Formal Email

A FORMAL EMAIL
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A FORMAL EMAIL

Slide 1 - Slide

Lesson goal: Formal e-mail
You learn:

  • the characteristics of a formal email 
  • how to write a formal email

Slide 2 - Slide

To whom could you write a formal email?

Slide 3 - Mind map

Setup formal email
Opening salutation: Dear Ms Timmerman,/Dear Mr Smith,/Dear Sir or Madam,/To Whom it May Concern,

Writing purpose: State why you are writing; what you are hoping to achieve.

Core: Important information, questions, etc.

Closing salutation: Ask for a (quick) response and end appropriately: Yours sincerely,/Yours faithfully,/Kind regards,

Your full name

Slide 4 - Slide

The opening salutation of a formal email is written as follows:
A
Hi sir/madam,
B
Dear,
C
Dear Sir/Dear Madam,
D
Dear Sir or Madam,

Slide 5 - Quiz

You start the body of the email as follows:
A
State why you are writing
B
State all the information shortly
C
The subject of the email
D
The closing salutation

Slide 6 - Quiz

What is the closing salutation of a formal email?
A
Kind regards,
B
Cheers,
C
Greetings,
D
Greets,

Slide 7 - Quiz

A formal email is mostly:
A
polite and businesslike
B
friendly and fun

Slide 8 - Quiz

Where in the email do you have to write a comma?
A
After the opening salutation
B
After your own name
C
After the opening and closing salutation
D
Nowhere

Slide 9 - Quiz

In a formal email, you can find:
A
No address, an email address and a writing purpose
B
An address, no email address and a writing purpose
C
No address, no email address and a writing purpose
D
An address, email address and no writing purpose

Slide 10 - Quiz

What is a good opening salutation?
A
Dear people,
B
Dear Ms Timmerman,
C
Dear Sir or Madam
D
Hello Ms Timmerman,

Slide 11 - Quiz

Below your email, you write:
A
Your first name
B
Your last name
C
Your full name
D
Your gender and name

Slide 12 - Quiz

In a formal email, you use polite and businesslike language
A
Not true
B
True

Slide 13 - Quiz

Do you know enough to write a formal email now?
A
Yes
B
No
C
I need more instruction

Slide 14 - Quiz