PGL Workshop 1.4 frequently made mistakes

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

English

Workshop 1.4

skills: writing

frequently made mistakes

aims

after this workshop:

you have learned from eachothers mistakes

and you have been able to ask questions

common mistakes (1/13)

hello everyone,

goodmorning everyone,

hi everyone,

best colleagues:

common mistakes (1/13)

hello everyone,

goodmorning everyone,

hi everyone,

best colleagues:

Dear all,

common mistakes (2/13)

greetings,

friendly greatings from ...

common mistakes (2/13)

greetings,

friendly greatings from ...

Kind regards,

Love, (als het om familie/goede vrienden gaat)

common mistakes (3/13)

I hope it is clearer for you guys...

common mistakes (3/13)

I hope it is clearer for you guys...

I hope it is clear to you/it is clear now

Don't use 'you guys' in written English

common mistakes (4/13)

I thought that I would inform you ...

common mistakes (4/13)

I thought that I would inform you ...

I want/like to inform you 

common mistakes (5/13)

I am emailing you to remind you that tonight we are having dinner at The Pilot Inn at Holywell Road.

common mistakes (5/13)

I am emailing you to remind you that tonight we are having dinner at The Pilot Inn at Holywell Road.

I send you this email to remind...

common mistakes (6/13)

If you drive around the Helen garden you’d come to Kings Edward parade

common mistakes (6/13)

If you drive around the Helen garden you’d come to Kings Edward parade

If you drive past Helen Garden, you get to (arrive at) King Edward's Parade

common mistakes (7/13)

For the people who are coming by that road by care I have made a alternative route to follow.

common mistakes (7/13)

For the people who are coming by that road by care I have made a alternative route to follow.

For those who take that road (by car) I have made an alternative route.

common mistakes (8/13)

I must attend you to the fact that there is a roadblock at Holywell Rd’s Street

common mistakes (8/13)

I must attend you to the fact that there is a roadblock at Holywell Rd’s Street

I want to draw your attention to ... Holywell Road

Rd = Road -> street is overbodig

common mistakes (9/13)

the road is blocked off

due some roadworks

turn right on the end

common mistakes (9/13)

the road is blocked off     the road is blocked

due some roadworks        due to some roadworks

turn right on the end         turn right at the end

common mistakes (10/13)

because of an detour on the road

common mistakes (11/13)

you have to take a detour to come to the restaurant beacaus

common mistakes (11/13)

you have to take a detour to come to the restaurant beacaus...

you have to take a detour to get to ... because...

common mistakes (12/13)

If you are riding on the king edward’s parade

common mistakes (12/13)

If you are riding on the king edward’s parade

When you drive on King Edward's Parade...

common mistakes (13/13)

You should see the restaurant on your right hand

common mistakes (13/13)

You should see the restaurant on your right hand

You will see the restaurant on your right.

questions?