Lesson 7 N4

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

What are we going to do today?

- go through a summary of last week's lessons.
- answering any questions left
- doing a 'pitfall' quiz
Please join this lesson online because it is quite interactive

Learning goal: you can write a formal and informal letter using the correct structure.

rules when writing a letter

Summary

- formal letter start: Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Mrs Smith, Dear Miss Smith, etc.

  formal letter end: Yours faithfully, OR Yours sincerely,

- informal letter start: Dear Peter, Hello Samira, etc.

  informal letter end: Kind regards, All the best, Cheers, Love, etc.

- Always use capital I (at the start, middle, end --> always!)

- Make sure you use your tenses consequently

- Make use of paragraphs (at least three; introduction, body, closure)

What do you remember about writing a review?

Writing a review summary

- introduction with the name of the place/film/book etc.

- the location/genre/topic

- something about how you experienced the service/book/film/game

- your opinion about the product/place WITH arguments

- conclusion/recommendation

Important words for filling in a form

personal details                           persoonlijke gegevens

first name                                     Wendy

last name/surname                    Kerdijk

initials                                             W.M

gender                                           male/female

date of birth                                  19-08-1986

place of birth                                Uitgeest

marital status                              married

signature                                      handtekenig

postal code/zipcode                   1817BC

occupation                                   Teacher/ Student

n/a (not applicable)                    n.v.t. (niet van toepassing)

shipping address                        afleveradres

Pitfalls

Take your phone, log-in (if you haven't already)  and answer the next questions

............ not happy with the service provided by the company.

1. Their
2. There
3. They're

.................house was build in 1902.

1. Their
2. There
3. They're

There are ............ birds in the bird's nest.

1. two
2. too
3. to

There's a lot of work .......be done at this moment

1. two
2. to
3. too

Mr. Andrew likes his work but he likes time for his family.....

1. two
2. to
3. too

I was working extremely hard and..........my boss told me to go home.

1. then
2. than

I was walking to the station and .........I took the bus

1. then
2. than

This knife is larger..............that one said the cook.

1. then
2. than

I heard about ............... luminous idea yesterday.

1. you're
2. your

.............. going to to be perplexed by what I just heard.

1. You're
2. Your

The cat fell down the stairs. .................legs still hurt.

1. Its
2. It's

The house was spotless. ............. an extensive job to clean it though.

1. Its
2. It's

................... of these tablecloths is mine?

1. Which
2. Witch
3. With

There was a ...................... flying by on her broomstick.

1. which
2. witch
3. with

Careful, your shoelaces are.........

1. lose
2. loose

Sam is afraid he might..............his job.

1. lose
2. loose

There......................some dark clouds entering the sky.

1. we're
2. were
3. where

................excited to tell everyone the big news!

1. We're
2. Were
3. Where

Are there any questions left?

Writing Exercise 

Please take out a sheet of paper & a pencil because we are going to make a short writing exercise!

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The End

- Are there any questions left?
- Please indicate if you'd like to practice some more so I can send you an exercise.