22DVF4 Informal letter 1

Writing an informal letter
letter = email


13th of December 2022
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Writing an informal letter
letter = email


13th of December 2022

Slide 1 - Slide

Who would you write an informal letter to?

Slide 2 - Mind map

What are you learning today?
At the end of the lesson, you can write an informal letter to Santa explaining what you will do next year to stay on his good list.

Slide 3 - Slide

What am I looking for? 
1. You can use the format of an informal letter
2. You can use the future tense correctly
3. You can use capital letters, commas and full stops correctly

Slide 4 - Slide

Writing an informal letter

Slide 5 - Slide

What does an informal letter need to have (more answers correct)?
A
Beginning and ending
B
Date
C
1-3 Body paragraphs
D
The address

Slide 6 - Quiz

Beginning
Dear Shannon,
Hi Tina,
Hello Michael,

Slide 7 - Slide

Date
6th of December, 2022
December 6th, 2022

(emails have automatic date, otherwise type!)

Slide 8 - Slide

Body
1-3 paragraphs
Spelling/Grammar/Vocabulary

Slide 9 - Slide

Important
WHO - DOES - WHAT - WHERE - WHEN.
Jim goes to the gym every Monday and Thursday.

Capitals
Names (Santa, Shannon), places, holidays (Christmas), I (ik), start of the sentence, days of the week (Tuesday), months of the year (December). 

Punctuation
Use . ,  ! ? 

Slide 10 - Slide

Ending
Greetings? 
Hope to hear from you soon,
Best wishes,
Love,
Kind regards,

Slide 11 - Slide

How can you start an informal letter?
A
Dear (name),
B
Hello (name),
C
Hi (name),
D
Dear Sir/Madam,

Slide 12 - Quiz

Which one is correct?
A
I will not eat too much this christmas
B
Not too much i will eat this Christmas
C
I will not eat too much this Christmas
D
This christmas i will not eat to much

Slide 13 - Quiz

How can you end an informal letter?
(2 answers)
A
Greetings,
B
Yours sincerely,
C
Kind regards,
D
Best wishes,

Slide 14 - Quiz

An adjective with your name?
Use an adjective we studied: 
Honest Hugo
Sensible Sara 
Or pick one yourself: Delightful Danielle

Slide 15 - Slide

In the UK, US and Canada, “Santa Claus” (or “Father Christmas”) is believed to travel around the world in a sleigh pulled by reindeer.

Slide 16 - Slide

Do you know any of the names of the reindeer?

Slide 17 - Mind map

Writing to Santa: a tradition in US and UK

Slide 18 - Slide

timer
1:00
What 3 presents would you ask Santa (2 reasonable, 1 outrageous)?

Slide 19 - Mind map

What
Write an (informal) letter to Santa ( 120-150 words)
How
On paper.  
Start and end (informal letter) correctly, 
Body: 1-3 paragraphs, include 1 promise for next year (e.g. help a friend, study harder etc.)
Ask for 1-3 presents
Help
Remember the future forms, Use your notes, Ask your neighbour, Ask me
Time
20 minutes + 5 minutes FB
Next 
Check in pairs, use the checklist to give eachother feedback and tips 
Finished
Make sure your name and the name of the FB-giver are at the top of the 2 papers and hand in. 

Slide 20 - Slide

Remember: future tenses

Slide 21 - Slide

Do you know what to do?

Slide 22 - Slide

What
Write an (informal) letter to Santa ( 120-150 words)
How
On paper.  
Start and end (informal letter) correctly, 
Body: 1-3 paragraphs, include 1 promise for next year (e.g. help a friend, study harder etc.)
Ask for 1-3 presents
Help
Remember the future forms, Use your notes, Ask your neighbour, Ask me
Time
20 minutes + 5 minutes FB
Next 
Check in pairs, use the checklist to give eachother feedback and tips 
Finished
Make sure your name and the name of the FB-giver are at the top of the 2 papers and hand in. 
timer
20:00

Slide 23 - Slide

How did that go?

Slide 24 - Slide

Homework
1. Make sure you hand in your letter (and feedback form) today!



Slide 25 - Slide