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Writing workshop 2
Sprint 1
Feedback on writing

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Why are we doing all this stuff?
UPCOMING ENGLISH EXAMS​ (Beroepsgericht)

​Lezen B1​
Schrijven B1​
Spreken B1​
Gesprekken B1​
Writing exam takes place on 8th of January. ​






Slide 2 - Diapositive

General feedback writing assignment 1
Email with questions and suggestions for Anthony Soprano

Missed it? You have one final shot

Slide 3 - Diapositive

What's wrong with this sentence?

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

Slide 4 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 5 - Diapositive

When is 'i' (ik) written with a capital letter?
A
Only at the start of a sentence
B
Never
C
ALWAYS
D
Whenever you feel like it

Slide 6 - Quiz

He knew all the answers, but 
did not. 
i
I

Slide 7 - Question de remorquage

What is the correct way to end an e-mail?
A
Best regards
B
Warm regards
C
Kind regards
D
Sweet regards

Slide 8 - Quiz

What is the correct way to end an e-mail?
A
Yours sincerely
B
Yours cincerlly
C
Your sincerely
D
Yours sincirely

Slide 9 - Quiz

YOURS SINCERELY,
(your name here)

Slide 10 - Diapositive

What is wrong with this sentence?

'I'm writing this e-mail after the conversation we've had about the marketing of your company'

Slide 11 - Question ouverte

Contractions are NOT formal
I'm - SHOULD BE - I am
Can't - SHOULD BE - Can not
Isn't - SHOULD BE - Is not
Won't - SHOULD BE - Will not
We've - SHOULD BE - We have

Slide 12 - Diapositive

Contractions - samentrekkingen

Slide 13 - Diapositive

Which of these sentences fits best near the end of a formal letter?
A
Hear you soon.
B
I’d like to hear back from you.
C
I hope to hear from you soon.
D
Let me know what you thinking.

Slide 14 - Quiz

Who was the mail supossed to be adressed to?
A
Antony Soperano
B
Mrs Soprano
C
Anthony Saprono
D
Anthony Soprano

Slide 15 - Quiz

Slide 16 - Diapositive

More on prepositions (common mistakes)

Slide 17 - Diapositive

Fill in the correct preposition

'I'd like to follow up ____ our conversation from yesterday.'
A
in
B
on
C
off
D
at

Slide 18 - Quiz

Fill in the correct preposition

'I look forward ___ hearing ____ you.'
A
to, from
B
to, off
C
to, to
D
off, of

Slide 19 - Quiz

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)​















Slide 20 - Diapositive

Irregular plural forms

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








Slide 21 - Diapositive

What is the plural of 'person'?

Slide 22 - Question ouverte

What is the plural of 'child'?

Slide 23 - Question ouverte

Please write down a correct way to end a letter.

Slide 24 - Question ouverte

Follow the assignment!
You needed to get peer feedback before you handed in your work
(not everybody did this...)

Slide 25 - Diapositive

What's next?

Get started with writing assignment 2 (you will get this on paper)
Has the same process as the first assignment
More room for creativity, so get crazy with it!
Also hand in your peerfeedback

Deadline: TODAY 11:45 
What else?

Want teacher feedback on your email? Get peer feedback first! 

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What's next?
Other assignments in this sprint:

Text editing
Taaldorp assignment
Writing assignment 1 & 2
Use of English sprint 1

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