Writing a letter part 1

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

What do you know about bookweek?

Discuss in pairs (in English)

Based on last week's articles

and any other information

What do you know about bookweek?

What do you know about
BOOKWEEK?

Writing a letter

Introduce yourself

Write about an English book

Write about bookweek in the Netherlands

Start of letter

Body of letter

End of letter

Dear...,

How are you?

I really like ...

Best wishes,

I hope to hear from you soon.

Which date is correct in
British English?

1. May 13, 2019
2. the 13th of may 2019
3. 13 May 2019
4. 05/13/2019

How do you start a letter in English?

1. Dear ...,
2. Dear,
3. Hello dear
4. hello!

Which one is not a good ending to an informal letter in English?

1. Yours sincerely,
2. Kind regards,
3. Best wishes,
4. Your friend,

What are the 5 elements of a letter
(in the correct order)?

1. Dear, Name, Body, Closing, Signature
2. Address, Date, Body, Closing, Name
3. Greeting, Body, Closing, Name, Signature
4. Date, Greeting, Body, Closing, Signature

A letter from Spain

Have they used the 5 elements?

1. Date                              
   
2. Greeting (Dear...,)   
   
3. Body                             
   
4. Closing                       
   
5. Name or signature

Give 1 point for each element.      How many points does your letter score?

How many points
does your letter score?

Plan your own response

Remember the following:

• The 5 elements of a letter
• Introduce yourself
• Describe a book you have read in English
• (you can use last week's book review)
• Give a short description of bookweek in the Netherlands
• Have you reacted to all questions?
  

Greeting

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Ending of letter

Closing & name

Dear friend,

Description of bookweek

My name, hobbies & interests

Short book review

Plan your own response

Remember the following:

• The 5 elements of a letter
• Introduce yourself
• Describe a book you have read in English
• (you can use last week's book review)
• Give a short description of bookweek in the Netherlands
• Have you reacted to all questions?
  

Did you finish your letter?

1. All done and dusted
2. Almost
3. I'm about half way
4. Not really :-(

What's next?

• On Wednesday you are going to write the letter on a seperate piece of paper,