Periode 2 - Schrijven A2

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Periode 2 - Schrijven A2

Week 1: Lesdoelen

Write texts with a certain reader in mind. Write a short personal message.Take notes. Fill in forms.

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Module - A2 Thema - Building blocks

Unit 1: Around the world. 1.3 Writing.

Week 1: Lesdoel

Write texts with a certain reader in mind.

Before you write a text, always ask yourself 2 questions:

Why am I writing?
What do you want to achieve by writing? Maybe you want the reader to know something, think about something, do something or answer something.

Who will read this?
Are you writing to a friend, your teacher or a group of colleagues? Sometimes you don’t know who will read your text, for instance when you write an article or post something online.

Week 1: Lesdoel

Write texts with a certain reader in mind.

Formal or informal

If you’re writing to a friend, use informal language. You can use contractions (‘doesn’t’, ‘isn’t’, ‘hasn’t’) and abbreviations, emojis, greetings such as ‘hi’ or ‘hey’ and endings such as ‘bye’ or ‘see ya’.

If you’re writing to a stranger in a serious setting, it is best to use formal language. You use full sentences and verb forms, greetings such as ‘Dear Sir or Madam’ and endings such as ‘kind regards’.

If you’re writing to a group of readers, you mostly use neutral language. For example, when you write an article for a website, you’re not sure who exactly will read your text. Neutral language is mostly used to give facts and information.

Here are a few options for ending an email or letter:

• Best regards: This greeting is used both in formal and informal situations. If you don’t know which greeting to use, it is best to write ‘Best regards’. 

• Kind regards: This greeting is a little more formal. Use it in professional and business emails or letters. Don’t use it in informal letters or messages.

• All the best: This greeting can be used for both professional and informal writing.

• Yours sincerely: This greeting can be used in formal and business situations.

• Yours faithfully: This is quite a formal greeting (it's a bit outdated.)

Signal words

You can use words like 'and', 'but' to link your sentences.

These words are called signal words, because they signal a certain connection between words, sentences or parts of the text.

Geef een voorbeeld van een voegwoord naast diegene die al hierboven staan.

Week 1: Lesdoel

Write a short personal message

Past simple - verleden tijd

Regular verbs
You form the past simple by adding ‘-ed’ after the verb:
I talked to her yesterday.
You helped me yesterday.
He cleaned his room yesterday.

Exceptions:

• If a verb ends with ‘-y’, the past simple ends with ‘-ied’: I tried to call you yesterday.

• If the ‘-y’ follows another vowel (a, e, i, o, u), the past simple ends with ‘-ed’: I stayed at home yesterday.

Irregular verbs
Irregular verbs have a past simple tense that you just have to learn. For instance:

• ‘to be’: ‘was’ and ‘were’ (I was / you were / (s)he was / it was / we were / you were / they were).

• ‘to have’: ‘had’ (I had / you had / (s)he had / it had / we had / you had / they had).

• ‘to do’: ‘did’ (I did / you did / (s)he did / it did / we did / you did / they did).

Other examples: to begin (began), to come (came), to drink (drank), to eat (ate), to find (found), to give (gave), to go (went), to know (knew), to make (made), to read (read), to say (said), to see (saw), to sit (sat), to take (took), to tell (told) and to write (wrote).

Write down in English what you did yesterday.

Week 1: Lesdoel

Take notes.

Here are some tips for taking notes: 

• Write down the most important topics and subtopics.

• Focus on information using the w’s: ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘when’ and ‘where’.

• Use short sentences, or keywords (most important words).

• Use your own words to make sure you’ll understand your notes later.

• Use arrows, symbols and numbers to organise your notes.

• Highlight or underline important words or use exclamation marks (!).

Week 1: Lesdoel

Fill in forms.

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Personal information
Surname: Dowell
First name: Jonathan
Address: 14 Duke Street
Postcode: G31 1PY
City: Glasgow
Telephone number: [phone]
E-mail address: [e-mail]

Do you hold a driver’s licence? yes / no   

Education 
School: City of Glasgow College
Dates:   from: 2021  to: 2024 
Course: Sport and Fitness

Work experience
Name of employer: Gym Group Glasgow
Job title: Personal trainer
Summary of duties:
- design training programmes 
- create healthy diet programmes
- lead training sessions

Vul het formulier hieronder in met jouw eigen gegevens

Week 1: Lesdoelen

Write texts with a certain reader in mind. Write a short personal message.Take notes. Fill in forms.

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Module - A2 Thema - Building blocks

Unit 1: Around the world. 1.3 Writing.

Week 2: Lesdoelen Make clear what your text is about. Write notes. Write a review. Write a recipe. 

