Deltion College Engels B1 Schrijven [Edu/003] thema: what have I done wrong…? can-do : kan s/ brieven schrijven over persoonlijke zaken © Anne Beeker Alle rechten voorbehouden. Niets van dit programma mag worden verveelvoudigd, opgeslagen in een geautomatiseerd gegevensbestand, of openbaar gemaakt, in enige vorm of op enige wijze, hetzij ektronisch, etc.etc. zonder voorafgaande schriftelijke toestemming van de auteursrechthebbende.

SBU: 1 Eindprodukt: a. draft and finished text of an asking for advice on a personal matter b. answers to exercises on ‘verbs in the past’ and irregular verbs Nodig: woordenboek

Je hebt deze opdracht naar behoren uitgevoerd als je een redelijk correcte kunt opstellen waarin je om advies vraagt bij een persoonlijk probleem.

Situation You are struggling with a problem – and would like to get some anonymous advice. Write an of approx. 150 words to an English ‘Agony Aunt’ asking what you should do in this particular situation.

Assignment: Decide which problem you would like to get advice on. Remember, a classmate and your teacher are going to read this, too…. Sketch the background to the problem (so what happened?). Formulate your question(s). Write a draft (= a rough version) of your to the Agony aunt. If necessary, find more information about agony aunts on the internet. Write your . Ask another student to read it when finished. Revise, if necessary. Finally, hand in your draft and finished to your teacher for a final evaluation.

Assignment for 1 student no teamwork no roleplay Tip: practise with telling something that happened in the past: go to the next pages!

Writing about past events When you describe the background to your problem, you will have to use the past tense (When I first met this man, I thought he was really nice….etc.) Do the following exercise by clicking on the given link and use your OWN NAME as password: Past.htmhttp://ares.unimet.edu.ve/idiomas/fgin01/ Past.htm Use the hint button when necessary and check your answers.

Grammar exercise: irregular verbs Click to return to the beginning Do the following exercise(s) to brush up your knowledge of the irregular verbs in English. tiveirregularverbs2.htm Ouch, you don’t remember what a verb is? Use a dictionary, or dictionary link: Also useful to check out the word ‘irregular’…