Writing Formal Letters: The Layout of A Formal Letter
Writing Formal Letters: The Layout of A Formal Letter
Writing Formal Letters: The Layout of A Formal Letter
Giving opinion
Introduction
Opening
LOOK AT THİS LETTER WRİTTEN BY A
STUDENT AND İDENTİFY AS MANY MİSTAKES
AS YOU CAN
DECİDE İF THE GİVEN WORDS ARE BRE OR AME
SPELLİNG VERSİONS
Favour Truck
Defense Bathroom
Sidewalk CV
Lift Check
Biscuit
CHANGE THE SENTENCES İNTO
PASSİVE
Currant/ current
Principal/ principle
Desert/ dessert
Stationery/ stationary
RELATİVE CLAUSES
1. I saw the woman… visited you
2. I bought the magazine… was fantastic
3. The film is about a man… wife disappears
4. Is that the town… you were born?
5. I’m going to Rome in June… the weather is
warm
Who substitutes
a person
Which substitutes
an animal or a thing
That substitutes
a person, an animal or a thing
Whose substitutes
RELATİVE PRONOUNS
possession
When substitutes
a time
Where substitutes
a place
•Relative Clause gives us more information
about a noun in a main clause
•Relative pronouns are used to qualify that
noun JOHN İS THE MAN WHO HAS WON THE
LOTTERY
INSERT WHO, WHİCH OR THAT İNTO THESE SENTENCES
1. What is the best book_____ you have ever read?
2. The students_____ we met last night were very funny.
3. The girl_____ I wanted to see was not there.
4. The coat_____ Marcia borrowed has been lost.
5. What happened to the purse_____ was on the chair?
CORRECT THE MİSTAKES
2.The little girl was accompanied by her teacher. Her mother was waiting for her.
1. Have you seen the triffid that is growing near the rubbish heap?
2. My father was the only one who had inspected a triffid.
3. I looked inside the cup which was full of a mess.
4. The triffid, which had started to work, came towards the house.
5. My father, who was interested in these strange plants, was not
very surprised.
COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE BY ADDİNG
A RELATİVE CLAUSE TO MAKE İT MORE
İNTERESTİNG.
What they might say How you would argue against them
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Assessment criteria :
Content, purpose and audience 8 marks
Spelling 3 marks
Text structure and organization 7 marks
Sentence structure and punctuation 7 marks
A mix of simple and compound sentences. The use of complex sentences provides
Compound sentences use simple clarity and emphasis, e.g. by positioning of
connectives to join clauses, e.g. and, but. clauses, using a wide range of connectives
Generally correct grammar, i.e. subject and (although, meanwhile), varying word order
verb generally agree. Past and present tense or detailed expansion of phrases.
of verbs are generally consistent. Grammar is almost always accurate
Demarcation of straightforward sentences is throughout the text.
usually correct. Commas are often used in Commas are always used in lists and usually
lists. to mark clauses. 6–7
SİNGULAR NOUNS ARE MADE PLURAL İN
DİFFERENT WAYS
Noun Singular Plural
•My niece has a farm where she raises disease-resistant varieties of sheeps.
•Like all farmers, she has a constant problem with mouses and rats.
•She and her husband run the farm by themselfes, so it is a lot of work for them.
•There are coyotes and wolfs in the area, but their dogs help keep them away.
•The coyote in particular are like thiefs, always waiting and watching.
•If a coyote gets just a few feets inside the fence, the horses will drive it away.
•Once they lost some sheeps when some childs left a gate open.
•Their valley is full of deers, which also support a large population of coyotes.
•The river in the valley is full of salmons in the fall.
•Farming is terribly hard work, but we all choose the lifes we want to live.
GİVE THE PLURAL FORMS OF THE WORDS BETWEEN
BRACKETS
Or imagined:
•Space
•The Amazon river and rainforest
•The Antarctic
•Your idea
2. My month in_____________
What happened on your journey? You could make something up. Did you get lost?
Did the car/bus/train break down? Did you lose something?
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How were you feeling during the journey? Were you interested in the scenery?
Were you bored/tired/worried?
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WHAT DOES THE ‘S STAND FOR? SELECT THE
CORRECT OPTİON: İS, HAS, POSSESSİON
Is Has Possession
That’s my sister. +
My sister’s friend is +
in Finland.
My sister’s got a new +
dress.
He’s got a new book +
DIARY
PLAN A DİARY ENTRY ABOUT YOUR FİRST DAY AT A NEW
SCHOOL.
1. What did the school look like? How did it make you feel?
I was feeling very nervous because in new school was many new students
and teachers.
2. What noises did you hear? Did it make you frightened or excited?
I wasn't happy or sad. School was nice and first noises which I heard
were children's noises.
At first my father showed me my class but my teacher didn't believe that i was in
this class because we didn't tell the teachers as my dad was also teaching in this
school but the director did know because he was a friend of my father. Then i
started becoming friends but on the other hand i didn't like the first day.
6. How did you feel when your first day was over?
The first day when I came to school, it was literally terrible.People didn't like me
because I was different than other girls. At first I didn't really care about what they
thought about me, but then they started bullying me and making fun of me. I
wanted to report about it, but they wouldn't let me. After a couple of months some
students started accepting me and I started making friends. Also they helped fight
back.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USİNG PAST PARTİCİPLE
OF THE VERBS İN BRACKETS.
a) I/homework/yet/finished/ haven’t/my
______________________________
b) I/homework/my/done/have/already
______________________________
c) I/homework/my/finished/have/just
______________________________
d) He/home/gone/has/already
______________________________
e) Mark/come back/France/just/has/from
______________________________
f) They/bought/new/a/just/have/house
______________________________
g) We/had/lunch/haven’t/yet
______________________________
h) The train/the station/already/left/has
______________________________
i) left/the train/yet/has/?
