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English writing

13 September 2022

Today's goals

At the end of this lesson you know the outlines of writing a formal letter

Today's programme

Attendance

Warm-up

Writing - Grammar recap

Writing - setup formal letter

Warm up

What is your favourite chocolate or product with chocolate in it and why?

Smile if you love me

Greeting formal letter/email

Don't know the name?  -->  Dear Sir/Madam,

                                                         Dear Madam,

                                                         Dear Sir,

Know the name?             -->  title (Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, Dr, etc.) and                                                           the family name

Mrs=married / Miss=unmarried / Ms=unknown married or not

Body formal letter

KISS - keep it short and simple

Break your message down into paragraphs (alinea's)

- what is the topic (onderwerp)?

- why are you writing?

- what do you want the reader to do/know?

Try to keep your sentences (zinnen) short

Closing formal letter/email

Know the name?              -->  Yours sincerely, 

Don't know the name?  -->  Yours faithfully,

Know the person?           -->  Kind regards,

Exercise formal letter/email

You have bought a laptop last week and the adapter doesn't work. Write an email to ask the seller for a new one.

Homework

A1 - blokken 1 t/m 3 (minimagazine + magazine)

A2 - blokken 1 t/m 3 (minimagazine + magazine)

Thank you for your attention

Any questions?