M3 week 20

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome M3B

Week 20  - Lesson 1

Writing

Today's class

At the end of the class:

• I can write an e-mail with instructions to a friend.

Giving instructions by email

Learn how to write an email to give instructions

Situation: You are going away on vacation and you are getting a 'house-sitter'. What is that?

What would you expect a house-sitter to do?

1. Sleep in your bed
2. Water your plants
3. Clean your house thoroughly
4. Check the house to make sure everything is fine

When you are writing an email to a friend, how do you start the email?

And how do you end an email to a friend?

Example email: 'What to do while we're away'

Lees het voorbeeld rustig door. Lees ook de tips onderaan.

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If someone agrees to help you, you should start the email by thanking them

1. True
2. False

You should put all the instructions in a single paragraph

1. True
2. False

Saying 'Feed the cats' is more polite than 'Please could you feed the cats?'

1. True
2. False

You should always use polite requests for instructions

1. True
2. False

You can explain the reason why you're asking the reader to do these things

1. True
2. False

You should make sure the person has a way of contacting you if there is anything else they need to ask.

1. True
2. False

Write your own instruction email!

1. schrijf een email aan een klasgenoot

2. vertel hoe blij je bent dat je klasgenoot een week op je huis kan passen wanneer jij en je familie weg zijn

3. geef precieze instructies: wat moet je klasgenoot allemaal doen?

4. wat moet hij/zij vooral niet doen?

5. wat is belangrijk om niet te vergeten? Schrijf alles op.

Write your own instruction email!

Leerlingen thuis: stuur me een foto of het Word document via teams of Magister aan het eind van de les.

Homework

Learn/ study:

- Build-up vocabulary chapter 33 & 34 (op de ELO onder 'PTA 4' te vinden)

Get out your laptop

Turn on your camera

Keep your microphone muted, unless you have a question

During this lesson

- writing a short story

a problem or difficulty is introduced

1. beginning
2. middle
3. end

a problem or difficulty is resolved

1. beginning
2. middle
3. end

the characters and the situation are introduced

1. beginning
2. middle
3. end

What is the best title for the story?

1. the accident
2. the surprise
3. my lucky day

Katia didn't want to celebrate her birthday

1. true
2. false

Katia was the first person to arrive at the Italian restaurant

1. true
2. false

Katia waited outside the restaurant for 30 minutes.

1. true
2. false

Jonty is Katia's closest friend.

1. true
2. false

Katia went home after waiting for her friends for an hour

1. true
2. false

Katia's friends hadn't forgotten her birthday.

1. true
2. false

beginning

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

middle

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

ending

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

final line

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Which words are adjectives?

Rewrite the sentences with the correct punctuation.

Where does he live she asked

I can’t believe what’s happened he said

Follow that car she shouted

your story

Think about:

• the beginning: who are the characters? What situation are they in?
  
• the middle: what problem or difficulty do they have?
  
• the ending: how is the problem or difficulty resolved?

your story should be titled 'the accident' or 'my lucky day'