Formele e-mail

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Warming-up

Short recap grammar 

Writing 

Aanhef

• Dear Mr Jones,             (man)
• Dear Ms Jones,            (vrouw)

• Dear Sir/Madam,         (als je niet weet naar wie je schrijft)

Body formal letter

KISS - keep it short and simple

Break your message down into paragraphs (alinea's)

1. Why are you writing? What is the topic (onderwerp)?
   
2. What do you want the reader to do/know?
3. Closing = conclusion/summary/ suggest possible follow-up 

Try to keep your sentences (zinnen) readable.

Closing formal letter/email

Know the name?              -->  Yours sincerely, 

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

Know the person?           -->  Kind regards,

Which salutation should you use when writing to Peter Smith?

1. Dear Peter Smith,
2. Dear Mr Smith,
3. Dear Sir/Madam
4. Dear Sir Smith,

Which salutation should you use when writing to Rebecca Jones?

1. Dear Mrs Jones,
2. Dear Mr Jones,
3. Dear Ms Jones,
4. Dear Miss Jones,

What do you write when you don't know who you are writing to?

1. Dear mister or miss,
2. Dear sir/madam,
3. Dear Sir/Madam,
4. Dear Sir/Miss

Which ending would you use when writing to Mr. Smith?

1. Yours faithfully,
2. Yours sincerely,
3. Kind regards,
4. With kind regards,

Exercise formal letter/email

You are going to write an e-mail to me. Tell me about the work that you do. I'd like to know the tasks that you have to perform and what you like and dislike. 

Write the e-mail as if you don't know me.

Finished? Let someone else check your work.    > work on the grammar exercises. 

Workbook

Paragraph 5.1

Book 2/3 - page 101 - exercise 6