Koopman lesson 6 group B

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today's class

• Homework
• Starter: Tenses present tenses

• Main course:

-  prefixes and suffixes (expanding your vocab)

• Dessert: prefix race

Questions

1. How are you feeling today?
2. At what company do you work?
3. When did you start working at this company?
4. What is your jobtitle?
5. What is your job description?
6. What are tasks that you do every day?
7. What project are you working on at the moment?
8. What is the best part of your job?
9. What were you doing before you came here?
10. How many jobs did you have before you started working at this company?

Answers

1. How are you feeling today? I am feeling very good today.
2. At what company do you work? I work at Firda.
3. How long have you worked at this company? I have worked at Firda since 2008.
4. What is your jobtitle? My jobtitle is coordinating teacher.
5. What are tasks that you do every day? I always teach students in a classroom.
6. What project are you working on at the moment? At the moment I am teaching English to foreign students.
7. What is the best part of your job? The best part of my job is the interaction with students.
8. What were you doing before you came here? I used to be a hairdresser.
9. How many jobs did you have before you started working at this company? I have had 2 jobs before I started working at Firda.

Giving advice

Have to/ need to/ must

We use have to/need to/must when we talk about rules and things that are necessary. 

You have no choice, or it’s a very strong suggestion:

• You must talk to your manager about the problem.
• We have to pay tax on the money we earn.
• I need to get up early to catch my flight tomorrow.

Should/Shouldn't

We use should/shouldn’t when we are giving advice. 

We use should to talk about things that are a good idea, and shouldn’t to talk about things that are not a good idea:

• You should come to work in smart clothes.
• You shouldn’t arrive late to meetings.
• Should I wear a tie?

Giving advice

I am going on a sports holiday and I need to get fit quickly.

I am moving to a new city in a few months. How can I make new friends?

I am fed up with my job. I hate working in an office. I need to change careers.

Choose one of the situations. 

Give 3 pieces of advice.

Talking about the

The past tense

I went to India thirty years ago.

= past simple - states and actions in the past

 I was travelling there with Jane, an Australian friend, for two months.

= past continuous - to give background information

We had booked a standard train ticket and the train was very busy.

= past perfect - to make clear an action happened earlier in the past( before another action)

Past tense

1- What is the state of action?

Use the past simple

( adding -ed or irregular verb)

2- What is the background information?

Use the past continuous (was +ing)

3- What happened earlier in the past (so before this action or until this action)

Use the past perfect ( had + volt. deelw) 

Past tense

1- The girls met a young backpacker in a restaurant.

= Past simple 

2- The boy was travelling on his own.

= Past continuous 

3- The girls had seen the boy before.

= Past perfect (had + voltooid deelwoord)

When was the last time you felt..........?

Discuss with your neighbour.

HOW TO WRITE A PERFECT PROFESSIONAL EMAIL IN ENGLISH IN 6 STEPS

Follow these six simple steps to make sure your English emails are perfectly professional.

Begin with a greeting
Thank the recipient

State your purpose

Content

Add your closing remarks
End with a closing

Step 1: begin with a greeting

Dear Sir/Madam (closing Yours faithfully)

To whom it may concern (closing Yours faithfully)

Dear Mrs. Johnson (Yours sincerely)

Dear John (Yours sincerely, Best wishes)

Kind regards is always a good closing.

Step 2: thank the recipient

• If you are replying to a client’s inquiry, you should begin with a line of thanks. For example, if someone has a question about your company, you can say, “Thank you for contacting ABC Company”. 
• If someone has replied to one of your emails, be sure to say, “Thank you for your prompt reply” or “Thanks for getting back to me”. Thanking the reader puts him or her at ease, and it will make you appear more polite.

Step 3: state your purpose

• If you are starting the email communication, it may be impossible to include a line of thanks. Instead, begin by stating your purpose. For example, “I am writing to enquire about …” or “I am writing in reference to …”.

Step 4: Content

Use 1 paragraph per question/request

Use at least 3 or 4 sentences per topic

Step 5: closing remarks

Before you end your email, it’s polite to thank your reader one more time and add some polite closing remarks. You might start with “Thank you for your patience and cooperation” or “Thank you for your consideration” and then follow up with, “If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to let me know” and “I look forward to hearing from you”.

Step 6: end with a closing

• The last step is to include an appropriate closing with your name. “Kind regards”, “Sincerely”, and “Thank you” are all professional. 
• Avoid closings such as “Best wishes” or “Cheers” unless you are good friends with the reader. 
• Finally, before you hit the send button, review and spell check your email one more time to make sure it’s truly perfect!

Homework

Write an email in:

https://writeandimprove.com/workbooks#/wi-workbooks/5e82fa5e-cc62-46ce-83ab-e2e7b21cd143

Take your email to class next week!