Writing (m)h2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-4

Writing

Informal letter

Aanhef	Hi or Hello [name], Dear ...
Vraag hoe het gaat.	Bijv: How are you? I'm fine/doing great/ doing bad
introduceer onderwerp + vertel wat er is gebeurd	I am camping right now. Something bad happened! I have broken my leg and cannot walk. I went to the hospital. The doctor put a cast on my leg, so I cannot move a lot. I doesn't hurt as much as before.
Afronden	I hope to hear from you soon. Kind regards, [name]

Informal letter 

Aanhef

Afsluiting

Start of letter

Body of letter

End of letter

Dear...,

How are you?

I really like ...

Best wishes,

I hope to hear from you soon.

......both seventeen years old.

1. Their
2. They're
3. There

Writing Practice

In this lesson you will practise things that are important to know when writing!!!

Word order

Subject - Verb - Object

Onderwerp - Werkwoord - Lijdend/Meewerkend voorwerp

I told her.

The chair was blue.

Place before Time

I went to school yesterday.

Punctuation

 . full stop ( at the end of a sentence)

 , comma

                -Jimmy and Johnny hate math, but they love science.

                -Jimmy and Johnny also like gym, history and French.

 ? question mark

 

Capital letters

               -starts a new sentence                    This is me. That's you.

                -for names of things                       We went to Disney World.

                -I (when talking about yourself)   I love English.

                - for days of the week + months   I saw her on a Monday in February.

          When writing, make sure you pay attention to:

Your turn!

Rewrite the whole sentence, using correct punctuation and capitals.

(Herschrijf de hele zin, gebruik de juiste interpunctie en hoofdletters.)

my brother at the supermarket work

my brother sister and I watch netflix every night in my room

why you are laughing

make sure your spelling in order is when writing in englisch

be careful your sentence is not too long it is important to know when to start a new sentence

Troublesome words

where - were

where: waar (plaats)

                  That's where she found the gun. 

were: vorm van "to be"; een werkwoord

                   They were very tired after their trip.

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between where and were.

We ...... on top of the mountain when it started to snow.

Do you know ..... I left my car keys?

Troublesome words

there / their / they're

there: plaatsen en posities

                         Put the box down there.      There are five cards.

their: bezit, iets is van hen 

                         That is their box.

they're: afkorting voor "they are" (de apostrof neemt de plaats van "a")

                          They're never going to use that box.

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between there, their and they're.

I'll see you over ...... .

Tom and Jerry were just here. These must be ..... books.

..... my best friends.

Troublesome words

its / it's 

its:    bezit, iets is van een ding

                  The dog has a bone in its mouth.

it's: - afkorting voor "it is" (de apostrof neemt de plaats van "i")

                   It's not a bone, it's a toy.

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between its and it's.

Wow, .... a wonderful day today.

Look at the table.
..... leg is broken.

Look for the mistakes in the sentences and write them correctly.

(Think of punctuation, capitals, and troublesome words.)

i think its just down the road

were do they think they left there keys

he knew where they where hiding

they're not going to give up they're seats and move over they're.

They gave flowers .... their grandmother.

1. too
2. to

The sequel is even worse ......the first film.

1. than
2. then

.......mix it all together.

1. Than
2. Then

He said he would be there .......

1. to
2. too

For starters, look at ......design

1. you're
2. your

This is ....favourite film.

1. There
2. Their

Do you want to go over .........?

1. Their
2. There

..... big fans of our teacher!

1. Were
2. Where
3. We're

........late. You should get up earlier.

1. You're
2. Your

.......did you go on holiday?

1. Were
2. We're
3. Where

to

too

we have __ much homework!

Let's go __London.

Do you like football __?

You don't have __ worry.

He gave it __ me.

He works __ earn money.

It looked like ___ wasn't anything they could do.

1. there
2. their
3. they're

You made it around the track in under a minute, ____ fast!

1. your
2. you're

___ really hard to tell the difference between a jaguar and a leopard.

1. It's
2. Its

I wouldn't do that if I ___ you.

1. where
2. were
3. we're

How confident are you that you'll avoid these mistakes in the test?

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