Writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 3

Good morning

Take out: 

notebook 

pen 

Today's planning

- Notes about a formal letter

> Practice 

- Notes about giving your opinion

> practice

- React to a message

You will learn:

- about the layout of a letter

- how to start giving your opinion

- the difference between informal and formal writing

Formal vs. Informal

Formeel vs. informeel 

Netjes vs. minder netjes

• Dear sir/madam, 
• I am writing this letter, because ...
• First of all ...
• Secondly ...
• Last but not least ...
• Yours sincerely / yours faithfully, 
• ....

• Hello / goodmorning etc. 

• How are you? 

• Bye / see you later / cheers etc. 

Formal letter 

Prezi - layout of a formal letter / e-mail 

Giving your opinion

• I agree, because ....
• I disagree, because .... 

Three statements 

• Social media has made us more insecure about ourselves
• We should ban eating meat

Social media has made us more insecure about ourselves.

We should ban eating meat.

Informal message

React to a message or send somebody a message

Assignment 

React to the text message of your

use a min 50 words  

Hello, we were talking about going to the new shopping mall, remember? I need new clothes, so maybe you can help me with that? Where and when should we meet? Let me know 

xoxo Jane

Message

...... 

Share your answer of the previous assignemnt

        Pitfalls 

Pitfall 1: Too vs To

to = 

• preposition (voorzetsel) - I am going to the movies.
  

too = 

• ook of te - I love you too./ This is too much. 

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.

Pitfall 2: Then vs Than

then = 

• toEn (daarna) (tijd). Then the girl ran away.

than = 

• dAn  (vergelijkingen). You are taller than her. 

Pitfall 3: Your vs You're

Your = 

• Jouw (bezit) - This is your bag
  

You're = 

• Jij bent (you + are) - You're a girl. 
  

Pitfall 4: where, were, we're 

Where: 

• waar (Where are you going?)
  

Were: 

• waren (We were talking.)
  

We're: 

• wij zijn (we are)

Pitfall 5: it's, its

It's: 

• it is
  

Its: 

• bezittelijk (his / hers / its)

Pitfall 6: I + times

Ik = I = always written in CAPITAL letter

o'clock and the difference between AM and PM 

Today's planning

- Notes about a formal letter

> Practice 

- Notes about giving your opinion

> practice

- React to a message

You have learned:

- about the layout of a letter

- how to start giving your opinion

- the difference between informal and formal writing