2P1L4 Writing prepostions

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

English writing

Lesson 4

19 September

19 September

2022

State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. 

She died at the age of 96.

She reigned for 70 years and 214 

days.

1893

New Zealand is the first country in the world to grand women national voting rights.

 September 19

USA national holidays

National talk like a pirate day

National butterscotch pudding day

Today's programme

Attendance

Goals

Prepositions

Writing a letter/email

Greeting the reader

Closing of a letter/email

Today's goals

At the end of this lessonyou will know how to:

• How to use prepositions
• Fill in a form
• Start a letter/email
  
• Close a letter/email

Prepositions

Prepositions

• Prepositions of place 
• Prepositions of time
• Prepositions of direction

On - At - In (location)

You use "on" when you talk about:

• Roads: On route 99
• Surfaces: On the roof
• Vehicles: On the bus/train

On - At - In (location)

You use "at" when you talk about:

• Buildings: At school.
• House numbers: At number 14"

On - At - In (location)

You use "in" when you talk about:

• Cities: in Amsterdam
• Countries: in the USA
• Rooms: in the classroom
• Buildings: in school

The ball is rolling ___ the grass.

1. in
2. on
3. at

I always hang out with my friends ___ school.

1. in
2. on
3. at

I left my book ___ the classroom.

1. in
2. on
3. at

Bill is ___ Disney World ___ Florida.

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

On - At - In (time)

You use "on" when you talk about:

• Days of the week: on Tuesday
• Specific dates: on the 22nd of August
• On a weekend (USA)

On - At - In (time)

You use "at" when you talk about:

• Specific times: at 4 o'clock
• Night: at night
• Holidays: at Christmas
• At the weekend (UK)

On - At - In (time)

You use "in" when you talk about:

• Months or seasons: in August/in Summer
• A certain time: in a few minutes
• Someone almost being late: You are just in time.
• Parts of days: in the morning/evening

The bus will leave ... 9:46 AM.

1. on
2. at
3. in

The test will be ... two weeks ... Tuesday.

1. at, on
2. in, at
3. in, on

To write a postcard

Greeting

Body

Information

Short sentences

Closing

Closing sentence 

Don't forget your name

Dear Yasmina,

Here is the place where I write some stuff. I make a wish or tell what I've been up to.

I'll see you soon!

Esther

Yasmina 

Number, Street

Postal Code

City / Country

To fill in a form

• Employment, lost items, reservations, courses, etc
• Little space
• Give short answers and ...
• Give clear and relevant answers
• What is asked? Read the question carefully! 

Exercise

Fill in this lost property form and have your neighbour check it.

Homework

A2 Writing: 2.1 + 2.2

Toen ik thuiskwam zat de de kat op de tafel en de hond in de tuin.

We werken hard op school en leren veel op het internet.

De trein is op tijd en op het juiste perron.

When do you use capital letters?

1. Months and days
2. For I
3. Names and titles
4. The beginning of a sentence

You don't know if the person you're writing to is a man or woman.
How do you start your letter?

1. Dear Sirs,
2. Dears Mr/Mrs,
3. Dear person,
4. Dear Sir/Madam,

You don't know if the lady you're writing to is married or not. How do write her title?

1. Miss
2. Mrs
3. Ms

Your letter/email to a woman you don't know starts with: Dear Mrs Parker,

How does it end?

1. Yours faithfully,
2. Yours sincerely,
3. Kind regards,
4. See you later,