limits the meaning of a noun to one particular thing. 

Articles

....... customer came in to ........... store yesterday. She had ........... complaint about ............. service. She told .......... manager that .......... employee had forgotten to give her ........ 20% discount that was advertised in ........... newspaper.   ............ manager explained to her that there was no discount on .............. electric toothbrushes.  

Articles: (a/an/the/X)

a

a

an

the

the

the

the

the

the

X

Are you coming to ..... party next Sunday?

1. the
2. an
3. a
4. zero article

I bought ... new TV set yesterday.

1. the
2. an
3. a
4. zero article

Which one uses the right article (lidwoord) in English?

1. de bus
2. it house
3. an home
4. an hour

I think ... man over there looks a but odd.

1. the
2. an
3. a
4. zero article

I watched ... video you had sent me.

1. the
2. an
3. a
4. zero article

She was wearing ... ugly dress when she met him.

1. the
2. an
3. a
4. zero article

I am crazy about .... history books.

1. the
2. an
3. a
4. zero article

She is ... nice girl.

1. the
2. an
3. a
4. zero article

Do you want to go to .... restaurant where we first met?

1. the
2. an
3. a
4. zero article

He is ... engineer.

1. the
2. an
3. a
4. zero article

He thinks that ... love is what will save us all.

1. the
2. an
3. a
4. zero article

Write an email: Computer problem

In the office where you work, there is a problem with the computers.

Write an email to Bob Hargreaves, the IT engineer at your company:

• saying which office you work in
  
• describing what is wrong with the computers
  
• requesting repairs as soon as possible.
  

Write 30 – 50 words.

In the office where you work, there is a problem with the computers.

Write an email to Bob Hargreaves, the IT engineer at your company:
saying which office you work in
describing what is wrong with the computers
requesting repairs as soon as possible.

Write 30 – 50 words.