Sprint 2 Workshop 2

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

Writing workshop 2

Sprint 1

Feedback on writing

Why are we doing all this stuff?

UPCOMING ENGLISH EXAMS​ (Beroepsgericht)

​Lezen B1​

Schrijven B1​

Spreken B1​

Gesprekken B1​

Writing exam takes place on 8th of January. ​

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General feedback writing assignment 1

Email with questions and suggestions for Anthony Soprano

Missed it? You have one final shot

What's wrong with this sentence?

'i thought it would be nice if i gave you some tips.'

Capital letters in English

• I (ALWAYSSSSSSS)
• At the start of a sentence
• Names (people, places, brands (example: Google), etc)
• Months and days of the week

When is 'i' (ik) written with a capital letter?

1. Only at the start of a sentence
2. Never
3. ALWAYS
4. Whenever you feel like it

He knew all the answers, but 

did not. 

i

I

What is the correct way to end an e-mail?

1. Best regards
2. Warm regards
3. Kind regards
4. Sweet regards

What is the correct way to end an e-mail?

1. Yours sincerely
2. Yours cincerlly
3. Your sincerely
4. Yours sincirely

YOURS SINCERELY,

(your name here)

What is wrong with this sentence?

'I'm writing this e-mail after the conversation we've had about the marketing of your company'

Contractions are NOT formal

I'm - SHOULD BE - I am

Can't - SHOULD BE - Can not

Isn't - SHOULD BE - Is not

Won't - SHOULD BE - Will not

We've - SHOULD BE - We have

Contractions - samentrekkingen

Which of these sentences fits best near the end of a formal letter?

1. Hear you soon.
2. I’d like to hear back from you.
3. I hope to hear from you soon.
4. Let me know what you thinking.

Who was the mail supossed to be adressed to?

1. Antony Soperano
2. Mrs Soprano
3. Anthony Saprono
4. Anthony Soprano

More on prepositions (common mistakes)

Fill in the correct preposition

'I'd like to follow up ____ our conversation from yesterday.'

1. in
2. on
3. off
4. at

Fill in the correct preposition

'I look forward ___ hearing ____ you.'

1. to, from
2. to, off
3. to, to
4. off, of

Use of plurals (meervoudsvormen)

• -s at the end (cat -> cats)​
  
• -es at the end if it ends in –s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x or -z (bus -> buses) (tax -> taxes)​
  
• Double the –s (gas – gasses)​
  
• -ve + s if it ends on –f or –fe (wive -> wives) (wolf -> wolves)​
  
• If Y than –ies (city -> cities)​
  
• If the letter before the –y is a vowel add an –s (boy -> boys)​
  
• If the singular noun ends in –o add –ess (potato – potatoes) Exceptions: (photo -> photos)​
  
• If it ends in –us plural is –i (cactus -> cacti) (octopus -> octopi)​
  
• If it ends in –is, the plural is –es (analysis – analyses)​
  
• If it ends in –on plural is in –a (criterion – criteria)​
  
• Some nouns do not change (sheep – sheep) (species – species)​
  
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Irregular plural forms

• goose – geese​
  
• man – men​
  
• woman – women​
  
• tooth – teeth​
  
• foot – feet​
  
• mouse – mice​

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What is the plural of 'person'?

What is the plural of 'child'?

Please write down a correct way to end a letter.

Follow the assignment!

You needed to get peer feedback before you handed in your work

(not everybody did this...)

What's next?

Get started with writing assignment 2 (you will get this on paper)

Has the same process as the first assignment

More room for creativity, so get crazy with it!

Also hand in your peerfeedback

Deadline: TODAY 11:45 

What else?

Want teacher feedback on your email? Get peer feedback first! 

What's next?

Other assignments in this sprint:

Text editing

Taaldorp assignment

Writing assignment 1 & 2

Use of English sprint 1