Writing - good and bad lines

Writing - good and bad lines
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Writing - good and bad lines

Slide 1 - Diapositive

How to do this:
You see 15 sentences.
They were written by students in M4A or M4C. 
First, you get a dark blue slide where you have to indicate if a certain sentence is 'correct' or 'incorrect'.  
If it is incorrect, you have to rewrite it on a sky blue slide. 
You get some help rewriting the sentences. 

Slide 2 - Diapositive

1. I was to the Ardennen with school.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 3 - Quiz

Rewrite the sentence "I was to the Ardennen with school".
1. Replace the word 'was' with the correct verb in the past tense.
2. Replace the word 'school' with a more appropriate word / words.

Slide 4 - Question ouverte

2. I choose Terschelling because I love islands and the sea.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 5 - Quiz

"I choose Terschelling because I love islands and the sea".
You only have to change one word to make this a great sentence. Which word is that? What should it be? Write down the correct word.

Slide 6 - Question ouverte

3. School is normally very boring, but this trip was going to be fun.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 7 - Quiz

4. I preaperd for this trip by pakking my suitcase.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 8 - Quiz

"I preaperd for this trip by pakking my suitcase".
Which two words in this sentence have not been spelled correctly?
Write down the correct forms.

Slide 9 - Question ouverte

5. I bringed my back with full of clothes and games.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 10 - Quiz

"I bringed my back with full of clothes and games".
1. Replace the verb (bringed) with the right form in the past tense.
2. Which word did this person mean instead of 'back'?
3. "with full of" doesn't make sense. Throw out one of these 3 words.
Rewrite the entire sentence below.

Slide 11 - Question ouverte

6. I also prepared my mind for this trip.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 12 - Quiz

7. I had some chewing gum on me to help me concentrate in stressful positions.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 13 - Quiz

"I had some chewing gum on me to help me concentrate in stressful positions."
This is, in fact, a beautiful sentence, but the last word is not quite right.
Which word would be better here instead of 'positions'?
Write down the correct word.

Slide 14 - Question ouverte

8. Well, we all know that being with your frients is funn as hell.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 15 - Quiz

"Well, we all know that being with your frients is funn as hell."
This sentence has two spelling mistakes and one word that is not allowed in a school essay.
Rewrite the entire sentence using the correct spelling and replacing the forbidden word.

Slide 16 - Question ouverte

9. Most of the clothes I didn't even wear because it was too hot.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 17 - Quiz

10. In the evening we went swimming and watched the sundown. I really liked that.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 18 - Quiz

"In the evening we went swimming and watched the sundown. I really liked that."
This is a beautiful pair of sentences. Only one word is wrong. Can you spot that word and write the right word down below?

Slide 19 - Question ouverte

11. we need to make our own Food we learned much from this week and it was very usefull
A
correct
B
incorrect

Slide 20 - Quiz

"we need to make our own Food we learned much from this week and it was very usefull"

How do you INSTANTLY know this sentence is incorrect?
A
It does not have a capital letter at the start.
B
It does not have a period at the end.
C
A random word has been capitalised in the middle of the sentence.
D
All of the above.

Slide 21 - Quiz

12. We has a bike and we are biking to the camping.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 22 - Quiz

"We has a bike and we are biking to the camping".
First of all, this sentence needs to be in the past tense.
Second, the word 'camping' should be 'campsite' or 'camping site' in English.
Rewrite the entire sentence correctly.

Slide 23 - Question ouverte

13. I didn't liked that on the third night we couldn't go outside.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 24 - Quiz

"I didn't liked that on the third night we couldn't go outside."
This sentence has only one mistake: a double past tense.
Write down the correct form below.

Slide 25 - Question ouverte

14. What I have learned is how to cook for yourself and your friends.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 26 - Quiz

15. I did not learn much, but i did beat my fear of hights.
A
Correct
B
Incorrect

Slide 27 - Quiz

"I did not learn much, but i did beat my fear of hights."

This sentence contains two spelling mistakes.
Write the correct words down below.

Slide 28 - Question ouverte

Reflection
You will get some statements to reflect on this exercise. 
Please indicate the right response in your case. 

Slide 29 - Diapositive

A sentence from my own essay featured in this exercise.
Sadly, no.
Sadly, yes.
I'm not sure.

Slide 30 - Sondage

I could spot the mistakes easily.
(0 = not at all, 10 = definitely)
010

Slide 31 - Sondage

This kind of exercise helps me to write better English. (0 = not at all, 10 = definitely)
010

Slide 32 - Sondage

And now for some fun!
The following sentences were also taken from the students' essays. I have deleted one word from the sentence. 
Guess which word!

Slide 33 - Diapositive

I thought there was a chance that I might get ______, and I was right.
A
dirty
B
rich
C
bitter
D
unalived

Slide 34 - Quiz

Half of our ___________ didn't want to do anything.
A
teachers
B
mosquitos
C
bikes
D
tent people

Slide 35 - Quiz

My advice for some people is to be more _______ because they were really lazy.
A
intelligent
B
helpful
C
beautiful
D
absent

Slide 36 - Quiz

I learned that I could ______ many things if I really wanted to.
A
refuse
B
throw up
C
do
D
forget

Slide 37 - Quiz

All the ______ people went to Terschelling.
A
friendly
B
annoying
C
stupid
D
pretty

Slide 38 - Quiz

I hated not being able to use my phone because I need _____ to fall asleep.
A
podcasts
B
my girlfriend
C
a picture of Donald Trump
D
music

Slide 39 - Quiz

Graag een serieuze tip en een top over deze les.

Slide 40 - Question ouverte