______________________________
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE PRESENT
PERFECT- POSİTİVE OR NEGATİVE
1.- When Anne opened/had opened the door, she realized that
somebody broke/had broken into.
2.- Elisa was very upset because her computer disappeared/had
disappeared yesterday.
3.- My cousin promised/had promised me to bring me a souvenir from
France last month.
5.- By the time Julia left/had left the shop, she spent/had spent all her
money on clothes.
6.- I didn’t want to see that film because I saw/had seen it twice.
7.- Philip tidied/had tidied his bedroom before he left/had left for
work.
8.- My husband did/had done the shopping after I called/had called
him.
9.-Alfred had worked/worked in a bank for five years before he was
sent to Rome.
10.-The judge said that she was guilty because she took/had taken the
money for herself
WRITE PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT
1.- Barbara …………… (live) in Greece for three years before she
………… (move) to Italy.
2.-My team …………….. (not win) the football match because they
……………. (play) badly.
3.-The teacher ……………. (punish) the student because he …….…….
(be) very naughty.
4.-By winter, the new soap opera ……………. (become) the most popular
show on TV.
5.-He …………… (mug) three passengers by the time the police
…………….. (arrive)
6.-The pirates ……………. (hijack) an enormous ship two months ago in
Somalia.
7.-The captain of the ship ………………….(surrender) because he
………… (hate) violence.
8.-The journalist …………. (interview) the famous actress before the
TV…………. (come)
9.-Everyone ……………. (leave) the train before the bomb ………………
(explode)
10.- By the time my mum …………..… (prepare) lunch, we ………….. (lay)
the table.
Finish the sentences using the past perfect
General Introduction
Knucker Dragon
Frost Dragon
Chinese Lung
WRİTE OUT THE PASSAGE MAKİNG SURE THE ORDER OF
PARAGRAPHS MAKES SENSE TOO.
1.Closer to home, the Knucker 9.Interestingly, it is one of the few dragons
Dragon is found in damp woodland, that does not breathe fire, for obvious
preferring to be near rivers or ponds. reasons.
2.Firstly, the most 10.Its horns, teeth and claws are used
beautiful, the Frost Dragon, for defense against eagles and big
is usually found in cold cats.
climates 11.Many people do not believe in them
3.It prefers to hide out in caves and
12.Its beautiful shimmering red scales are usually
rocky outcrops
only glimpsed from a distance.
4.An iceberg provides a perfect place for its 13.It can sometimes be found hiding in
lair abandoned igloos
5.There are many species of dragons in the world
14.It is particularly fond of creatures
6.In contrast, the exotic Chinese
such as rabbits, voles and rats.
Lung is usually found in
mountainous regions. 15.They migrate thousands of miles each year
so that they can spend time in winter darkness
7.It is known for its excellent camouflage
16.It is not usually dangerous to
8.However, once you have seen one, you will humans, preferring to hide amongst
be hooked. Here are three of my favorites. the trees.
READ THİS STORY OPENİNG AND İMAGİNE
THE SCENE
Jason sat up and opened his eyes. He felt dizzy.
He looked around. Where was the tree-house? And his bike?
And his rucksack full of goodies for the picnic?
He’d arranged to meet Dan and Jodie in the woods behind his
house. They’d made an amazing tree-house at the weekend
and he remembered cycling along the path just a few
moments ago, but now, everything had changed.
The trees were taller. The ground was muddier. It was darker
and creepier… and he was alone.
Just then he heard a sound…
CONTİNUE THE STORY
The mouse was hiding in the bush. He was very afraid of the fox which lived in
the wood and the old lady who lived in the nearby house. A leaf trembled
above his head, tickling his nose. Suddenly a deer appeared. The mouse had
never seen this strange creature before. He was used to the sheep and the
goose. The deer’s hoof was very close to where the mouse was hiding. He kept
very still. Maybe his wish would come true.
DECİDE İF THE WORD İS WRİTTEN İN THE
CORRECT COLUMN.
Doer Recipient
employer employee
interviewer interviewee
trainer trainee
payer payee
nominator nomi
adviser advisee
USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORD TO
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWİNG SENTENCES.
A ______________________ that yellow tie with that green shirt- it’s horrible
B______________________ and have your clothes ready the night before
C _____________________ hands unless their hand is offered first
D______________________ not to look too nervous
E ______________________ and look people in the eye when you talk to
them
F ______________________ how you sit in the interview room
G ______________________ you arrive early at the place and
______________ your clothes and hair before you introduce yourself.
H ______________________ a copy of the job description and the questions
that you want to ask the interviewers.
I _______________________ and respectful towards everyone
J_______________________ a drink if it’s offered to you, but drink quietly.
MATCH THE STRUCTURE COMBİNATİONS TO
THE SENTENCES.
1. The children need to be much more ___________ with the activities in the
class.
2. ____________ on the picture for two minutes and your eyes will feel
strange.
3. She has been_____________ by the new company that has set up
offices here.
4. I think you should ____________ on your work for now and forget about
going to the gym.
5. She couldn’t ____________ on the film and so decided to leave early and
go home.
6. The tasks must ________ the children or they will quickly get bored.
LOOK AT THE FOLLOWİNG SENTENCES. WHAT
STRUCTURES OF TENSES ARE THE
UNDERLİNED VERBS.