Writing essentials 1 BBL

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Writing essentials 1

General

Grammar

Spelling

Writing practice

1. General

Informal

Formal

Start/Finish

Build-up

An article starts with a title.

1. True
2. False

In an article you start by introducing yourself.

1. True
2. False

In the closing sentence of an article you tell the reader to respond.

1. True
2. False

You start a formal letter with:
Dear Sir/Madam,
or with Dear Mr/Ms Biloro,

1. True
2. False

The build-up of a text is the same as in Dutch
(Inleiding-Kern-Slot)

1. True
2. False

You can end a formal letter with:
Best wishes,

1. True
2. False

You can use 'Kind regards'
for both formal, and informal texts

1. True
2. False

Start: Dear Ms Biloro,
Ending: ?

1. Yours sincerely,
2. Yours faithfully,
3. Kind regards,
4. Best wishes,

Start: Dear Sir/Madam,
Ending: ?

1. Yours sincerely,
2. Yours faithfully,
3. Kind regards,
4. Best wishes,

You are allowed to write u, thru, I'm in formal texts

1. Yes
2. No

Article

Title: My story

Inleiding: Voorstellen

My name is ..., I am a student at VISTA College, and this article is about...

Kern: Alles wat je wilt zeggen. 

Slot: De lezer toespreken/ oproepen tot actie. 

Thank you for reading. / I hope you enjoyed this. / Enroll now!

Formal letter

Aanhef: Dear Sir/Madam, / Dear Mr/Ms Biloro, 

Inleiding: Voorstellen

My name is ..., I am a student at VISTA College, and I am writing you because... 

Kern: Alles wat je wilt zeggen. 

Slot: Verwachting uitspreken naar de lezer

 I look forward to hearing from you. / I expect a quick reply./ If you have any questions, please let me know. 

Afsluiting: Kind regards, / Yours faithfully, / Yours sincerely, 

Your name

2. Grammar

Revision

Congruence

Linking words - place

Capital letters

I have worked here for 5 years.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

I worked here for 5 years, but now I am doing something else.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

I am living in Heerlen.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Those things is...

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

I like going to parties, visiting family and play games.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

You can start a sentence with but/because.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

I is ALWAYS with a capital letter.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Days of the week, months, seasons are with a normal letter.
(e.g. monday, june, autumn)

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

3. Spelling

Most common mistakes!

Which one is spelled correctly?

1. allot
2. alot
3. a lot

Which one is spelled correctly?

1. very
2. verry
3. verie
4. verrie

Which one is spelled correctly?

1. much
2. mutch
3. match

... one is spelled correctly?
The sweater, ... is green...

1. witch
2. whitch
3. which
4. wich

Which one is spelled correctly?

1. beautiful
2. beautyful
3. beautifull
4. beautyfull

Which one is spelled correctly?

1. can not
2. cannot
3. can't
4. ca'nt

Which one is spelled correctly?

1. Iam
2. I'm
3. I'am
4. I am

Start practising! Year 2 (N3/4)

Je werkt in een kledingwinkel en je hebt een online klacht ontvangen van een klant die recent een shirt heeft gekocht. De klant zegt dat het shirt beschadigd was en wil graag een terugbetaling. Schrijf een antwoordbrief aan de klant. Klant heet Shanna Wilson.

In je brief:

Gebruik een gepaste aanhef

Bied je excuses aan aan de klant.

Leg de retour- of omruilingsbeleid van de winkel uit.

Bied een oplossing aan (terugbetaling, omruiling of korting).

Bedank de klant voor het melden van het probleem.

Sluit correct af. 

Schrijf ongeveer 100 woorden.

Start practising! Year 1 (N2/3/4)

Write a short letter of about 50-100 words. On paper! 

Start with:

• Dear Ms Biloro, (That’s me)
• Introduce yourself, and name three relevant things;
• Name what you are studying and why you picked it;
• What you want to become eventually;
• What your main ambition is in life; (e.g. I want to be rich)
• How you are going to get there;
• Think of a closing sentence (e.g. Thanks for reading)

Kind regards,

Your name