(shorter version) Most common mistakes

Today
Overview: Writing Rules
Explanation and practice: Most common mistakes
Practice: Writing a letter
Practice: Vocabulary 
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Today
Overview: Writing Rules
Explanation and practice: Most common mistakes
Practice: Writing a letter
Practice: Vocabulary 

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Goal
You can recognize the most common writing mistakes and avoid them in the future. 

You can use the basic writing rules to write a formal letter. 

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Slide 3 - Diapositive

1) Dear Sir or Madam,
If you do not know the name of the person you are writing to, use this. It is always advisable to try to find out a name.

2) Dear Mr Jenkins,
If you know the name, use the title (Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, Dr, etc.) and the surname only. If you are writing to a woman and do not know if she uses Mrs or Miss, you can use Ms, which is for married

1) Yours faithfully
If you do not know the name of the person, end the letter this way.

2) Yours sincerely
If you know the name of the person, end the letter this way.

3. With kind regards
Commonly used. 

Slide 4 - Diapositive

First paragraph?

Slide 5 - Carte mentale

Second/Third paragraph

Slide 6 - Carte mentale

Last paragraph

Slide 7 - Carte mentale

Slide 8 - Diapositive

A vs AN
Do you live in __ house?
No, actually, I live in __ apartment.

Slide 9 - Question ouverte

Slide 10 - Diapositive

A or An?
_____ bed
A
A
B
An

Slide 11 - Quiz

A or An?
_____ online meeting
A
A
B
An

Slide 12 - Quiz

A or An?
_____ funny joke
A
A
B
An

Slide 13 - Quiz

A or An?
_____ expensive purse

A
A
B
An

Slide 14 - Quiz

A or An?
_____ answer

A
A
B
An

Slide 15 - Quiz

Plural forms
1 have got one dog
he has got two _______

Slide 16 - Question ouverte

This box has to go to the kitchen and those _______ over there to the bathroom.

Slide 17 - Question ouverte

Slide 18 - Diapositive

Write the plural form:
park

Slide 19 - Question ouverte

Write the plural form:
copy

Slide 20 - Question ouverte

Write the plural form:
sheep

Slide 21 - Question ouverte

Write the plural form:
friend

Slide 22 - Question ouverte

Slide 23 - Diapositive

Which words in the following sentences need a capital letter?

on sunday, i will see the movie star wars and eat at taco bell.

Slide 24 - Question ouverte

Which words in the following sentences need a capital letter?

terry and louis went to central park last july.

Slide 25 - Question ouverte

Which words in the following sentences need a capital letter?

she has a friend from london, england.

Slide 26 - Question ouverte

Which words in the following sentences need a capital letter?

did you know that abraham lincoln was the sixteenth president?

Slide 27 - Question ouverte