Week 7:

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

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V2B 2

Week 7

Lesson 1

Learning Goal: 

By the end of the lesson: 

- I can write a letter in English to someone who is important to me. 

Lesson Overview: 

Letter Explanation

Writing Draft 1

Give/get feedback

Casual vs. informal vs. formal writing

Message to a friend via social media/

whatsapp

Message to a teacher, family or friend.

Message to a boss or someone important.

What's up? Wanna meet up later?

Do you have time to have a talk later?

I would like to request a meeting with you at your earliest convenience.

Hey, call me. 

Hey, could you give me a call when you get the chance?

Hello, let us schedule a call for when it best suits you.

Casual vs. informal vs. formal writing

          Super Casual

includes slang and non- standard English (written spoken forms).

-whats app; close friends

-social media (sometimes)

-gaming platforms

               Informal

Personal communication; light and friendly

-Letters to family

-E-mails to teachers

-Writing your opinions, school assignments

                    Formal

Professional communication, serious and official

-Cover letters for jobs

-Academic writing

-Articles

-Research Reports

Rewrite this email so it's in informal writing.

Include the salutation and closing (aanhef and afsluiting).

Aye Ms, 

How you doin? i hope you had a nice holiday. Check my work for me. You said you where gonna check it last week, butt you still haven't. 

I look forward to you're lesson tomorrow.

Kind Regards, 

Your name

Rewrite this email so it fits with informal writing.

Include the salutation and closing (aanhef and afsluiting).

Dear Ms Howes,

How you doing? I hope you had a nice holiday. Can you check my work for me. You said you were going to check it last week but you still have not.

I look forward to your lesson tomorrow.

Kind Regards, 

Example Key

Appreciation Letter - Informal Letter

To whom? 

One person

Family member, friend, neighbor, teacher, member of a community, etc. 

Include: at least 100 words (see here for example sentences)

Introduction: Why are you writing them? (School assignment, chose them). 

Body: Explain why they are important to you. You can mention specific things or general terms.

Conclude: 

Thank them/express appreciation for them.

Formatting: 

Start: Dear Name,       ending: Best Regards / Love / Best Wishes

V2B

Week 7

Lesson 2

Learning Goal: 

By the end of the lesson: 

- I know what to expect on the PW3. 

- I know how to use the passive. 

Lesson Overview: 

Study guide (Teams)

Feedback on Writing

Passive Practice

Turn this active sentence into a passive sentence.

Ms Howes taught grammar today.

Passive voice

Match the active verb to the correct passive verb. 

She builds a house.

She is building a house.

She built a house.

She was building a house.

She has built a house.

A house is built.

A house is being built.

A house was built.

A house was being built.

A house has been built. 

Passive Voice

                                            Active                                          Passive

Present Simple               He cleans the house.                   The house is cleaned (by him). 

Past Simple                     He cleaned the house.                The house was cleaned (by him). 

Present Continuous      He is cleaning the house.           The house is being cleaned (by him). 

Past Continuous            He was cleaning the house.       The house was being cleaned (by him). 

Present Perfect              He has cleaned the house.         The house has been cleaned (by him). 

Past Perfect                    He had cleaned the house.         The house had been cleaned (by him). 

Future with will              He will clean the house.               The house will be cleaned (by him). 

Active Passive

He cleans the house.  

He cleaned the house. 

He is cleaning the house. 

He was cleaning the house. 

He has cleaned the house.  

He had cleaned the house.  

He will clean the house. 

Passive

The house is cleaned (by him).

The house was cleaned (by him).

The house is being cleaned (by him).

The house was being cleaned (by him).

The house has been cleaned (by him).

The house had been cleaned (by him).

The house will be cleaned (by him). 

Finished? Vocabulary time

V2B

Week 7

Lesson 3

Learning Goal: 

By the end of the lesson: 

- I can use prefixes and suffixes correctly in a sentence. 

Lesson Overview: 

Prefixes and Suffixes Review

Practice & Quiz

Rewrite letter (feedback after finishing quiz)

Next lesson (Passive & Kahoot on passive)

What is the difference between "used" and "unused"?

Prefixes (Voorvoegsel)

non-/ un- / im- / il- / in- / ir- 

means 'opposite' 

sense - > nonsense    used -> unused    possible -> impossible     legal -> illegal

re- 

means 'again' 'back' or 'in response to'

turn -> return    visit-> revisit    play-> replay    act->react

mis- / dis- 

mis - negative meaning to the word

dis - used to give opposite or negative

use -> misuse    behave -> misbehave              like -> dislike      appear -> disappear

means 'opposite' 

means 'again' 'back' or 'in reaction to'

means 'wrong' or 'not'

un-

reteach

unused

re-

mis-

non-

nonsense

mistrust

dis-

distrust

What's the difference between 'teach' and 'teacher'?

Suffixes (Achtervoegsels)

They come after a word and changes the meaning.

-er

Means the one who does the action of the verb.

teach-> teacher    eat-> eater    babysit->babysitter

-ing / -ment

-ing - behind a word is used for a product, material or a verb turned into a noun

-ment also changes a word into a noun.

I paint -> a painting     I pay -> a payment           

-ness 

Changes an adv./adj. into a noun. 

She is kind. -> She has a lot of kindness in her heart. 

I'm happy. -> We all deserve happiness. 

Means the one who does the action of the verb.

Changes the verb into a noun (zelfstandig naamword).

Changes an adj./adv. into a noun. 

-er

teacher

learner

biker

-ness

-ing

-ment

payment

painting

kindness

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice

Task 1: Prefixes and Suffixes Practice

Task 2: Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz

Task 3: Rewrite your appreciation letters!

Task 4: Study vocabulary (see study guide on teams)

Appreciation Letter - Informal Letter

To whom? 

One person

Family member, friend, neighbor, teacher, member of a community, etc. 

Include: at least 100 words (see here for example sentences)

Introduction: Why are you writing them? (School assignment, chose them). 

Body: Explain why they are important to you. You can mention specific things or general terms.

Conclude: 

Thank them/express appreciation for them.

Formatting: 

Start: Dear Name,       ending: Best Regards / Love / Best Wishes

V2B

Week 7

Lesson 4

Learning Goal: 

By the end of the lesson: 

- I can change active sentences into passive sentences. 

Lesson Overview: 

Passive review

Passive digital worksheet & check answers

Kahooooot

Passive voice

Match the active verb to the correct passive verb. 

makes

is making

made

was making

has made

is made

is being made

was made

was being made

has been made

Passive voice

Change the active sentences into passive voice. 

Passive voice

Change the active sentences into passive voice. 

Kahoooot

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