Writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-4

Kwaliteitsbesef

We are going to look at 3 texts.

Can you spot what is going well and what could be beter.

Text 1

diary Auggie

Today was such a big day for Auggie. It was his very first day at school. He was nervous and had no idea what to expect. But luckily, he quickly met a girl named Summer who was kind to him. She became his first friend at school. There were also a few kids who were mean to him, but he tried not to let it bother him too much. By the end of the day, Auggie was feeling a little better, knowing that there were also good people who wanted to get to know him. I'm proud of him. Until tomorrow!

 Love, Auggie

Text 1

especially expensive things every time i have to open the doors in the morning i notice that there are footprints on the floor and when i come in, all kinds of things have disappeared it looks like the person is quite good at opening locks Every night I close all the locks but every morning the back door is open again late on a day I apparently had to go to work because someone came to fix a dishwasher, when I arrived I saw that he had already come in but I had locked the door, hadn't I? I also noticed that the cleaning lady is behaving a bit strangely, she doesn't like to talk to us anymore and she tries to reject us all the time, when we want to meet up with all of them, she always says that she is busy. Also my colleague behaves a bit weird every day when she walks past something she says oe I have to buy that too and the day after that it is gone so Sherlock Holmes I ask you for help can you a; Please help me with this matter

Tips and tops text 1

Text 2

Dear diary,

This is my first day of school. I was kinda scared, but my mom told me its normal.

I was exited to meet Charlotte and Jack or Jack Will i still dont know to call him.

I dont know about Julian, looks nice but i dont think he is.

When I came at school my mother almost cried, well I think she did on the way back home.

When the teacher told us to tell things about ourself it was eventuly my turn

I knew I couldnt hide my face. I just told i had a dog and that i had a big sister.

When i got home i got that feeling that i liked it and hated it at the same time .

Love, auggie

Text 2

Dear Sherlock Holmes,

I have a problem with my work as an archaeologist. I live in Manchester. I recently went to Egypt to find the golden cup from Cleopatra. When I founded it I gave it tot the Museum in Liverpool. The cup is from the Egyptian time and is really important for the research. That cup is from 70/60 BC and is really rare, its priceless! After 5 days i stayed in Liverpool at an Hotel. I asked my friend Hardin to keep an eye on the cup on the security cameras because the regular security guard didn’t came. While in the security room he saw the Janitor named Bob Hemsworth he really likes jewelry, The owner William Jackson , Tour guide Ackerely Smith. The cup was last in the Egyptian section. Hardin said to me that someone has knocked him unconscious while he was in the security room. Ackerely was there last but she had some problems with the entrance from the museum. Hardin saw her at the entrance but when he saw her before he was getting unconscious. When i came back tot he museum to check on the cup and when i was at the part of Egyptian historical of the museum, it was gone! The glass broke that protected the cup around, and the cameras were disabled. They saw a golden bracelet on the ground. Someone in the museum stole it.

The museum has been closed now for weeks and It's not going well. Without that golden cup, the museum will not open. Now dear Sherlock i am asking your help to find this thief and bring back the golden cup from Cleopatra. Here is the adress from the museum **********. Good luck Sherlock!

Greetings , John Hofman

Tips and Tops text 2

Text 3

Dear diary,

today was my first day at school. I was very nervous and I really did not want to go. My parents acted all excited for me. My mother, dad and sister brought me by car. At school I met many new people like kids and teachers. A teacher often stared at me, but I'm used to it. During the break I sat at a table on my own. I heard people whispering about me behind me and I saw that a lot of them were staring at me. I was very happy that suddenly a girl called Summer was sitting at my table. At the end of the school day I saw her again and she greeted me. I greeted back and walked to my mother. My mother asked me how my day was but I did not want to talk about it.

Text 3

Dear Mr. Holmes,

Could you please help me with this mystery that occurred to me yesterday?

