GH3B: writing a rant

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, havo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Welcome to English!

Table of contents

Goals

Homework

Introduction

Explanation

Over to you

Discuss 

End 

Goals

• After today you can write about something you dislike 
• After today you can use adjectives and adverbs in sentences.  

Homework

Have to + hele ww
informeel
moeten; als iets noodzakelijk is of moet

I really have to pee!

Homework

Must + hele ww
Formeler dan have to 
moeten; als iets noodzakelijk is of moet

om iets extra te benadrukken, dat het heel belangrijk is 

als iets niet anders kan.

You must pull the lever!

Homework

should + hele ww

Zou moeten

vaak gebruikt voor advies

You should stay in tonight.

Homework

pagina 119, 120 3,4 and 5 

Introduction

What things are important when writing something?

Introduction

What things are important when writing something?

• knowing what you are going to write (plan)
• an introduction (aanhef) 
• punctuation (gebruiken van leestekens)
• sentence structure 
• ending your written work 

Introduction

What are important things when writing something?

• knowing what you are going to write (plan)
  -  What is the subject?
  -  What do you want to say about this?
  -  What are details that you have to include?
  
  

Introduction

What things are important when writing something?

• an introduction (aanhef) 
  - Dear (name), 
  - Hi (name), 

Formal: Dear sir/madam, 

Introduction

What things are important when writing something?

• punctuation (gebruiken van leestekens)
  - commas, periods, question marks, etc. 
  - capital letters for names, days, months, etc. 

Introduction

What things are important when writing something?

• sentence structure 
  - wie wat waar wanneer (waarom)
  I would like to go to the Zoo tomorrow, because I like zoos

Introduction

What things are important when writing something?

• ending your written work 
  - Kind regards,
  (your name)
  - Love, 
  (your name)

Introduction

What is a rant?

TO RANT

What's important in writing a rant?

What's important in writing a rant?

onderbouw je geklaag - meerdere redenen beter!

gebruik bijv naamwoorden (my annoyingly slow cat, that horrible earring that won't close)

leg veel nadruk op hoe extreem irritant je het vindt

persoonlijke ervaring

Over to you

You are going to write to someone else about something you dislike. 

- open the letter properly

- explain the subject 

-incorporate  at least two arguments why this is horrible

- tell them about your personal experience with this problem

- Use at least 3 adjectives or adverbs

- End the letter appropriately  

write 150-200 words and keep it decent!

Discuss

What did you write about?

What was difficult what was easy?