Writing

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

Writing Practice

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

Word order

WIE - DOET - WAT

Onderwerp - Werkwoord - Lijdend/Meewerkend voorwerp

I looked up.

The chair was blue.

WAAR - WANNEER -> 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 is you.

                -for names or things                       We went to Disney World.

                -I (when talking about yourself)   Can I talk to you?

                - days, months                                   I have practise on Monday.

          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?

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.

Choose between there, their and they're

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

Choose between there, their and they're

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

Choose between there, their and they're

..... 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.

(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.

Example Email

Opdracht

Je woont in een studentenflat met andere studenten. Eén van je huisgenoten, Roger, die Engels is, heeft een digitale camera. Die wil je graag gebruiken. 

Zorg voor een goed begin en einde van je email. Je mag de gegevens zelf verzinnen

Tussen de 150-200 woorden

  Helaas is Roger nu op reis en is alleen per email bereikbaar. Schrijf een email aan Roger. In jouw email: 

- Vraag je toestemming om zijn camera te gebruiken.

 - Vertel je waarom je zijn camera nodig hebt.

 - Vertel je wanneer je die camera nodig hebt en wanneer je het terugbrengt. 

Goals

You know how write a formal email