Lesson 2 - IE prep

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

Welcome!

instellingsexamen

SPEAKING +

CONVERSATIONS 

and

WRITING

GOALS

- grammar: pitfalls

- you practice writing an assignment and using an assessment form

- you finish your CV 

Commonly made mistakes when writing in English!

Pitfalls (valkuilen)

too - to - two

than - then

their - there - they're

your - you're

its - it's 

where - were - we're

loose - lose

witch - which - (with) 

too – to – two

too = te (voor bijvoeglijke naamwoorden)

too = ook (aan het einde van een zin)

to = naar, om te, aan, te

two = twee

It is too dangerous to go near a lion. 

She said she applied for that position, too.

I am going to Scotland in August.

Those two mechanics can fix anything.

It's usually hotter . . .
this in July.

1. then
2. than

than – then

than = dan (in vergelijkingen)

then = toen, dan (geeft een tijd aan)

My sister types faster than you do.

  

And then she said: ‘We’d like to hire you.’

. . . are too many possible answers to this question.

1. They're
2. Their
3. There

their – there – they’re

their = hun (bezittelijk voornaamwoord)

there = er, daar

they’re = they are

It is their own decision.

I haven’t worked there since I was sixteen.

They’re very friendly and hospitable.

Is this . . . phone?

1. you're
2. your

your – you’re

your = jouw (bezittelijk voornaamwoord)

you’re = you are

I read about your vacancy on LinkedIn.

You’re a very dedicated worker.

She doesn't care about . . .
origins in antiquity.

1. its
2. it's

its – it’s

its = van hem/haar/het (bezittelijk voornaamwoord)

it’s = it is / it has

The animal was in its cage.

It’s the best job I’ve ever had.

It’s been a year since I graduated.

. . . did you find this information?

1. Were
2. We're
3. Where

where - were- we're

where = waar (plek)

were = waren (werkwoord)

 we're = we are (wij zijn)

Where are you going?

We were on holiday then. 

We're never to tired to go out.

I never . . . a bet.

1. loose
2. lose

loose - lose

loose = los

lose = verliezen

She prefers to wear her hair loose. 

We lose a lot of money on lottery tickets.

I don't know . . . to pick, I like them both.

1. witch
2. which
3. with

witch - which - (with)

witch = heks 

which = welke 

(with = met)

Agatha is a witch.

Which colour do you prefer: blue or red? 

I'm going with green.

NU Engels - grammar

- go to the 3.3 GRAMMAR planner in NU Engels

- do all exercises (pitfalls)

- Time left?          work on your CV + finish the writing exercise (Teams Opdrachten)  

Writing assignments

What assignments did you come up with? 

Let's have a look. 

 

Choose one to do now. 

- Write the assignment in Word using 'taalcontrole'.

- Don't use any help (NO AI, translate etc.)

Feedback 

- rate your work using the form (beoordelingsformulier)

- fill in both A2 and B1

CV in Canva

Finish and hand in (Teams).

EXIT TICKET
How do you feel about your classmates writing exercises?

They were great!

I liked them.

They weren't too bad.

What were they thinking??