Week 38: Explanation lay-out & tests

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Week 38

w39	Daltonweek
w40	Writing practice
w41	Test theme 1
w42	Writing practice
w43	Testweek A
w44	Fallbreak

Goals this week: 

• You know what will be test of block A.
• You know how do lay-out for the writing test looks. 
• You have written 1 letter. 

In groups of 4: 

Each group recieves a piece of paper and 1 pen 

(WHICH THE TEACHER WANTS BACK😠)

You are each going to write down what you remember of writing, one by one. Use your pre-knowledge of last year and last week. 

Formal letter/email outline

1. Your own address without your name, with the country

 

 Marinus Postlaan 1

 8264 PB Kampen

 Netherlands

Formal letter/email outline

2. The address that you are writing to 

543 Oliveroad 

1060 AB99 Aberdeen 

Scotland

 

Formal letter/email outline

3. Date of writing

 

 15 December 2020

 December 15, 2020

 December 15th, 2020

 15th December 2020

All options are correct; the first one is the easiest. Remember to write months with capital letters in English!

Formal letter/email outline

4. Subject line

  

 Subject: application for English teacher

Do not use capital letters, except when you use names

Do not use punctuation, except for the colon (:) 

Formal letter/email outline

5. Salutation

 Dear Mr Jones / Mrs Jones, (if you know who you are writing to)

 Dear Sir/Madam, (if you do not know who you are writing to)

• Use capital letters
  
• Never use a first name.
  
• Do not write ‘Mister/Missus’
  
• Always end with a comma
  

Formal letter/email outline

6. Three paragraphs

   

More information later on

Formal letter/email outline

7. Final sentence

  I look forward to hearing from you soon.

This is a sentence you can almost always use. 

This is a seperate 'paragraph'. Blank lines before and after this sentence. 

Formal letter/email outline

8. Closure

   Yours sincerely, (when you used a name in the salutation) 

   Yours faithfully, (when you used Sir/Madam in the salutation)

Formal letter/email outline

10. Your signature and full name

 

 [signature]

 Lionel Messi

Basic rules

Between each new part of your letter you leave a blank line

It is okay to start a letter with “I” in English

Always continue writing until the end of the line. A new sentences does not mean you should start on a new line. You only start on a new line when you start a new paragraph / part of the letter. 

Basic rules

This is a formal letter, so you have to use formal language.

• Don't start a sentence with informal linking words, such as and, but, because, or, so, also. 
• Do not use contractions, such as don't, isn't, I'm, etc.
• Do not use slang, such as wanna, gonna, ain't, u, etc. 
• Be polite 

Paragraph content application letter

Paragraph 1: state what position you are applying for, state you are interested and explain where and when you read the vacancy 

Paragraph 2: introduce yourself, explain why you are suitable for this position 

Paragraph 3: name your hopes, expectations, ask any questions you might have, redirect them to your CV, and explain how they can contact you 

Useful sentences and phrases

Paragraph 1: 

• I would like to apply for the position of...
• I read your advertisement in...
• I am writing in connection with the job advertisement in...
• I am very interested in...

Useful sentences and phrases

Paragraph 2: 

• Let me introduce myself.
• I believe I am suitable for this position, because...
• I would be very suited for this position, since...
• People tell me I am... (list your qualities)
• I am currently a student at...
• I feel I have the necessary qualities for this job, because...

Useful sentences and phrases

Paragraph 3: 

• I would really appreciate it if you would...
• I do have some questions about... 
• Could you give me an indication of...
• If you have any questions, you can contact me on....
• I have enclosed my CV for...

Tips

• Always write your age in full; i.e. sixteen-year-old girl / seventeen-year-old boy 
• Write numbers up to twenty in full, except when you are talking about dates (i.e. I attend school five days a week / I read your vacancy on 3 February 2021). 
• havo = higher general secundary education (I am in my final year of higher general secondary education) 
• Translate everything into English, so the names of papers and your education should be written in English, not in Dutch. 
• If you must say something in Dutch, make sure to write the Dutch inbetween quotation marks. 

Thank you for paying attention

We will get lots of practice 

in the next lessons! 

Please put your phone in the hotel and have a seat

Tests this schoolyear: 

Vocabulary & grammar 1

Writing (testweek A)

Vocabulary & grammar 2

Reading (Testweek B)

Watching & listening (Block C) 

Vocabulary & grammar 3

Speaking (testweek C) 

The final exam: 

Reading

This lesson will be about: 

Vocabulary & grammar 1

• Grammar relevant for the testweek test. 
• Vocabulary which is useful for your final exam. 

The vocabulary

Words often used in reading exams English 

Signal words -> give you vocab points in writing & are very very important for the exam. 

Study them, don't forget them! Don't throw away the booklet once you are done! 

Grammar: 

Present simple

Present continuous

Past simple

Present perfect 

Need extra explanation for one of these? -> DWT 

Teachers will not plan 1-1 session after schoolhours 

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Welcome! Please come in and have a seat! 

Week 38

w39	Daltonweek
w40	Writing practice
w41	Test theme 1
w42	Writing practice
w43	Testweek A
w44	Fallbreak

Goals this week: 

• You know what will be test of block A.
• You know how do lay-out for the writing test looks. 
• You have written 1 letter. 

Today

You will write a letter of application, this is what your test will be like. 

Take this assignment seriously, hand it in on SOM once you are done. 

Done ? -> Study for the English test.