H4 - P2 - Week 4 - 40m - Writing Class

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

H4 - P2 - Week 4 - Writing Class

Lesson Goals

After today's lessons you will..

.. have practised several skills needed for writing

.. have learned more about how to write a formal letter

Today's Lesson

Writing class:

Punctuation

Fix it: Grammar

Writing test = TW2

Learning goals:

- I can write a formal letter on a topic in English at B1 level.

Criteria:

- I can use the present, past and future tense and prepositions to express myself in formal writing.

- I can use adjectives and adverbs to give extra details to my writing.

- I know the rules of formal letter writing

- I have handed in practise writing for feedback.

Writing test: tips

Study the given information in the reader

Page 2-3: learn the rules

Page 5: learn the layout

Page 8: learn set phrases

Participate in class

Punctuation

To write a good text, and in this case a letter

you need to use proper punctuation

.   ,  ;  :  ? 

Reader pages 12-13: let's have a look

Fix these sentences using correct punctuation:
1. Headaches can be controlled by biofeedback. Heart rate
can be controlled by biofeedback.
2. Without medication, biofeedback cures headaches. It steadies
heart rate. It lowers blood pressure. It relaxes muscles.

Fix these sentences using correct punctuation:
3. Relaxation also works well. It is expensive.
4. Biofeedback is effective. It is costly.
5. The vitamins are adequate. The flavor is deficient.

Fill in the correct form of the verb:
I …… (1.read) your advertisement for an au pair girl in today’s Times. I …… (2.like) to apply for this post. What …… (3.strike) me most in the advertisement, apart from the high salary you …… (4.offer), is your emphasis on good manners. I am one who strongly …… (5.believe) in …… (6.bring up) children in a traditional way.

Fill in the correct form of the verb:
I …… (7.have) some experience as an au pair girl in Germany and France, and now …… (8.look) forward to …… (9.spend) a few weeks in England. I …… (10.leave) school next month, and I am expected to get a good School Certificate.

Lesson Goals

After today's lessons you ..

.. have practised several skills needed for writing

.. have learned more about how to write a formal letter