P3 W3 MRK + EVM 24 25 Articles + common misstakes

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 Articles + common writing misstakes

What are some of the most made writing mistakes?

When is "i" written with a capital letter?
more than one correct answer possible

1. When it means "ik"
2. At the beginning of a sentence.
3. When it's the first letter of a name
4. When it means "ik" but only at the beginning of a sentence.

Which words are ALWAYS written with a capital letter in English?
more than one correct answer possible

1. Names of people, places, brands, countries etc.
2. Days and months
3. Nouns
4. The word I

Contractions like YOU'RE / IT'S / I'M ETC. can only be used in formal writing

1. True
2. False, only in informal / writing
3. False, only in semi-formal writing
4. False, only in informal AND semi-formal writing

How do you form a plural (= meervoud) in English

1. +s or + (i)es
2. +'s
3. +'es
4. depends on the word

What's the plural of table?

1. table's
2. tables
3. tablies
4. tabels

What's the plural of bus?

1. buses
2. busses
3. bus'es
4. bus's

What's the plural of study?

1. study's
2. study'es
3. studes
4. studies

What's the plural of toy?

1. toys
2. toyes
3. toyies
4. toy's

What's the plural of life?

1. lifes
2. life's
3. lives
4. live's

What's the plural of foot?

1. foots
2. foot's
3. feet
4. feets

What's the plural of sheep?

1. sheep
2. sheeps
3. sheep's
4. sheepies

What's the plural of cactus?

1. cactuses
2. cactusses
3. cactus'es
4. cacti

What do these words mean:
They're
Their
There

ARTICLES

No, not in a newspaper

A / AN / THE

When do we use A and when do we use AN?

When do we use THE?

When do we use nothing (zero article)?

Exercises

Student's book: p 117, exercise 1, 2 and 3

Workbook: p 26, exercise 3a, b and c

Writing about a holiday

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.

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

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

3. Packing for the holiday.

4. The trip home, people you met.

5. Planning and booking the holiday.

6. The last night on holiday.

7. Best and worst days.

Vocab Test

Unit 56 + Unit 57 (Work 1 & 2)

Week of 03 March during 45 minute lesson 

(still have to bring your books)