Writing A2

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English A2

Writing

Today's goals

- Learn more about grammar;

- Using conjunctions (linking words);

- Write a personal profile;

- Use capital letters. 

Grammar 

Grammar

Look at the following sentences.

What do they have in common and what is different?

 

1. My name is Tim

2. I currently go to college at SVO

3. I work at butcher shop “het krulstaartje”

1. I have worked there for five years

2. I have read five books.

3. I have done several internships in the Netherlands 

Present simple vs. present perfect

Present simple

Used to talk about facts and habits

WW stam, he/she/it +s

- I like to read books

- he likes to read books

- they go to school from mo-fr

Present perfect

Used to talk about things that started in the past and are still going on

have/has + verleden tijd

- I have read five books so far this year

- He has read only two

- I have worked here since 2020

Where do you work? I .... at McDonalds!

1. work
2. have worked

I .... there since 2012

1. work
2. have worked

I .... to China, but I might go next year

1. didn't go
2. have never been

I ..... a fan of him since he was 15.

1. am
2. have been

I ..... to see this movie, it looks good!

1. want
2. have wanted

Conjunctions (voegwoord)

To make your writing more natural, use these five words which connect ideas.

And: uitbreiding, "en"

     - We went to the beach and loved it cause it was so sunny!

But: tegenstelling "maar".

      - We went to the beach, but the water was too cold for swimming

Or: tegenstelling "of".

      - Do you like pasta or pizza?

Because: reden "omdat"

     - We went to the beach because it was a sunny day

So: gevolg "dus"

     - It was a sunny day so we went to the beach.

Capital letters

The first letter of:

- a sentence

- people's names > Ivan

- titles (books, films, people, poems) > The Catcher in the Rye

- places > New York City

- countries, nationalities and languages > Haiti, a team of Haitians, Haitian cuisine

- institutions > Bank of China

- historical eras > European Renaissance

- days, months, holidays > Sunday, April, Christmas

- jobs > only when these titles are used as part of a proper name 

>The fourteenth prime minister of Australia was Prime Minister John Curtin.

Writing

Personal profile

Read the personal profiles and the business cards.

Write a personal profile and use the examples. 

Use capital letters correctly. 

Send your personal profile to: [e-mail]

Online comment

Complete the sentences, rules and online comments from question 1 and 2. 

Write your own comment about your favorite comfort food. Use and, but and or. 

Send it to: [e-mail]

Extra: sending and receiving emails

Read the email and then do the tasks.
Task 3 asks you questions about the email.

Link

Afsluiting

Lesson goals

- Learn more about grammar;

- Using conjunctions (linking words);

- Write a personal profile;

- Use capital letters. 

Examen Pearson

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