H4E - P2 - 8-1-2025 - 45m

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome! Bag in the front. You need: laptop, writing reader, pen on the table

Lesson Goals

At the end of today's lesson you will..

.. have refreshed formal letter rules

.. have written a letter to practise

What we will do today:

1. Writing: refresher (15 mins)

2. Writing exercise (15 mins)

3. Round off together (5 mins)

Refresher: formal letter rules

Hoe zeg je: Ik zou het enorm waarderen als u...

He spent the night with his old friend, a drunk and a felon
Change or add punctuation & change the meaning:

1. He spent the night with his old friend, a drunk and a felon.
2. He spent the night with his old friend: a drunk and a felon
3. He spent the night with his old friend, a drunk, and a felon
4. He spent the night, with his old friend, a drunk and a felon

Als je de naam van degene aan wie je schrijft, niet weet, wat is dan de afsluiting?

1. Yours sincerely,
2. Yours faithfully,
3. Yours truly,
4. With kind regards,

When you have a number of
questions, which linking words can you use?

Welke zin mag je WEL gebruiken:

1. Please accept my apologies
2. Will I receive pocket money?
3. Hello, my name is Henk
4. I'm hoping to hear from you

Geachte mevrouw Smith,

1. Dear Mrs Smith,
2. Dear Miss Smith,
3. Dear Mrs. Smith,
4. Dear Ms Smith,

Write 3 different ways to start a question politely:

Ik hoop spoedig van u te horen

1. I hope I'll be hearing from you soon
2. I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible
3. I look forward to hearing from you soon
4. I look forward to hearing from you!

I would never call you stupid

Change the meaning by adding a comma after...

1. I
2. never
3. call
4. you

De juiste volgorde is:

1. gegevens geadresseerde - eigen gegevens - datum
2. eigen gegevens - gegevens geadresseerde - datum
3. datum - eigen gegevens - gegevens geadresseerde
4. gegevens geadresseerde - datum - eigen gegevens

Schrijf je je naam bij je adresgegevens helemaal bovenaan de brief?

1. Nee
2. Ja

To do:

schrijf een formele brief in de juiste lay-out

- Schrijf je eigen adres

- Adres geadresseerde hoeft nu niet, zet even een kruisje waar het zou moeten komen

- Schrijf de datum

- Open de brief (je weet de naam van de persoon niet)

- Stel jezelf voor en geef aan dat je schrijft in reactie op de advertentie voor de baan als medewerker aan de receptie (alinea 1)

- Schrijf de volgende vragen in beleefde vorm in één alinea: hoeveel uur per week moet ik werken? Welke dagen moet ik werken en heb ik het weekend vrij? Krijg ik eerst een training voordat ik begin? 

- Schrijf dat je hoopt op een snel antwoord en sluit af zoals het hoort.

Check your neighbour's letter:

3-5 minutes

Write notes on the letter

Work neatly

Underline mistakes

Give at least 2 compliments!

When you get your own letter back:

1. Layout

2. Formal expressions                               (bijv. aanhef, afsluiting)

3. Questions                                       (beleefd + linking words)

4. Formal language

5. Correct information

6. Grammar / vocabulary

write 3 tops/tips in bullet points

The tops & tips you got in 3-5 clear bullet points:

Well done! You....

.. have refreshed formal letter rules

.. have written a letter to practise

Good luck next week!

How to prepare:

- go through your writing reader (tips on p.17)

- learn set phrases (standaard zinnen, p.9, 10)

- check layout & rules (p.2, 3, 5)

Video:

0:35 - 1:40 (or - 2:48)

Which resolution is, apparently, the most difficult to stick to?

5:47 minutes

Optional: stop at 2:30 mins and let students discuss possible answers together

At the end, compare their answers to the ones in the video

Successful New Year's resolutions,
answers from the video:

Answers mentioned in the video:

To be successful, it's important to be a reflective learner (know your strengths/weaknesses, know your priorities, balance optimism/realism), but we're often too busy.

New Year is a (culturally defined) moment of reflection in a busy world. People can share their  resolutions with others, receive & give support.

We usually think we need will power, motivation, self-control, BUT wat you really need is:

- small goals and small wins 

- to facilitate your success (e.g. minimize temptations, prepare for good behaviour)

- to start with the easy things

What was said about Janus?

Thinking - writing - speaking

You will need the information later, 

So do take notes!

2 mins to think and write down:

     2024: - I am proud of....

                  - If I could do one thing again, it would be...

                  - My favourite memory is.....

     2025: - I am going to...

                   - I would really like to....

                   - I want to learn...

Speaking: in pairs, 5 mins

First, exchange your thoughts on 2024: 

I am proud of....  If I could do one thing again, it would be... My favourite memory is.....

Then do the same for 2025: 

I am going to... I would really like to.... I want to learn...

If time, talk about: the most important thing you learned in 2024!

Task to hand in before Friday's lesson:

If not handed in on time, come to class

OR you will be absent and come an extra hour after the holiday

TO DO:

Opdracht 4C: 2,4,5 (translate into English), p.10

Opdracht 7: helemaal, p.16

Alles uitgeschreven met de hand, use formal language!

Well done! You....

.. have practised your writing skills 

.. have had time to study for your test

Writing test = TW2

Learning goals:

- I can write a formal letter on a topic in English at B1 level.

Criteria:

- I can use the present, past and future tense and prepositions to express myself in formal writing.

- I can use adjectives and adverbs to give extra details to my writing.

- I know the rules of formal letter writing

- I have handed in practise writing for feedback.

Writing test: tips

Study the given information in the reader

Page 2-3: learn the rules

Page 5: learn the layout

Page 8: learn set phrases

Participate in class

1. He spent the night with his old friend, a drunk and a felon

2. I'm sorry I love you

3. You have a body like Adonis

4. I would never call you stupid

5. I like cooking my family and my dogs

6. He loves his parents, Lady Gaga and Usain Bolt

7. Help a thief

The sentences altered by punctuation:

Fill in the correct form of the verb:
I …… (1.read) your advertisement for an au pair girl in today’s Times. I …… (2.like) to apply for this post. What …… (3.strike) me most in the advertisement, apart from the high salary you …… (4.offer), is your emphasis on good manners. I am one who strongly …… (5.believe) in …… (6.bring up) children in a traditional way.

Fill in the correct form of the verb:
I …… (7.have) some experience as an au pair girl in Germany and France, and now …… (8.look) forward to …… (9.spend) a few weeks in England. I …… (10.leave) school next month, and I am expected to get a good School Certificate.

Add punctuation & change the meaning:
I'm sorry I love you

Add punctuation & change the meaning:
You have a body like Adonis

Add punctuation & change the meaning:
I like cooking my family and my dogs

Add punctuation & change the meaning:
He loves his parents, Lady Gaga and Usain Bolt

Add punctuation & change the meaning:
Help a thief