H4 - week 41 - lesson 4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Today's class - writing

• Lesson 1.5 -  review essay writing structure & ex. 12

• Writing an essay  -  ex. 13;

• Swap writing with each other to give feedback 

1)structure    2)coherency (linking words)       3) arguments convincing? 

4) tenses (past simple etc.)      5) grammar (word order/capital letters etc.)       6) vocabulary 

Finished? 

Read Novel or 

Practice Present Simple vs Present Continuous 

(www.ego4u.com/grammar/confusing tenses/Present Simple vs Present Progressive)

Writing an essay

1)   Introduction - general facts narrowing down to thesis statement (= last sentence with point you want to "prove"/support in the next paragraphs) - Everyone loves pets. (Most people have one: a pet. Dogs and cats are both popular. Dogs are fun ... However, cats make  better pets than dogs)

2)   Supporting paragraph 1 - Linking word (First of all, ...) & Argument/Point; Explain; Example  (First of all, cats are low maintenance pets.)

3) Supporting paragraph 2 - Linking word (First of all, ...) & Argument/Point; Explain; Example  (Moreover, cats keep pests at bay.)

4) Supporting paragraph 3 - Linking word (First of all, ...) & Argument/Point; Explain; Example  (Last but not least, cats are perfectly content indoors)

5) Conclusion - sum up arguments (1 sentence per argument) OR give the most convincing argument mentioned above. End by proving your thesis statement. (Pets give us a lot of pleasure, but as we all have busy lives, we want them to be fun, low maintenance and useful. Therefore cats make better pets than dogs.)

Essay writing

Write a 300- word essay (4-5 paragraphs) on one of the following topics & hand this in today:

1. The production and sale of cigarettes should be made illegal.

2 Participating in team sports helps to develop good character.

3 Americans should have more holidays and longer vacations.

4 Dieting makes people fat.

5 College students should have complete freedom to choose their own courses.

6 Every student should study abroad

7. Topic ex. 11 ("What makes me tick: how ... has changed my life")

8. Personal choice - own topic 

Present Simple (e.g. I work; He works)

1. Feit (fact)
2. Gewoonte (habit)
3. Roosters (openingstijden/sluitingstijden etc. trein/school/winkel etc.)

Present Continuous (e.g. am/is/are working)

1. Tijdelijke situatie (temporary situation)
2. Iets gebeurt nu (happening right now)
3. irritatie / ergernis (annoyance)
4. Iets wat in je agenda staat (waar/wanneer bekend, meestal < week; appointment in diary)

Present Simple (e.g. I work; He works)

1. Ice melts if you heat it. 
2. He never works on Sunday.
3. Tomorrow my flight departs at 9 a.m.

Present Continuous (e.g. am/is/are working)

1. She is studying abroad, but she will return in spring.
2. Take you umbrella with you. It's raining cats and dogs!
3. Why is it always raining in this country? It really bugs me.
4. He's coming over tonight to discuss the home renovations.

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Expressions

Naar mijn mening: (3 x)

Op het standpunt dat:

Zeker zijn dat: (3x)

Ergens voor pleiten dat: (2 x)

Past simple
signal words

Past Simple sentence

Present Perfect
signal words

Present Perfect sentence