COMMON WRITING MISTAKES part 3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

How are we feeling today?

1. couldn't be better!
2. slightly tired
3. bubbly and alive!
4. terribly lazy

Lesson aim

After this lesson you will know the most common writing mistakes and how to use them correctly to improve your writing skills

Common writing mistakes

On the following slides, find the (one) mistake and rewrite

the word(s) correctly.

Tell me about the writing mistakes we discussed before?

im -> I am / I'm

u -> you

allot -> a lot

its / it's 

your / you're

their / they're / there

to /too

where / were/ we're

I'm gonna study hard all year
and pass all my exams.

I kinda like school because I see
most of my friends there.

I wanna improve my
spelling and grammar.

gonna = going to

kinda = kind of

wanna = want to

We see my grandparents a lot,
witch I really like.

witch ≠ which

witch = heks

which = welk/welke

(not wich!)

We see my grandparents a lot,

witch I really like.

We see my grandparents a lot,
which I really like.

OK, Great! Now its your turn!

You are going to write an email to a celebrity to tell them how much you like their performances.

– Choose a celebrity (movie star, singer, dancer, comedian, etc.).

– Explain why you're writing to that person.

– Talk about what makes them so good at what they do

- Make at least 5 common writing mistakes and do not show where they are!!

OK, Great! Now it's your turn!

– Highlight the mistakes made in the text and explain on the same paper why this is wrong (HELP -> look at your own notes)

– Reply to the e-mail you received

- Thank the fan for writing to you and answer any possible questions

- Explain what you'll be doing next in your career and finish 

OK, Great! Now it's your turn!

– Reply to the e-mail you received

- Thank the fan for writing to you and answer any possible questions

- Explain what you'll be doing next in your career 

- Finish the e-mail