Tips for English writing (1EVM/1MRKC) week 4

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

English writing workshop

Based on your writing

Why are we doing all this stuff?

Test next week: 

EVM023:  30th of January 11:00

MRK23C: 29th of January 10:15

Which will help you prepare for the ENGLISH EXAM:

ENGELS SCHRIJVEN A2

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Wat gaat er (vaak) fout bij schrijven in het Engels?

What's wrong with this sentence?

'i thought it would be nice if i gave you some tips.'

Capital letters in English

• I (ALWAYSSSSSSS)
• At the start of a sentence
• Names (people, places, brands (example: Google), etc)
• Months and days of the week

When is 'i' (ik) written with a capital letter?

1. Only at the start of a sentence
2. Never
3. ALWAYS
4. Whenever you feel like it

He knew all the answers, but 

did not. 

i

I

What is the correct way to end an e-mail?

1. Best regards
2. Warm regards
3. Kind regards
4. Sweet regards

What is the correct way to end an e-mail?

1. Yours sincerely
2. Yours cincerlly
3. Your sincerely
4. Yours sincirely

YOURS SINCERELY,

(your name here)

What is wrong with this sentence?

I want to go swimming at the lake where I was yesterday with my cousin.'

Tijdsbepalingen in het Engels

Altijd helemaal vooraan of achteraan in de zin

''I talked to him yesterday.''

''Yesterday I talked to him.''

NOT: ''I talked yesterday to him.''

Which of these sentences fits best near the end of a formal letter?

1. Hear you soon.
2. I’d like to hear back from you.
3. I hope to hear from you soon.
4. Let me know what you thinking.

More on prepositions (common mistakes)

Fill in the correct preposition

'I'd like to follow up ____ our conversation from yesterday.'

1. in
2. on
3. off
4. at

Fill in the correct preposition

'I look forward ___ hearing ____ you.'

1. to, from
2. to, off
3. to, to
4. off, of

Use of plurals (meervoudsvormen)

• -s at the end (cat -> cats)​
  
• -es at the end if it ends in –s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x or -z (bus -> buses) (tax -> taxes)​
  
• Double the –s (gas – gasses)​
  
• -ve + s if it ends on –f or –fe (wive -> wives) (wolf -> wolves)​
  
• If Y than –ies (city -> cities)​
  
• If the letter before the –y is a vowel add an –s (boy -> boys)​
  
• If the singular noun ends in –o add –ess (potato – potatoes) Exceptions: (photo -> photos)​
  
• If it ends in –us plural is –i (cactus -> cacti) (octopus -> octopi)​
  
• If it ends in –is, the plural is –es (analysis – analyses)​
  
• If it ends in –on plural is in –a (criterion – criteria)​
  
• Some nouns do not change (sheep – sheep) (species – species)​
  
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Irregular plural forms

• goose – geese​
  
• man – men​
  
• woman – women​
  
• tooth – teeth​
  
• foot – feet​
  
• mouse – mice​

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What is the plural of 'person'?

What is the plural of 'child'?

Give the correct Dutch translation of these false friends...
Brutal
Actual
Meaning
Rare

Slang!

Wanna

Gonna

ain't 

Want

Going to

Awesome

screw up

to laugh

to crack up

Dear,

Please write down a correct way to end a letter.

Follow the assignment!

Real quick writing assignment

Email to Toni

You want to go swimming on Saturday with your English friend, Toni.

Write an email to Toni. In your email:

• ask Toni to go swimming with you on Saturday

• say where you want to go swimming

• say how you will travel there.

Write 25 words or more. 

Done? Give your work to your neighbour and let them check it for you using the form.