Prepositions

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

English writing

Lesson 4

19 September

2022

State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. 

She died at the age of 96.

She reigned for 70 years and 214 

days.

Today's programme

Attendence

Goals

Writing a letter/email

Greeding the reader

Closing of a letter/email

Prepositions

Homophones

Today's goals

At the end of this lessonyou will know how to:

• How to use prepositions
• Writing postcard/form
• Start a letter/email
• Close a letter/email

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Prepositions

Prepositions

• Prepositions of place 
• Prepositions of time
• Prepositions of direction

On - At - In (location)

You use "on" when you talk about:

• Roads: On route 99
• Surfaces: On the roof
• Vehicles: On the bus/train

On - At - In (location)

You use "at" when you talk about:

• Buildings: At school.
• House numbers: At number 14"

On - At - In (location)

You use "in" when you talk about:

• Cities: in Amsterdam
• Countries: in the USA
• Rooms: in the classroom
• Buildings: in school

The ball is rolling ___ the grass.

1. in
2. on
3. at

I always hang out with my friends ___ school.

1. in
2. on
3. at

I left my book ___ the classroom.

1. in
2. on
3. at

Bill is ___ Disney World ___ Florida.

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

Toen ik thuiskwam zat de de kat op de tafel en de hond in de tuin.

We werken hard op school en leren veel op het internet.

On - At - In (time)

You use "on" when you talk about:

• Days of the week: on Tuesday
• Specific dates: on the 22nd of August
• On a weekend (USA)

On - At - In (time)

You use "at" when you talk about:

• Specific times: at 4 o'clock
• Night: at night
• Holidays: at Christmas
• At the weekend (UK)

On - At - In (time)

You use "in" when you talk about:

• Months or seasons: in August/in Summer
• A certain time: in a few minutes
• Someone almost being late: You are just in time.
• Parts of days: in the morning/evening

The bus will leave ... 9:46 AM.

1. on
2. at
3. in

The test will be ... two weeks ... Tuesday.

1. at, on
2. in, at
3. in, on

De trein is op tijd en op het juiste perron.

To write a postcard

Greeting

Body

Information

Short sentences

Closing

Closing sentence 

Don't forget your name

Dear Yasmina,

Here is the place where I write some stuff. I make a wish or tell what I've been up to.

I'll see you soon!

Esther

Yasmina 

Number, Street

Postal Code

City / Country

To fill in a form

• Employment, lost items, reservations, courses, etc
• Little space
• Give short answers and ...
• Give clear and relevant answers
• What is asked? Read the question carefully! 

Greeting formal letter/email

Don't know the name?  -->  Dear Sir/Madam,

                                                         Dear Madam,

                                                         Dear Sir,

Know the name?             -->  title (Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, Dr, etc.) and                                                           the family name

Mrs=married / Miss=unmarried / Ms=unknown married or not

Body formal letter

KISS - keep it short and simple

Break your message down into paragraphs (alinea's)

1. Why are you writing? What is the topic (onderwerp)?
   
2. What do you want the reader to do/know?
3. Closing = conclusion/summary/ suggest possible follow-up 

Try to keep your sentences (zinnen) readable.

Closing formal letter/email

Know the name?              -->  Yours sincerely, 

Don't know the name?  -->  Yours faithfully,

Know the person?           -->  Kind regards,

You don't know if the lady you're writing to is married or not. How do write her title?

1. Miss
2. Mrs
3. Ms

You don't know if the person you're writing to is a man or woman.
How do you start your letter?

1. Dear Sirs,
2. Dears Mr/Mrs,
3. Dear person,
4. Dear Sir/Madam,

Your letter/email to a woman you don't know starts with: Dear Mrs Parker,
How does it end?

1. Yours faithfully,
2. Yours sincerely,
3. Kind regards,
4. See you later,

When do you use capital letters?

1. Months and days
2. For I
3. Names and titles
4. The beginning of a sentence

Assignment

Joseph 

is a troubled teenager who needs help from social services.

Do the assignment and turn it in.

Homework

A2 writing correspondence

foto 3

Opdrachten 'Josef'