Writing 1 - formal devel.

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

Welcome!

Today's session

- Discuss programme for this year

- Writing:

   - Sentence structure

   - Formal standard sentences

   - Letter structure

42. I can write about aspects of my everyday life in simple phrases and sentences (people, places, job, school, family, hobbies).

45. I can write a short letter using simple expressions for greeting, addressing, asking or thanking somebody

46. I can write simple sentences, connecting them with words such as “and”, “but”, “because”

The rest of this year

P3: Writing: two lessons, third lesson is exam

P4: speaking/conversations: two lessons, then exams

Writing

Lesson 1: formal writing

Lesson 2: filling in forms, informal writing

Lesson 3: repetition + exam 

Compare

Click this link. Compare the two emails. 

Then make rules about what a good email should look like.

You can click the images to make the letters larger.

Studenten kunnen vergelijken in de sway of de brieven kunnen geprint worden. 

Foundations for a good email:

Dit kan ook met flip-overs gedaan worden.

Foundations for a good email

1. Salutations 

2. Paragraphs

3. Spelling  (I (ik) always upper case)

4. Punctuation

5. Use of language

How do you start an email? (dag, geachte, hoi, etc)

Salutations - start

Dear Judy, (comma)

Dear Ms, 

Dear Sir/Madam,

Always try to find a name, position, get creative: Dear hiring manager, Dear future colleage.

Hi, someone you know, informal but not too friendly

Anything else, strictly friends etc.: hiya, hey, 

How do you end an email (vriendelijke groet, groetjes etc)

Salutations - end

Kind regards,  : standard, always a safe option

Regards,   : when you don't like the person

Thanks again,   :(repeated work email)

Informal: Cheers, Bye

Never!! greetings/greets

Exercise

In the following slide you see a short email. There are some mistakes. Improve the email and send it in.

Make sure you stick to the five foundations of writing a good email.

dear judy. I saw that subway germany now has a chicken fajita sandwich. I think we
should also have this in the Netherlands. Can you and i do a work visit to Germany
together. Then we can taste the sandwich. We can ask them about they're experience.
Yesterday there was a complaint about the allergy information on the menu. We need
to contact the head office about this. See you tomorrow. Greetz Peter.

Dear Judy: capital letters

Germany: capital letter

question mark after together

They're: their

Yesterday.... nieuwe alinea

greets

Grammar

Look at the following sentences from the email. 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 competed in five so far this year

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

At this hotel, breakfast .... ready every morning at 8AM

1. is
2. has been

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

He ... quite close to the station, so I don;t think he'll want to move any time soon.

1. lives
2. has lived

He .... the same car for over 20 years and he want to drive it for another 10.

1. has driven
2. drives

Conjunctions (linking words)

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

Although tegenstelling "hoewel".

      - Although it was raining, we went to the beach anyway

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.

Exercise

Do the following exercise to practise. Write the answers down, then we discuss. 

Click here

This sheet can also be printed

Writing your own

Click this link for the assignment. Write it as an email and send it to me: [e-mail]

If you have a dictionary, use that. Otherwise you can use translate, but only for words! Not for whole sentences!

Rounding off
What was new for you? What was something you already knew but was useful to repeat? Anything else...

Homework / study materials

Homework:

Do the following assignment before the next lesson. Look up words that you don’t know. When finished, you can send it to your teacher (click the button under the form). Job application form <- click here

If you want to practise your writing more, see document in teams:

English -> Documents -> Writing -> Lessons and information for writing exam