FL1 English week 20

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English week 20

What are we going to talk about this week?

Finishing unit 8 of the book

Planning a test

How to write in English

Deadline Unit 8 part 2 = today

Make sure you finish it after this class

English writing

Common mistakes and general tips

What is on of the most important things to think of when writing in English?

What is a paragraph?

1. at least three sentences
2. the middle part of a text
3. a group of sentences with the same idea

What does a paragraph NOT help you to do?

1. Separate out your ideas
2. Make your writing clearer
3. Make your writing more funny

What does putting your writing in paragraphs help you to do?

1. Write less
2. Write longer sentences
3. Organise what you want to say

Planning

Ways to plan:

- list

- mindmap / spiderdiagram

- sticky notes / post-its

Planning using a list

When you plan your writing, it’s best to write down ideas before you start writing sentences.

Here are some ideas for writing about a holiday.

Would it make sense to change the order?

Write them down in the best order so that each idea follows on from the one before.

A. The place you stayed at and places you visited.

B. The trip from home to holiday place, arriving.

C. Packing for the holiday.

D. The trip home, people you met.

E. Planning and booking the holiday.

F. The last night on holiday.

G. Best and worst days

A. The place you stayed at and places you visited.

B. The trip from home to holiday place, arriving.

C. Packing for the holiday.

D. The trip home, people you met.

E. Planning and booking the holiday.

F. The last night on holiday.

G. Best and worst days

Writing in paragraphs

Now decide which points can go in the same paragraph.

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

Paragraph 5

A. The place you stayed at and places you visited.

B. The trip from home to holiday place, arriving.

C. Packing for the holiday.

D. The trip home, people you met.

E. Planning and booking the holiday.

F. The last night on holiday.

G. Best and worst days

What are some of the most common English writing mistakes?

Capital letters in English

When do you use capital letters in English?

• At the start of the sentence ('Hello, how are you doing?')
• Names of people, places, brands, etc (Tim, Haarlem, Samsung)
• The word 'I' - ik (He is smart, but I am smarter)
• Days of the week and months (Wednesday, May)

Common errors

• Coulda, wanna, shoulda
• 'u' instead of you
• Using slang 

General tips

Set Word to English!

Look up words but not to much!

K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid!)

Now write!

Write the letter about a holiday you've been on.

Make sure you write in paragraphs.

Hand in via Teams.

150 words max (keep it short)

Finish Unit 8 part 2 and get started on the writing assignment

Already done? Good job, get ready to study for the test!

Unit 7 + 8 test will include a writing portion!

The test takes place on the 1st of June

What do you need to know?

• Unit 7 + 8 vocabulary
• Unit 7 + 8 grammar 
• Unit 7 + 8 sentences