LJ 3 - Writing practice (part 3)

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Writing practice 

Lesson goals

• Recap on punctuations and articles
• Recap on sentence structure and articles

Articles - Kahoot edition

Articles

What are articles?

Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific. 

• The indefinite article takes two forms. It’s the word a when it precedes a word that begins with a consonant (medeklinker). It’s the word an when it precedes a word that begins with a vowel (klinker).

• The definite article is the word the. It limits the meaning of a noun to one particular thing. 

What is an independent clause?

1. A group of words that has at least one object and one verb.
2. A group of words that has at least one subject and a verb. This sentence can stand alone and makes sense

Which one is the compound sentence structure?

1. The pirate captain lost her treasure map, but she still found the buried treasure.
2. All of my sisters are doctors, whereas I am a teacher.
3. I want to call his, but I don't have his phone number.

Which one is the complex sentence structure?

1. Michael did not like to read. She was not very good at it.
2. My favorite sport is skiing. I am vacationing in Hawaii this winter.
3. Because the soup was too cold, I warmed it in the microwave

What is a clause?

A clause is a group of words that functions as one part of speech and that includes a subject (onderwerp) and verb(werkwoord).

1. Independent clause; A sentence that contains a subject and a verb - It can stand alone

Example: He will succeed. 

2. Dependent clause; Contains a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand alone. 

Example: If you work hard

3. Subordinating conjunctions; Conjunctions are used to link dependent clauses to independent clauses. 

Example: If you work hard, you will succeed. 

Sentence structure types

From this perspective, the English sentence has four major building blocks:

1. Simple Sentence Structure:

one independent clause.

2. Compound Sentence Structure:

two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction (aka FANBOYS).

3. Complex Sentence Structure:

one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

4. Compound-Complex Sentence Structure:

  two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

....... customer came in to ........... store yesterday. She had ........... complaint about ............. service. She told .......... manager that .......... employee had forgotten to give her ........ 20% discount that was advertised in ........... newspaper.   ............ manager explained to her that there was no discount on .............. electric toothbrushes.  

Articles: (a/an/the/X)

a

a

an

the

the

the

the

the

the

X

Punctuations

Punctuations

1. Choose the sentence with the appropriate use of punctuation:

Choose the sentence with the appropriate use of punctuation:

Choose the sentence with the appropriate use of punctuation:

Choose the sentence with the appropriate use of punctuation:

Choose the sentence with the appropriate use of punctuation:

Choose the sentence with the appropriate use of punctuation:

News Article

Try to find out the name of the customer service manager or director and address your letter to them personally. Begin your letter with Dear Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms followed by their surname. If you cannot find the name of the customer service manager, simply write Dear Sir or Madam.

Address your letter to the customer service department. When writing a letter of complaint, your best chance of success will come from directing the letter to the customer service department of the company. 

Try to find out the name of the customer service manager or director and address your letter to them personally. Begin your letter with Dear Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms followed by their surname. If you cannot find the name of the customer service manager, simply write Dear Sir or Madam.

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Writing prompts

A review: A food or drink advert

A website dedicated to healthy eating is starting a special webpage looking at advertising by food and drink companies, and has asked its readers to submit reviews. You decide to send in a review comparing two advertisements for food or drink which are described as healthy products. You should describe the two products, and compare how the advertisements promote their health benefits. You should also discuss whether you think the advertisements give a realistic message about healthy eating.

Write your review in 220 – 260 words appropriately.

A website dedicated to healthy eating is starting a special webpage looking at advertising by food and drink companies, and has asked its readers to submit reviews. You decide to send in a review comparing two advertisements for food or drink which are described as healthy products. You should describe the two products, and compare how the advertisements promote their health benefits. You should also discuss whether you think the advertisements give a realistic message about healthy eating.
Write your review in 220 – 260 words appropriately.

Sentence structure - Warm-up