Writing skills 1 March

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome!

Road Map

• Watching and listening  skills - 'globaal' 
• Writings skills - theory
• Choose your content

Lesson focus

Test preparation

- WL skills

- Writing skills 

- Read an English book

Letter/Email Writing

• Introduction: state why you are writing the letter
• Body: elaborate on why you're writing the letter.
• Conclusion/closing lines: I hope that .../ I look forward to ...

Letter/Email Writing

• one topic per paragraph;
• use signal words/linking words (conjunctions!);
  
• Skip a line between paragraphs.

Formal letter

- DO NOT use DON'T

- no abbreviations

- use of the passive:

I am writing this letter ... 

This letter is written ......

Start  - Ms Dumas

Van Heeckerenlaan 2

7748 AB Coevorden

The Netherlands

2 February 2024

Summercamps USA

c/o Ms J. Dumas

5 West 63rd Street

New York NY 10023

United States of America

Dear Ms Dumas,                                                             

Start  - Unknown person

Van Heeckerenlaan 2

7748 AB Coevorden

The Netherlands

2 February 2024

Summercamps USA

5 West 63rd Street

New York NY 10023

United States of America

Dear Sir, Madam,                                                             

Finish - Ms Dumas

Introduction  - who you are and why you are writing

Body - your actual message

Conclusion  - I am looking forward to receiving your reply

Yours sincerely,

- signature

Bianca Seinen

Finish - Unknown person

Introduction  - who you are and why you are writing

Body - your actual message

Conclusion  - I am looking forward to receiving your reply

Yours faithfully,

- signature

Bianca Seinen

Mind: captital letters, whitle lines, full stops!

Assessment

• Content
• English 
• Style 

Do

• Work on one of your letters 

or 

• Practise your WL-skills

or 

• Read an English book

or

• Do an English exam

Look ahead

Tuesday: 

last class before the test week

Wordle

https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html

Word Snake