H4 P3 W7 recap application letter + speaking exam

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

What do I expect of you?

• Do your work!
• Try to speak as much English as possible. 
• Be mindful, respectful & communicate!
• Be on time: more than 5 minutes = too late. 
• Raise your hand if you have a question and be silent during explanations of me/student. 
• Phones are in your bags, bags are on the floor.
• No eating or drinking (gum included), water is allowed. 

        learning goals

I can write a formal letter of application

I can argue my point of view during a discussion.

3. Leerdoelgericht werken

De docent geeft het onderwerp, RTTI geformuleerde leerdoelen en de lesopbouw aan. De docent weet de leerdoelen goed te laten aansluiten bij de voorkennis en het (taal)niveau van de leerlingen. Gedurende de les wordt continu een terugkoppeling naar de leerdoelen gemaakt om de mate van beheersing te controleren.   

Read your book

recap passive

Turn the sentence passive:
She has painted the door.

Turn the sentence passive:
He was bullying his little sister.

recap letter of application

An application letter is a document that expresses your interest in a position. This document describes your personality and background as an individual and a professional. The purpose is to convince hiring managers that you have the required qualifications and are the best fit for the position.

Application letters enable you to impress potential employers and show them that you're familiar with the organization. It's also an opportunity to express how your goals align with those of the company. 

1: research

Application letters must be unique to the company and position you're applying for. Before you begin writing, read the job opening well to understand what the role entails. Your application letter should contain pertinent details about the company to inform a hiring manager you prepared and reviewed information before writing.

2: interest

Write an engaging and easy-to-read introduction to capture the hiring manager's interest. Include the job title and where you found the posting. Mentioning your interest in the specific role helps your reader understand that your cover letter isn't a generic or copied template. Include information from the job opening.

3: qualifications and experience

After writing your introduction, highlight your skills, qualifications and experience in your application letter. Position this section to align with the company's goals. For example, if you're applying for an electrical engineering role, express how your experience as an electrician can help an organization reach its electrical testing targets.

4: personality

While an application letter should be formal, making it friendly appeals more to your reader. Include aspects of your personality so your reader understands how and why you're a good fit for their organization. For example, if you're applying for a cashier role, explain that you're outgoing and value integrity because you understand your position requires those personality traits.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Your address

recipient's adress

The date

reason for writing

Explanation of the situation

Conclusion

Closing sentence

Your name

signature

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How do you translate 'havo' in British English?

1. Pre-University Education
2. Higher General Secondary Education
3. Pre- College education
4. havo

DOs

1. Make it neat.
2. Use signal words and the appropriate tenses, wherever necessary
3. Use paragraphs ( and use blank lines to clearly separate them)
4. Use a difficult grammar item every now and then (passive, relative clauses)
5. At the end, check your work!
   

Don'ts

1.  DON'T forget about the lay-out
2.  DON'T use abbreviations / contractions (like I'll, didn't)
3.  DON'T use the first translation you find in a dictionary without checking. 
4. DON'T forget content elements 
5. DON'T use swear words or street language 
6. DON'T use dumb language (gonna, kinda, u, ur, w8, like ... you know, etc.) 

speaking exam

What to expect

You have to be able to talk about

• genre
• plot (in specifics)
• theme
• characters
• conflict
• p.o.v./perspectives
• comparisons between your two books
• relevance
• your opinion

Vocabulary about books

- this book is about (NEVER is going about)

- main character/supporting characters

- round vs flat characters

- protagonist/antagonist

- theme 

- plot/plot twist

- point of view 

- setting

Freytag's Pyramid

Argue which of the two books you have read/are reading you enjoyed the most and why.