13-10 3TH

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, havo
• Leerjaar 3

Wednesday

October the 13th

Today

• How to: write
• Practise

Learning goals

• After this lesson you can name some do's and don'ts of a writing exercise.
• After this lesson you can name some frequent mistakes of a writing exercise.
• After this lesson you have practised writing an article.

Writing

I think writing exercises are difficult.

True

False

Do's and/or don'ts

Frequent mistakes

Capital Letters:

 

When you talk about "ik", "i" is wrong, it is always “I”

Days of the week, months : Monday, Tuesday, August, October

Frequent mistakes

Word Order

Wrong:

In my opinion is it great to live in New York.

Correct:

In my opinion it is great to live in New York.

Mind the following

In a formal letter all words MUST be written in full

So do not use:  isn’t, it’s of won’t, but:

is not, it is en will not. Gonna and wanna  are a definite NO GO!

For names of magazines or newspapers, use quotation marks. The ‘Telegraaf’.

Do's

• DO write in full: Do not, I am etc. 
• DO use paragraphs
• DO use headers (if fitting)
• DO make it neat.
• DO use capital letters and full stops.
• DO use signal words.
• DO mention everything you have to mention.
• DO check your work!

Don'ts

• DON'T forget about the lay-out.
• DON'T use abbreviations / contractions (like I'll, didn't).
• DON'T use the first translation you find in a dictionary without checking. 
• DON'T forget content elements.
• DON'T use swear words or street language.
• DON'T use slang language (gonna, kinda, u, ur, w8, like ... you know, etc.).

Do's of writing

Don'ts of writing

Writing practise

Write about your favorite movie or tv-show.

What is it about?

Why is it your favorite?

Why sh

Finished?

Turn in

Exam prep writing unit 1