Exercise 7 1 A4

You’re going to write a blog post about a typically Dutch dish or snack. It can be anything you like (or don’t like). Think of oliebollen, kapsalon, bitterballen, poffertjes, hutspot, or haring. Advise your readers to try it (or not).

Plan your writing.

First: write down the answers to the following questions. The answers to the first questions have been given as an example.

Reason: Why am I writing? To inform readers about typical Dutch food and to advise them to try it.

Reader(s): Who am I writing this text for? Anyone interested in my blog.

Topic: What is the topic of my text?

What information do I need to give?  

What do I want to say about the topic?

Now you may write your blog post:

Explain why you’re writing.

• Describe the food: what it’s like, what it’s made from, the preparation method (if you don’t know, you can check it online, but you don’t need to write down the complete recipe) and what it tastes like. Describe why you like the food or why you don’t like it.  Explain why your readers should eat it (or not). Study the expressions again, if you need to.

• Use about 100 words.

Week 2: Lesdoelen Make clear what your text is about. Write notes. Write a review. Write a recipe.

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Afmaken Unit 1.3 en Unit 2.3

Module - A2 Thema - Building blocks

Unit 2: Food What's the idea?

2.3 Writing.

Begin bij Exercise 7

Week 3: Lesdoelen Structure your writing.Write descriptions.Write short emails.Write notes.Write an article.

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Afmaken Unit 1.3, Unit 2.3 en Unit 3.3

Module - A2 Thema - Building blocks

Unit 3: Fame and entertainment; organising and structuring texts. 3.3 Writing.

You can:

• structure your writing.

• write descriptions.

• write short emails.

• write notes.

• write an article.

Week 5: Examentraining schrijven A2

1 A4

You would like to become a volunteer at the Olympic Games,

but you still have a few questions.

Write an email to the organisation. Your email should include:

• a formal greeting;

• an introduction (explain why you are writing);

• at least two questions (think about the dates and location of training sessions,

• accommodation, signing up with someone else, needing a driving licence);

• a closing sentence;

• a formal sign-off.

Background knowledge review and complaint

When shopping online it is quite common to write a review.

• Give your opinion about the product(s), the shop itself and your shopping experience.

• Give examples.

• Try to give information about every part of your experience.

The product(s)

• Was the quality of the product(s) good or bad?

• Did the product(s) look like their pictures?

• Did you like the colour, the fabric, the way it fits?

The experience

• Was it easy to find what you wanted on the website?

• Was it easy to order the clothes?

• How long did it take for the clothes to be delivered?

• If you had contact with customer service: how did that go?

Your recommendation

• Overall, were you happy with the product(s) and the experience?

• What do you think the shop could do to improve?

I think that those boots look awful.

I like that top, but I dislike the colour.

I am not a fan of this style.

I believe this trend isn’t going to last very long.

I love wearing colourful clothes.

I hate clothing shops that don’t have many options.

In my opinion, companies should always offer free returns.

I would recommend this website

I have a complaint about the hoodie I bought.

I am really unhappy about the delivery time.

This product looked nothing like the picture. I was so disappointed.

I would like a refund.

My T-shirt has a stain on it.

The sleeves on my shirt are ripped.

My jeans had a broken zip.

My shirt was missing buttons.

Can I have a refund / a new item?

I would like my money back.

Can I switch the item?

Can I get the item in a larger / smaller size?

Week 4: Lesdoelen give your opinion.write a complaint email.write a review.write about experiences.

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Afmaken Unit 1.3, Unit 2.3 en Unit 3.3 en Unit 4.3

Start met exercise 6: complaint

en exercise 18: review,

maak daarna de rest af t/m unit 4.3.

Unit 4: Image; What does it mean?

4.3 Writing.

You can:

• give your opinion.

• write a complaint email.

• write a review.

• write about experiences.

Unit 4.3: Exercise 6

You ordered something at a webshop and you have a complaint. Think of a complaint yourself. Write a message to explain what is wrong with your order. Tell the webshop how you want to have the situation solved?

You are going to write a social media post with a review about an item you ordered online. You can use your own experience or make up the details.

Write your review and include the following information:

• how you found the item.

• a detailed description of the item.

• your opinion of the item, including explanation and examples.

• your opinion of the website, including explanation and examples.

• whether you would recommend the website.

Klaar met exercise 6 en 18?

Afmaken Unit 1.3, Unit 2.3 en Unit 3.3 en Unit 4.3

Unit 4.3: Exercise 18

Week 5: Examentraining Schrijven A2

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Afmaken Unit 1.3, Unit 2.3,Unit 3.3, Unit 4.3

Uitleg instellingsexamen

Exercise 5 1 A4

E-mail aan een Amerikaanse vriend

Situatie

Je bent tijdens een vakantie bevriend geraakt met een Amerikaanse jongen, Nathan.

