recap everything 10-03-2021

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

Welcome back to English!

What's the mood of today?

First: reading

Open up an old exam that was uploaded on the "bestanden" page of our English teams page. 

Text 1. Q1: What kind of company is 'XXX'?

1. a holiday accommodation rating site
2. a hotel and apartment complex
3. a tourist information centre
4. an online booking agency

Q2. What does the writer want 'XXX' to do?

1. He wants 'XXX' to admit the mistake they made on their website.
2. He wants 'XXX' to change some information on their website.
3. He wants 'XXX' to take full responsibility for the incorrect information.
4. He wants 'XXX' to upgrade the booking to the exclusive standard.

Q3. What can be said about parking a car?

1. It is safe to park a car in the car park because it is supervised at night.
2. Parking a car in the secure car park does not automatically mean the car is safe.
3. The secure car park can only be used by guests booked into luxury apartments.

Q4. What can be said about the writer's feelings?

1. The writer was confused because the apartment was not what he had expected.
2. The writer was furious to find the apartment so different from the one advertised.
3. The writer was relieved that the apartment will be rated again.
4. The writer was sad to find the apartment not as exclusive as promised.

How to do the listening part

Keep in mind that they use a lot of synonyms so look at a few words and try to listen to a word that has the same meaning in the fragment that you are about to listen. 

In the sixties footballers' wives were not as ... as they are today.

question 1

1. glamorous
2. popular
3. businesslike

When Pat Labone first met her husband she did not realize that

Q2

1. football was so important to him.
2. football requires a lot of training.
3. playing football could be a regular job.

Why was Victoria a bit put off when she first met Steven?

Q3

1. She had a certain prejudice against footballers.
2. She didn't like the way he and his friends behaved.
3. She was afraid he might feel superior to her.

What does Pat say about the first time she went to a football match?

Q4

1. She mistook another player for her boyfriend.
2. She didn't know even the most basic rules of the game
3. She was quite overwhelmed by the reactions of the public

What does it look like

-We first check if at least 80% of the asked points are in the writing assignment. If you are missing at least 80, we are not allowed to mark you. To save yourself, write all points given. 

-Everything English (obviously) 

-If the lay-out is sharp as hell. If that's not the case, they probably grade you low. 

For instance

The assignment looks like this:

-You work at a hotel and have a partner hotel in London. You want them to come to your hotel to hold a planing for future projects.

*ask them to join for a meeting

*tell them they are staying at your luxurious suites

*there is a whole planning made wherein their team is going to meet yours

*the duration of this trip is 3 days.

*there is no fee for them

Write this in around 80 words. 

When looked at the previous slide it would mean that 3 points should be written in the assignment. However, do not risk it and write all 5. The assessor can say that the given points are not elaborated enough and want to fail you.

Tip: don't risk. Write down all points.

More tips

-Good grammar

-Please write clear and neat

-Make use of paragraphs. One subject per paragraph. 

-Make use of the vocab lists in your book or this site https://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/office.shtml

-If you don't know a word find a synonym. 

-WRITE DOWN ALL THE POINTS GIVEN

Example of this assignment

As you can see clear 

paragraph usage. 

Introduction--> body part--> closing.

Greeting and nice ending. 

Professional tone usage. 

Are there any questions?

How did today go?