Handling complaints_ Lesson 5_Answering a complaint

Goals today
- Review/learn the structure of a business email/letter
- Learn polite ways to start and finish an email/letter
- Write an answer to a complaint
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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Goals today
- Review/learn the structure of a business email/letter
- Learn polite ways to start and finish an email/letter
- Write an answer to a complaint

Slide 1 - Slide

What comes to your mind when you think of a business email?

Slide 2 - Mind map

Write down how it starts and ends.
How is the text organized?

Slide 3 - Slide

Any differences? Anything the same?

Slide 4 - Slide

What is the correct structure of a (business) email?

Slide 5 - Open question

Structure
1. Your Address (only letter)
2. Receiver's address (only letter)
3. Date (only letter)
4. Subject
5. Dear ....
6. Message
7. Yours faithfully/sincerely,
8. Your name

Slide 6 - Slide

Slide 7 - Slide

Slide 8 - Slide

How to start a business email:
A
Dear Joanna,
B
Good morning,
C
Dear Ms. Smith,
D
Hello Joanna,

Slide 9 - Quiz

Slide 10 - Slide

Which can we NOT use in a business email/letter?
A
I'm sorry for...
B
I would like to..
C
We look forward...
D
Could you.. ?

Slide 11 - Quiz

Language in a business email
- no contractions (I'm sorry, I don't like, I've bought)

CORRECT: I am sorry / I do not like / I have bought.

ATTENTION: control your spelling and grammar

Slide 12 - Slide

Best wishes,
A
personal email
B
business email
C
both (alle twee)
D
no one

Slide 13 - Quiz

I look forward to __________ from you.
A
to hear
B
hearing
C
hear
D
heared

Slide 14 - Quiz

What should you write when you answer to a complaint?

Slide 15 - Mind map

Letter of complaint
1. Greeting
2.  Body
mention the complaint, apologize, show empathy, offer a solution, offer a compensation if needed, say you wish the person to be happy and come back

 3. signature (full name + company name

Slide 16 - Slide

Let's work
-Doel van de opdracht:
Je leert hoe je op een professionele manier een klacht kunt formuleren en versturen via e-mail in het Engels.

Situatie:
Je hebt onlangs een product gekocht of een dienst afgenomen bij een bedrijf, maar je bent ontevreden over de kwaliteit, levering, of service. Dit kan bijvoorbeeld gaan over een beschadigd product, een verkeerde bestelling, of slechte klantenservice.

Jouw taak:
Schrijf een e-mail waarin je jouw klacht duidelijk en professioneel formuleert.

Slide 17 - Slide

Homework (and next week)
- Finish Lesson 5 (in case you haven't finished yet)

- On your licence Door Engels:
a. Daily Life: task 1-5
b. At work: Step 1-5

Slide 18 - Slide