H5 week 42 letter writing etc.

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Welcome class H5B

Welcome to English class

Today:

1. Watching & listening

2. Follow Up: vocab pratice

3. Letter writing: practice letter 3

Time?

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Which advice would you give Philippe to find a successor?

Fill in the gap:
My _______________ messed up and now I have to fix it.

1. successor
2. predecessor
3. adolescent
4. mankind

True or false?
'to preserve is the same as 'to terminate'

1. True
2. False

Fill in the gap:
A ____________ lives in a monastery.

1. clergyman
2. monk
3. vicar
4. priest

Translate to Dutch:
conscience

Make a sentence:
conscience - to mind

Practice Letter 3

The Letter of Inquiry

In a letter of enquiry:

1. You complain about something
2. You apply for a job
3. You ask politely for information
4. You ask how your best friend is doing

Which linking words
do you use?

More linking words:

-> In the handout Letter Writing! 

-> Learn them by heart.

Adding information:

and, again, and then, besides, equally important, finally, further, furthermore, next, what is more, moreover, as well as, in addition, first (second, etc.), not only . . . but

The order of things:

Firstly, to start with, for one thing, after a short time, lately, shortly, then, previously, after, while, until, as soon as.

Summarising/concluding ideas:

thus, lastly, in brief, in short, on the whole, to sum up, to conclude, in conclusion, as I have shown, as I have said.

Contrasting ideas:

however, nevertheless, rather, whereas, but, yet, on the other hand, though, on the contrary, by comparison, compared to, up against, even though, balanced against, although, conversely, but, meanwhile, in contrast, after all, otherwise, alternatively.

Emphasizing ideas:

definitely, extremely, indeed, absolutely, positively, obviously, naturally, always, never, surprisingly, emphatically, without a doubt, certainly, undeniably, without reservation.

Translate: 1. Ik vraag me af of U me (precies) zou kunnen vertellen…

Welcome class H5B

Welcome to English class

Today:

- Oefenbrief 3: the request for information (inquiry)

- Grammar recap + practice

- Holmwoods: 8 assignments.

TO CHECK NOW: Practice letter 3

- Oefenbrief 3: de zomercursus -> CHECK TOGETHER, USE THE RUBRIC

- Exercise 18 p. 21-22.

- Your teacher gives you an extra handout: a rubric

- Make pairs 

- Swap letters 

- Use the rubric

- Give each other feedback: wat is al goed, wat kan beter?

- Teacher walks around to give feedback afterwards

 

GIVE EACH OTHER FEEDBACK

USE THE RUBRIC YOUR TEACHER GIVES YOU

English grammar?

Tense = verb tense = 

'Werkwoordstijd'

Je gebruikt werkwoorden correct om de tijd (nu, vroeger, in de toekomst) aan te geven. 

Heden, verleden en toekomst zie je in het Engels aan de werkwoorden.

Past                                Present                       Future

<-----------------------------------X------------------------------>

Present simple: I am always late. (habit, fact, regularly)

Present continuous: They are walking home. (walking right now, -ing)

Present perfect: Mona Lisa’s smile has impressed many visitors.

Present perfect continuous: We have been waiting here for ages.

Past                                Present                       Future

<-----------------------------------X------------------------------>

past simple: I walked home yesterday. (a quick walk)

past continuous: I was walking home yesterday. (longer walk)

past perfect: I had already walked for hours when I finally came home.

past perfect continuous: She wondered why I had been walking for hours. 

Future tense:

1. Will: You will see the moon tonight. (prediction, no proof)

2. To be going to: It’s going to rain, look at the sky (prediction, proof: grey sky) / I’m going to see a movie in a minute (plan)

3. Present continuous: I’m flying to Barcelona in two weeks (fixed arrangement, time + place)

4. Present simple: The train leaves at six (scheduled event in the future)

She _______________ (usually, to walk) to school with her friends.

1. usually walks
2. is walking usually
3. walks usually
4. usually has been walking

I want to ________________ about .....

1. complain
2. complaining
3. will complain
4. shout

I _________________ you will pay back all of the costs.

1. am expecting
2. expect
3. will expect
4. was expecting

I ___________________ you will do everything to solve this problem.

1. assumed
2. was assuming
3. am assuming
4. assume

We ______________ (currently, to view) all the houses on the market before we buy anything.

1. view currently
2. currently view
3. are currently viewing
4. are viewing currently

I _______________ to you because .....

1. write
2. wrote
3. am writing
4. written

I am disappointed about the way I _________________ .

1. was treated
2. have been treated
3. was treating
4. will be treated

I was wondering if you __________ give me some more information on the summer course.

1. could
2. can
3. will
4. are going to

I am asking your advice on what I __________ do now.

1. am going to
2. will
3. should
4. would

I insist that my broken car _________________ for free.

1. shall be repaired
2. is repaired
3. is going to be repaired
4. will be repaired

I ___________________ to this kind of treatment. It is outrageous.

1. object seriously
2. seriously object
3. object serious
4. serious object

I ________________ that you would treat me this way.

1. never thought
2. had never thought
3. was never thinking
4. have never thought

Translate to English:
Ik betreur dit heel erg.

1. I do not take this any longer.
2. I regret this very much.
3. I do not take you seriously anymore.
4. I am very bothered by your behaviour.

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