English A2/B1 Writing

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English writing A2/B1

 

December 2023 

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Writing exam explanation

Practise

Evaluation

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Writing exam

• week 4, January 2024
• 60 minuten.
• Dictionary NL - ENG

Opdrachten:

• Informal letter
• Formal letter 
• Form (fill in)

What is the correct salutation of an informal letter if you know person's namen?

1. Dear Sir/Madam,
2. Dear Ms Jones,
3. Dear Mr Kevin,
4. Dear Amy,

Content

Salutation: Dear/Hi/Hello,

Opening: Introduction & purpose writing

Body: Explain , more details.

Conclusion: Ask your question/conclusion

(Closing) Sign off  + naam

Sentences to remember

• I am writing you this e-mail because...
• I look forward to hearing from you soon.
• ???

nl.speaklanguages.com

Which greeting is correct if you have written to a good friend of yours ?

1. Best Wishes,
2. Your Sincerely,
3. Kind regards,
4. Cheers,

Tips part 1

'I', months, days, countries, languages = ALWAYS CAPITAL LETTERS

Use full stops, commas, paragraphs 

NO abbreviations/conjugations in formal writing:  

I am - I'm

You are - you’re

Tips part 2

Check your work! Have you forgotten a letter/punctuation by mistake? 

 

Beware of pitfalls: “there” en “their” of “were”, “wear” en “where”. 

NO chat language/slang: 

Use of the comma

NOT to join sentences

If not that, then when.....

Watch the video on you tube 

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padlet: 

Pitfalls

Which tip is important to you?

Practise at home

Use following link to practise
Learn English (British council) - do tasks 1 to 4

learnenglish.britishcouncil.org

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Extra Material

Practise

Start preparation

Schrijf een brief naar Sabrina:

1. Begroet Sabrina

2. Bedank haar voor de e-mail

3. Vertel iets over jouw favoriete dag van de week + waarom

4. Zeg dat je hoopt snel iets van haar te horen

5. Sluit af met een groet en je naam

Gebruik deze lespresentatie met tips en handige website om je e-mail te schrijven

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