211202 VS20A Pittfalls, writing recap

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• Studiejaar 2

UK NEWS: December 1, 2021

Barbados 

• has replaced Queen Elizabeth as head of state with a president. 
• is no longer part of the United Kingdom, but a souvereign state.
• has declared a National Hero 

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Lessonup.app

You don't know if the lady you're writing to is married or not. How do write her title?

1. Miss
2. Mrs
3. Ms

You don't know if the person you're writing to is a man or woman.
How do you start your letter?

1. Dear Sirs,
2. Dears Mr/Mrs,
3. Dear person,
4. Dear Sir/Madam,

Your letter/email to a woman you don't know starts with: Dear Mrs Parker,
How does it end?

1. Yours faithfully,
2. Yours sincerely,
3. Kind regards,
4. See you later,

Greeting formal letter/email

Don't know the name?  -->  Dear Sir/Madam,

                                                         Dear Madam,

                                                         Dear Sir,

Know the name?             -->  title (Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, Dr, etc.) and                                                           the family name

Mrs=married / Miss=unmarried / Ms=unknown married or not

Closing formal letter/email

Know the name?              -->  Yours sincerely, 

Don't know the name?  -->  Yours faithfully,

Know the person?           -->  Kind regards,

To fill in a form

• Employment, lost items, reservations, etc
• Little space
• Give short answers and ...
• Give clear and relevant answers
• What is asked? Read the question carefully! 

too - to - too
I forgot the milk. I have ... go ... the supermarket again.

1. to / to
2. to / too
3. too / two
4. two / to

two / too / to
I'd like ... buy these cookies and I'll have those cupcakes ... .

1. to / two
2. two / to
3. two / too
4. to / too

than - then
It was ... that I realised that he was taller ... me.

1. than / than
2. then / than
3. than / then
4. then / then

their - there - they're
... really upset that ... is no food in ... fridge.

1. They're / there / their
2. There / their / they're
3. Their / there / they're
4. They're / their / there

your - you're
... damaging ... phone when you handle it like that.

1. Your / you're
2. You're / you're
3. Your / your
4. You're / your

its - it's
I think ... difficult to rollerskate.

1. its
2. it's

where - were - we're
Did you know ... they ... hiding?

1. where / we're
2. were / where
3. we're / were
4. where / were

where - were - we're
I think ... out of batteries. Do you know ... they sell them?

1. we're / where
2. were / where
3. we're / were
4. where / we're

loose - lose
Make sure you don't ... those ... coins.

1. loose / lose
2. lose / loose
3. loose / loose
4. lose / lose

which - witch - with
... lady is the customer ... the complaint?

1. witch / which
2. which / witch
3. which / with
4. with / which

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