Lesson 13 About the Essay

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Welcome

Today

- essay next Friday!

- conditionals

The Test

When: June 4, 14.30 untill 15.30 (60 min)

Where: from home, see ELO opdrachten (the test will be posted here, with instructions. Read them carefully.)

It will be a composition or an argumentative essay, make sure you know which is which!

The Test

NO INTERNET

analogue dictionary allowed

word count is 225 - 250

read the assignment → pay attention to the format 

make sure your name is on your work!

be concise, be radical, be logical

So What About That Practice Essay?

Today I will check every essay. 

I will use Word review & comments, you need to open the document again to see my comments.

EiM

In the essay, try and use adverbs, adjectives, passives & conditionals.

Give an example of a conditional

Conditionals...?

If young people had the vote, this government wouldn’t have won the last election.

If I hadn’t eaten a huge supper last night, I wouldn’t feel ill today

Mixed Conditionals

Present result of a past condition OR a past result of a present or continuing condition.

Mixed Conditionals

Present result of a past condition.

If clause (condition)                       Main clause (result)

If + past perfect                            present conditional

If this thing had happened            that thing would happen. 

If I hadn’t eaten a huge supper last night, I wouldn’t feel ill today

EiM

SB, p61, exercise 3.

WB, p.48, exercise 2.

Finished? Excellent! Continue with exercise 6 (SB p. 63) for more tools for your essay :)

Done-zo? Awesome! Continue with the text (p.60).