TTO2 - week 46 - Formal letter writing new assignment and some any

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today's objectives

• Writing test  Friday Nov. 13th 
  

• Review formal letter - in pairs (5 min. feedback) and class as a whole

• Homework review ex. 6 & 7: Past Simple vs Present Perfect & Some/Any/Compound 

• Practice irregular verbs online in som

• Alquin Magazine "Splatt You're Out" - WB ex. C (scan the text) & D (reread and answer)

Formal letter writing

Write a formal letter of 150 words to the General Manager of:

 Restaurant Sweet Tooth, 101 Pie Lane, KOC2JO Williamstown, Ontario

• You had dinner at the restaurant on October 31st. 
• You found several black hairs in your soup. 
• You mentioned the problem, but the waiter didn't offer you a discount or any form of courtesy. You request a refund for the soup and a discount on your next meal at the restaurant. ("It seems fair to me that a discount would be in order here due to the lack of courtesy")

Your own address top right-hand

Restaurant Sweet Tooth

General Manager

101 Pie Lane

Wiliamstown,

 KOC2JO Ontario

CANADA

10 November, 2020 / November 10, 2020

Dear Sir, Madam,

I am writing to you to complain about an incident that occurred during dinner at your restaurant on October 31st of this year.

I was enjoying a lovely dinner with my friend, starting with a delicious pumpkin soup, or so we thought. However, 

I am writing to you to complain about an incident that occurred during dinner at your restaurant on October 31st of this year.

I was enjoying a lovely dinner with my friend, starting with a delicious pumpkin soup, or so we thought. However, after three spoonfuls of soup, I noticed three black hairs floating in my soup. Naturally I refused to eat any further as the black hairs not only put me off, but could also clog my throat. My friend and I called on the waiter to help us out. We expected him to serve a new plate of soup and at least offer us a discount. Instead the waiter was rather rude to us: he picked out the hairs from my plate and told me to continue eating. As you can imagine, I was flabbergasted. It seems only fair to me that a refund for the soup would be in order here as well as a discount on the next meal in your restaurant. 

I would appreciate it if this matter could be resolved swiftly. After all, I have been a long-time customer and I would like to remain so.

I look forward to hearing from you shortly.

Yours faithfully,

Some / Any / Compound

Some/someone/something/somewhere etc.

Affirmative sentences

positive / you expect the answer to be "yes"

Questions:

Requests: Could I have some....

Offer: Would you like some .....

Any/anyone/anything/anywhere etc.

Negative sentences (not/don't/isn't etc.) - There isn't any soup left.

Questions:  Is there anyone who knows the answer? Do you have any pets at home?

Formal letter writing

Dear Mr and Mrs B,

I'm writing this letter to complain about the pocket money decrease you suggested and I want to convince you to increase my pocket money instead!

As I recall from last week, you sent me a letter regarding you wanting to reduce my pocket money, but I think that is not a great idea and I will explain why. The reason why I think my pocket money should be increased is that I need money for trips with my friends, which is very important to me and my social life. Because I am in boarding school, I do not have a lot of spare time to do leisure activities. I also think I should get more pocket money because I need more for my cultural education.

I would appreciated it you could come back to me over the increase of my pocket money. We can talk over the phone about this, or you can send me a letter.

Formal letter vocabulary

Get = receive / obtain

Get back to me = be in touch with me

talk about this = discuss this matter

fun activities = leisure activities

But = however; yet; since

you want = your intention is; you would like to

pocket money = allowance

complain about .... = to object against ....

Formal letter vocabulary

you said you wanted = you proposed to

think = to be of the opinion

NO CONTRACTIONS (DON'T -> DO NOT ETC.)

Past Simple

• A finished action in the past & you know when it happened (when = mentioned) 

-> He worked as a pilot in 2002.

• Actions which follow each other in  a story

-> She went to the store, and bought milk and cookies.

• A past action or habit

-> As a child I used to dream a lot.

Form:

• regular verbs: verb + ed
• irregular verb: - 2nd form/list
• negative/questions: did/didn't + verb

Present Perfect

• An unfinished action (started in the past and is still going on)

signal words: for, since

-> He has been really scared since the robbery.

• The action is over, but he effects are still felt. Result is important, not "when"sth. happened and this isn't mentioned in the sentence.

signal words: ever, never, before, often, how many times

• The (recent) past action has a present result.

signal words: yet, already, just

Form:

• regular verbs: has (he/she/it) / have + verb + ed
• irregular verbs: has (he/she/it) / have +3rd form/list (past participle)
• negative/questions: has(n't)/have(n't) + 3rd form

Alquin Magazine & HW

Reading strategies:

 Skimming

reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the material 

-> title/bold print/subtitles/first & last sentences of each paragraph

Scanning 

Reading rapidly in order to find specific facts

-> first and last sentences of each paragraph 

-> if you notice a key word, read complete paragraph until you find the information you need

Do Ex. C (Scanning) & E (Skimming) = homework next week Tuesday

Study vocabulary A = homework next week Tuesday

Bring Alquin Magazine to class on Friday (after the test, you can work on homework)

Speaking Contest period II

Theme: #AStoryThatMovedMe

Speak individually/in pairs for 1-2 minutes on this topic

Speaking test/chance to participate in the national contest