Jullie sturen elkaar regelmatig e-mails om elkaar te vertellen over wat je meemaakt.

Jij bent pasgeleden op vakantie geweest en hebt daar iets bijzonders meegemaakt.

Je stuurt een e-mail naar Nathan.

Opdracht

Schrijf een korte e-mail in het Engels. In de e-mail komen onderstaande onderdelen aan bod.

Je mag de informatie zelf verzinnen.

Je schrijft:

• een vraag over hoe het met Nathan gaat;

• waar je op vakantie bent geweest en met wie;

• wanneer en hoelang je op vakantie bent geweest;

• wat voor weer het was tijdens de vakantie;

• over een activiteit die je tijdens de vakantie hebt gedaan

• waar deze activiteit plaatsvond (in de stad, op zee, in de bergen);

• wat er bijzonder was aan die activiteit;

• of je de activiteit leuk vond of niet, en waarom;

• dat je hoopt snel weer van Nathan te horen;

• een passende afsluiting van je e-mail.

Het doel van de e-mail is om Nathan te informeren over je vakantie

en wat je tijdens de vakantie hebt meegemaakt.

Stuur mij via een prive-chat bericht een foto van het papier waarop je de opdracht met pen hebt uitgeschreven

Week 6: Examentraining Schrijven A2

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Afmaken Unit 1.3, Unit 2.3,Unit 3.3, Unit 4.3

Uitleg instellingsexamen

Maken 1.2 en 1.4

Stuur mij via een prive-chat bericht een foto van het papier waarop je de opdracht met pen hebt uitgeschreven

Week 7: Examentraining Schrijven A2

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Afmaken Building Blocks:

Unit 1.3, Unit 2.3,Unit 3.3, Unit 4.3

Maken Examentraining U1 schrijven A2:

1.2, 1.3 en 1.4.

Onderwerp examen: e-mail over promotiefilmpje-reactie klachtenbrief-bericht op sociale media.    SCHRIJVEN A2

Week 8: Oefenopdrachten examen schrijven A2

Opdracht 1 – Formele e‑mail over promotievideo (20 minuten)

Leerlingen schrijven een formele e‑mail van 6–8 zinnen.

✏️ Opdracht (in het Engels):

Write a formal email in which you:

1. Say you watched the promotional video.

2. Mention one positive point.

3. Give one suggestion for improvement.

4. Close the message politely.

Taalsteun (formeel):

Opening:

• Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Mrs Lamboo, Dear Mr Lubbertsen

• I recently watched your promotional video.

Positief punt:

• I would like to compliment you on…

• I appreciated the way…

Suggestie (formeel):

• I would like to suggest that you…

• It might be helpful to…

Afsluiting:

• Kind regards,

• Yours sincerely,

Maken Examentraining U1 schrijven A2: 1.2, 1.3 en 1.4. Afmaken Building Blocks: Unit 1.3, Unit 2.3,Unit 3.3, Unit 4.3

Onderwerpen examen: e-mail over promotiefilmpje-reactie klachtenbrief-bericht op sociale media.

Opdracht 2 – Formele reactie op een klachtenbrief (20 minuten)

Leerlingen reageren namens een bedrijf op een eenvoudige klacht.
De toon moet beleefd, afstandelijk en oplossingsgericht zijn.

📄 Situatie:

Een klant klaagt over een late levering en een kapot product.

✏️ Opdracht (in het Engels):

Write a formal reply (8–10 sentences) in which you:

1. Acknowledge the complaint.

2. Apologize for the inconvenience.

3. Give a simple explanation.

4. Offer a solution.

5. End politely.

🧩 Taalsteun (formeel):

• Thank you for your letter of complaint.

• We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience.

• We understand your frustration.

• The delay was caused by…

• We will send you a replacement product immediately.

• We hope this solution is satisfactory.

• Please contact us if you require further assistance.

Opdracht 3 – Informeel socialmediabericht (20 minuten)

Hier schakelen leerlingen naar een informele, korte stijl die past bij sociale media.

📱 Situatie:

Je vertelt vrienden of volgers over de promotievideo.

✏️ Opdracht (in het Engels):

Write a short, informal social media post (3–5 sentences) in which you:

1. Say what you watched.

2. Explain why you liked it.

3. Encourage others to watch it.

🧩 Taalsteun (informeel):

• Hey everyone! Today I watched a fun video about…

• I liked it because…

• Check it out!

• What do you think?

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