Unit 14 Tips for English writing (1EVM/1MRK)

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English writing

Why are we doing all this stuff?

English writing test (during test week)

Which will help you prepare for the ENGLISH EXAM next year:

ENGELS SCHRIJVEN A2

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LessonUp rules

Use your laptop (no phones)

Only LessonUp

One warning

What are common mistakes in English writing?

Capital letters in English

• I (ALWAYSSSSSSS)

• At the start of a sententence

• Own names

  • People: John, Mrs Brown, King Henry

  • (Specific) places: Amsterdam, London, The Empire State Building

  • Brands: Google, Nike, Heineken

  • Months and days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, April, December

THERE,

THEIR

and

THEY'RE

THERE, THEIR and THEY'RE

IN ACTION

Sleepvraag

VAN HUN

DAAR

ZE ZIJN

Their

They're

There

Adverbs of time

Always place before time.

''I talked to him at school yesterday.''

NOT: ''I talked to him yesterday at school.''

Adverbs of time

Always at the end OR beginning of a sentence.

''I talked to him yesterday.''

''Yesterday I talked to him.''

NOT: ''I talked yesterday to him.''

Sleepvraag

I am going

They will meet

, just in time for lunch.

at the cafe

at noon

next week

to London

Articles

A or AN

AN or A

PLURALS

Say what?

Regular plurals

Some irregular plurals

False friends

Don't you hate them?

Acorn (eikel)

Eekhoorn (squirrel)

VS.

What are some examples of slang you should avoid in English writing?

'Yesterday, i thought to myself that it would be nice if i gave you some tips.'

What's wrong with this sentence?

Slang!

Wanna

Gonna

ain't 

Want

Going to

Awesome

screw up

to laugh

to crack up

Dear,

LETTER WRITING TIPS

The words say it all...

You are going to send an e-mail to your manager Jane who speaks English. What is the correct way to start your message?

How should you start a letter to the King of England?

A

Dear

B

Sir

C

May it please Your Majesty

D

All answers are correct

What is the most common way to end a formal e-mail?

A

Best regards

B

Warm regards

C

Kind regards

D

Sweet regards

If your formal letter starts with

Dear sir / madam,

How do you end the letter?

A

Yours sincerely,

B

Yours faithfully,

C

Greetings,

D

See ya!

Paragraphs

Please, always write in paragraphs. More on that later. But consider yourselves warned. ;)

RECAP

See how well we remember

When is 'i' (ik) written with a capital letter?

A

Only at the start of a sentence

B

Never

C

ALWAYS

D

Whenever you feel like it

What is the correct way to end an e-mail?

A

Yours sincerely,

B

Yours cincerlly,

C

Your sincerely,

D

Yours sincirely,

He knew all the answers, but 

did not. 

i

I

What is wrong with this sentence? We went last week to the movies.

What is the plural of 'person'?

What is the plural of 'child'?

Please write down a correct way to end a letter.

A or AN?

A

A university

B

An university

C

D

Answer D

Correct or not?

1

Correct

2

Incorrect

They're there minding their business.

What't the plural of CACTUS ?

What's the plural of WOMAN ?

Which word should be capitalised?

Next week, I will go to the cinema to watch a movie.

A

Week

B

Cinema

C

Movie

D

All the words that should have a capital have a capital