2 april

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome to English class!

What are we going to do today?

- Reading

- Period 4

- Start informal writing

After this lesson.....

- I know what we're going to do in period 4

- I know what type of letters are informal - I can write a short text according to the informal writing rules. 

Period 4

- Book assignment; finish books + notes + choice assignments

- Informal writing

- Test week: Grammar + reading

Book assignment: 

Book notes deadline: April 10th 

Work on book assignment: April 16th and April 17th

Deadline book assignment: April 19th

Take out your books + notes!!!!

Informal writing

What is the difference between an informal and formal letter?

De ontvanger van een formele (zakelijke) brief of e-mail

De ontvanger van een informele (persoonlijke) brief

What is an informal letter?

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- Writing to a friend: a letter or e-mail

- Sharing a story or writing a personal blog

- Writing creatively

A non-official letter that we usually use to write to our friends, family, or relatives. 

Example Greeting (Aanhef)

Do you have a good relationship with the person?  Then Dear + first name is fine:

Dear Alex / Hi Alex

When in doubt:

To a woman:  Dear ms Hill

To a man: Dear mr Hill 

Example body (inhoud)

how are you? / How's life? /  I hope you are doing well

- Keep sentences short and to the point.

- Keep the letter organised/clear: one topic per paragraph. 

Example closing (afsluiting)

Not too formal. 

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

I can’t wait to see you soon.

Give my regards to.... .

Send my love to ..... .

Example signature (ondertekening)

To people you know well:

Best wishes,

Greetings,

To loved ones/family:

Love, 

Lots of love, 

Let's complete David's e-mail to his friend Sam. Choose the correct way to finish each sentence.

Hi Sam, how ... ?

1. are you
2. do you do
3. you are

I ... and I'm at home today.

1. I'm a cold
2. I've got a cold
3. I like the cold

I've also got a ... and a headache.

1. sore throat
2. sad throat
3. hard troat

My sister says I must have hot drinks like soup and also ....

1. keep in bed
2. save in bed
3. stay in bed

I'll ... with the doctor tomorrow if I'm not better.

1. make an appointment
2. do an appointment
3. have an appointment

But I'm ... with nothing to do.

1. boring
2. bored
3. bores

Can I .... your new DVD to watch a movie?

1. use
2. lend
3. borrow

...,

David

1. See you soon,
2. Yours faithfully,
3. Yours Sincerely,

- Punctuation

- Spelling

- Grammar

Formal

Informal

A relative

A client

Your friend from school

Your boss

Practice informal writing

An English-speaking friend is coming to study in your town next year and has written asking for information and advice. Write a letter to your friend. In your e-mail:​

​1. You comment on your friend’s plan to come to the Netherlands.​

2. You offer to introduce him/her to your friends.​

3. You give advice about how to find a part-time job.​

4. You give information on where he/she can learn your language.​

​You should write at least 150 words. ​

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