Lesson + homework English 1.2 lesson 5 Student version

Tourism Management 
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Tourism Management 
English 1.2, Lesson 5
English 1.2
Lesson 2

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Goals for today
Goal 1
Formal letter quiz
Goal 2
Peer/expert Feedback on formal letter (+ infographic)
Goal 3
Grammar test
Goal 4
Vocabulary test

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Goal 1- in class
Formal letter quiz in class- 
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Note: these questions have a timer because they are aimed at students who watched the web lecture.

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Personal pronouns & formal writing
  • 1st person singular (I, my, me):  used in letters of application (cover letters)
  • 1st person plural (we, our, us): used in business letters and emails, written on behalf of an organisation
  • In all other forms of formal writing, a neutral style is used, avoiding the use of the 1st and 2nd personal pronouns (so no I, we, you)

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The first word...
Note that in English, it is perfectly acceptable to start a letter using 'I' or 'we'.
Note that you always start using a capital letter, despite of the fact that the salutation is followed by a comma!

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Remember:
No contractions in formal writing

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No conjunctive coordinators
at the beginning of a sentence!

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Conjunctive coordinators
Useful words, but not at the beginning of a sentence in a formal text. Also known as the FANBOYS:


But
Or
Yet
So

For
And
Not 

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Replacement
But - replace with However, 

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Replacement
And - replace with Furthermore, 

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Replacement
So - replace with Therefore,

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Full clauses
Every sentence must be a full clause, with a subject and a verb.
"Which is Malaga's main pull factor." is a subclause (bijzin) and cannot be used independently.

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Warning
In formal writing,  "really" instead of "very" is not acceptable

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Warning
In a formal letter, avoid addressing the reader with 'you'. 
The neutral style is more professional

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How did you do?
Great! I know how to write formally
Good. Made a few mistakes, but they make sense now
Okay. I made quite a few mistakes, but I understand them
Not too good: I made many mistakes. I need to study this!

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Pleased? Goal achieved!
Not pleased? Work to do!

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Goal 2- in class
Peer+ expert feedback on letter draft (+ infographic)

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Did you write a draft?
Yes
No

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I have a draft of the letter
I did not write the draft of the letter

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Let them leave/work on their own
Feedback
Please use the peer feedback form on Teams

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Goal 2
Dealt with!

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Tip
Revise the questions in the feedback form
Know what is expected of you!

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Goal 3
Grammar test

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What did you think of this grammar test?
Easy peasy lemon squeezy
It was difficult but doable
it was difficult and I made many mistakes
I didn't study the grammar, so it made no sense to me.

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Goal 3
Grammar test: done!

you know what to do at home ;-)

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Goal 4
Vocabulary test

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Dictation
Take pen and paper
After dictation check spelling and discuss the meaning of the words

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How did you do?
Great! No more than 1-2 mistakes
3-4 mistakes.
5-6 mistakes
7-8 mistakes
Ouch! more than 8 mistakes

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Pleased? Goal achieved!
Not pleased: work to do!

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Homework
  • Revise your letter based on the feedback, and on your progressive insight.
  • Revise your infographic based on the feedback, your increased knowledge and your progressive insight
  • Revise the notes you made of what was unclear after the evaluations. Pick out your most pressing question for the teacher to answer in the final lesson. Email this 24 (working) hours before class.
If necessary: draw up and execute the plan of action to catch up on anything that did not go well.
Revise your vocabulary: you will be tested on your ability to use it in a sentence

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