Formal emails
Traditionally, which is correct for a married woman?
A) Miss /miss/
B) Mrs /missiz/
C) Ms /mz/
D) Madam /madam/
B) Mrs /missiz/
What is paraphrasing?
- Paraphrasing is taking ideas from sources (books, journals, articles) and writing those same ideas in different words.
"Many people read magazines because they are entertaining."
"Magazines are read by many people because they are entertaining."
Make a zero conditional:
"Every time I [to play] football, I [to feel] great."
"Every time I play football, I feel great."
What GIF did Jamie send in class yesterday because of his futsal match?
Chris Pratt running in an office.
Traditionally, which is correct for a woman when you don't know if she is married or not?
A) Miss /miss/
B) Mrs /missiz/
C) Ms /mz/
D) Madam /madam/
C) Ms /mz/
What is step 1 when paraphrasing?
1) Find the main ideas of the text you want to paraphrase in your article.
Give 1 situation when it would be correct to use a passive.
A) The subject (doing the action) is not important, or you want to focus on the object.
B) You don’t know the subject (doing the action)
C) The subject (doing the action) is obvious
Make a first conditional:
"If my friend [to complete] his work, he [to call] me."
"If my friend completes his work, he will call me."
What did Jamie say was his favourite GIF?
What is the correct phrase to start an email when you do not know the name of the person you are emailing?
Dear Sir/Madam,
or
To whom it may concern,
What is step 2 when you are paraphrasing?
2) Write the ideas in a different order but maintain the connection between them.
Make this active sentence passive:
"Someone stole my car last month."
"My car was stolen [by someone] last month."
or
"Last month my car was stolen [by someone]."
Make a second conditional:
"If I [to know] all your secrets, I [tell] everyone."
"If I knew all your secrets, I would tell everyone."
Why did Juan send a GIF of the Joker after he had exploded a hospital?
Celebrating finishing the speaking presentations.
Traditionally, how should you end your email when you do not know the name of the person you are emailing?
A) Yours faithfully,
B) Yours sincerely,
A) Yours faithfully,
Give 1 thing that can be changed when paraphrasing.
3) Use synonyms – different words with the same definition.
4) Change active to passive, or passive to active.
5) Change positive to negative, or negative to positive
Make this active sentence passive:
"The company will have to find a solution."
"A solution will have to be found [by the company]."
Make a third conditional:
If I [buy] a better car, I [feel] much happier."
"If I had bought a better car, I would have felt much happier."
Why did Sun send a GIF that said "it's time for change" yesterday?
His NBA team (the Boston Celtics) lost.
What is another phrase studied in class that you can use to say goodbye in an email (apart from "Yours sincerely," and "Yours faithfully,")?
Warm regards,
Jamie Agnew
Kind regards,
Jamie Agnew
Regards,
Jamie Agnew
Best wishes,
Jamie Agnew
Paraphrase this sentence:
"Paraphrasing involves taking your sentences and making changes, helping you to rework and rephrase your content quickly and efficiently!"
Send in the chat and your group/Jamie can judge!
Make these 3 sentences passives:
1) People make the cars in a factory.
2) The police arrested the criminal because he was violent.
3) The new boss will change the situation.
1) The cars are made by people in a factory.
2) The criminal was arrested [by the police] because he was violent.
3) The situation will be changed [by the new boss].
Make a third conditional:
"If he [to phone] an ambulance, he [to save] her life."
"If he had called an ambulance, he would have saved her life."
In which month did Jamie say Valentine's Day in the UK and Australia is?
February (the 14th).