Week 13 Tips for English writing (1EVM/1MRK)

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

English writing workshop

Based on your writing

Why are we doing all this stuff?

English writing test A2 (during test week)

Which will help you prepare for the ENGLISH EXAM:

ENGELS SCHRIJVEN A2

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LessonUp rules

Use your laptop (no phones)

Only LessonUp

One warning

Wat gaat er (vaak) fout bij schrijven in het Engels?

'i thought it would be nice if i gave you some tips.'

What's wrong with this sentence?

Capital letters in English

• I (ALWAYSSSSSSS)
• At the start of a sentence
• Names (people, places, brands (example: Google), etc)
• Months and days of the week

When is 'i' (ik) written with a capital letter?

1. Only at the start of a sentence
2. Never
3. ALWAYS
4. Whenever you feel like it

He knew all the answers, but 

did not. 

i

I

You are going to send an e-mail to your English speaking manager Jane. What is the correct way to start your message?

What is the correct way to end an e-mail?

1. Best regards
2. Warm regards
3. Kind regards
4. Sweet regards

What is the correct way to end an e-mail?

1. Yours sincerely
2. Yours cincerlly
3. Your sincerely
4. Yours sincirely

YOURS SINCERELY,

(your name here)

Which of these sentences fits best near the end of a formal letter?

1. Hear you soon.
2. I’d like to hear back from you.
3. I hope to hear from you soon.
4. Let me know what you thinking.

What is wrong with this sentence?

We went last week to the movies.

Tijdsbepalingen in het Engels

Altijd helemaal vooraan of achteraan in de zin

''I talked to him yesterday.''

''Yesterday I talked to him.''

NOT: ''I talked yesterday to him.''

Voorzetsels vs. Prepositions

Fill in the correct preposition

'I would like to follow up ____ our conversation from yesterday.'

1. in
2. on
3. off
4. at

Fill in the correct preposition

'I look forward ___ hearing ____ you.'

1. to, from
2. to, off
3. to, to
4. off, of

Fill in the correction prepostion

I work ______ McDonalds.

1. in
2. by
3. to
4. at

Use of plurals (meervoudsvormen)

• -s at the end (cat -> cats)​
  
• -es at the end if it ends in –s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x or -z (bus -> buses) (tax -> taxes)​
  
• Double the –s (gas – gasses)​
  
• -ve + s if it ends on –f or –fe (wive -> wives) (wolf -> wolves)​
  
• If Y than –ies (city -> cities)​
  
• If the letter before the –y is a vowel add an –s (boy -> boys)​
  
• If the singular noun ends in –o add –ess (potato – potatoes) Exceptions: (photo -> photos)​
  
• If it ends in –us plural is –i (cactus -> cacti) (octopus -> octopi)​
  
• If it ends in –is, the plural is –es (analysis – analyses)​
  
• If it ends in –on plural is in –a (criterion – criteria)​
  
• Some nouns do not change (sheep – sheep) (species – species)​
  
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Irregular plural forms

• goose – geese​
  
• man – men​
  
• woman – women​
  
• tooth – teeth​
  
• foot – feet​
  
• mouse – mice​

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What is the plural of 'person'?

What is the plural of 'child'?

What is the plural of 'photo'?

Acorn (eikel)

Eekhoorn (squirrel)

VS.

Give the correct Dutch translation of these false friends...
Brutal
Actual
Meaning
Rare

What are some examples of slang you should avoid in English writing?

Slang!

Wanna

Gonna

ain't 

Want

Going to

Awesome

screw up

to laugh

to crack up

Dear,

Please write down a correct way to end a letter.

Follow the assignment!

Short writing assignment

Email to the manager

Je gaat een mail schrijven naar je Engelstalige manager Vic om een dag vrij te

vragen. Je mail moet de volgende punten bevatten:

- Een nette aanhef.

- Vertel waarom je deze mail stuurt.

- Geef de reden aan voor je verlof en hoe lang je weg bent.

- Probeer mee te denken. Hoe kan jouw werk opgevangen worden? 

- Sluit je mail op een nette manier af. 

You have 10 minutes for this assignment. Write your mail on a piece of paper. 

Done? Give your work to your neighbour and let them check it for you using the form. 

Feedback on writing

Wissel je schrijfwerk uit met een buur

Score het werk (0, 1 of 2 punten) per onderdeel:

1. inhoudelijke eisen

2. Woordgebruik en woordenschat

3. Grammaticale correctheid

4. Spelling en interpunctie

5. Coherentie 

Wat vond je van deze les?

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Unit 4 Review

Page 54 of your student's book

Or...

Practice the vocabulary test on Quizlet!

Next week:

Connect!
(no English)

Week after that: 

Vocab test 9: Unit 59 Business (1) + Unit 60 Business (2)