Last night my purse was stolen when I was at the London central train station. The strange thing is that I did not see anyone near me the whole time. The platform was empty when the train arrived. Suddenly I saw a bright flash. It must have been a train light. When I got on the train there were only three people sitting there: one man was holding a suitcase talking with a woman who had a photo camera in her hand and another man who carried a walking stick and a book. The third person was smiling to me in a funny way. I suspect one of these three robbed me.

Please help me, Mr. Holmes!

Tips and Tops text 3

Writing Practice

In this lesson you will practice things that are important to know when writing!!!

Word order

Subject - Verb - Object

Onderwerp - Werkwoord - Lijdend/Meewerkend voorwerp

I looked up.

The chair was blue.

Place before Time

I went to school yesterday.

Punctuation

 . full stop ( at the end of a sentence)

 , comma

                -Jimmy and Johnny hate math, but they love science.

                -Jimmy and Johnny also like gym, history and French.

 ? question mark

 

Capital letters

               -starts a new sentence                    This is me. That's you.

                -for names of things                       We went to Disney World.

                -I (when talking about yourself)   I love English.

          When writing, make sure you pay attention to:

Your turn!

Rewrite the whole sentence, using correct punctuation and capitals.

(Herschrijf de hele zin, gebruik de juiste interpunctie en hoofdletters.)

my brother works at the jumbo supermarket

my brother sister and I watch netflix every night in my room

why are you laughing

make sure your spelling is in order when writing in english

be careful your sentence is not too long it is important to know when to start a new sentence

Troublesome words

where - were

where: waar (plaats)

                  That's where she found the gun. 

were: vorm van "to be"; een werkwoord

                   They were very tired after their trip.

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between where and were.

We ...... on top of the mountain when it started to snow.

Do you know ..... I left my car keys?

Past simple

Past Simple

e.g.

I went to school for the first time.

I didn't like the food.

What class did you have?

What is correct?
We ..... (go) the cinema yesterday.

1. gone
2. went
3. goed
4. goes

What is correct?
Yesterday I ..... (clean) the kitchen.

1. clean
2. cleaned

What is correct?
We ..... (think) about getting a dog.

1. tought
2. taught
3. thought
4. thinked

What is correct?
This morning Stijn ..... (tell) me a story.

1. told
2. tolded
3. telled
4. tolt

Turn into questions
My sister played the guitar last year.

1. Did my sister play the guitar last year?
2. Did my sister played the guitar last year?
3. Does my sister play the guitar last year?

Turn into questions
They studied very hard for the test.

1. Do they studied very hard for the test?
2. Did they studied very hard for the test?
3. Did they study very hard for the test?

Turn into a negative
We planned our holiday 2 years ago.

1. I did not planned our holiday 2 years ago.
2. I don't planned our holiday 2 years ago.
3. I did not plan our holiday 2 years ago.

Turn into a negative
The team played a very good game.

1. The team did not played a very good game.
2. The team didn't played a very good game.
3. The team didn't play a very good game.

Troublesome words

there / their / they're

there: plaatsen en posities

                         Put the box down there.      There are five cards.

their: bezit, iets is van hen 

                         That is their box.

they're: afkorting voor "they are" (de apostrof neemt de plaats van "a")

                          They're never going to use that box.

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between there, their and they're.

I'll see you over ...... .

Tom and Jerry were just here. These must be ..... books.

..... my best friends.

Troublesome words

its / it's 

its:    bezit, iets is van een ding

                  The dog has a bone in its mouth.

it's: - afkorting voor "it is" (de apostrof neemt de plaats van "i")

                   It's not a bone, it's a toy.

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between its and it's.

Wow, .... a wonderful day today.

Look at the table.
..... leg is broken.

Look for the mistakes in the sentences and write them correctly.

(Zoek de fouten in de zinnen en schrijf ze correct op.)

(Think of punctuation, capitals, and troublesome words.)

i think its just down the road

were do they think they left there keys

he knew where they where hiding

they're not going to give up they're seats and move over they're.

What did you do well today?
What do you need to work on?