4PWOHK/BBL periode 3 les 6

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4PWOHK/BBL periode 3 les 6 - Writing - Punctuation marks

Welcome dear ladies

For today:

- Formal writing

- Punctuation marks

When you write a message to someone you don't know (for example: a company). It is ...

1. formal
2. informal

Types of formal writing

- A letter (e-mail) of complaint = een klachtenbrief

- A letter (e-mail) of enquiry = een brief met verzoek tot informatie

- A letter (e-mail)of application = een sollicitatie brief

- An offer =  een offerte

A complaint letter is an example of ...

1. formal writing
2. informal writing

Aanhef

- CAPITAL LETTERS

- No full stop after Mr/Ms

- Mr/Ms + only surname

Dear Sir/Madam,

Dear Mr Jones,

Dear Ms Jones,

Inleiding

I am writing you to ....

I am writing you because ....

I am writing in response to ...

The reason why I write this e-mail is...

Middenstuk

Name,  age, country

My name is Patricia Bekelaar. I am thirty-two years old and I live in The Netherlands.

Learn by heart!!!

What is a correct way to start an formal email ?

1. Dear Mister/M'am,
2. Dear Sir/Madam,
3. Hi Susan!
4. Dear Mr./Mrs.,

Welke aanhef is onjuist?

1. Dear Ms Blackburn,
2. Dear Sir/Madam
3. Dear Mr Jackson,
4. Dear Sir Brown

Dos

It is not ...

It will not ...

I would like to ...

I am going to ...

Don'ts

It isn't ...

It won't ...

I want to ... / I wanna ...

I'm gonna

Write full words in formal texts

so

instead of 

I'm = I am

I'd like = I would like

In een formele e-mail is het prima om afkortingen te gebruiken (bijv. I'm , I'll, can't..)

1. juist
2. onjuist

Write the sentence, improve the mistakes.
Have u recieved a english invoice i has send, whit the amount off $7.383,98?

Sleep de aanhef/afsluiting naar de passende situatie

Informeel

Je kent diegene persoonlijk

Formeel

Je kent de achternaam

Formeel

Je weet geen naam

Dear Carla,

...

Kind regards,

Dear Ms van der Kooi,

...

Yours sincerely,

Dear Sir/Madam,

...

Yours faithfully,

Welke woorden schrijf je altijd met een hoofdletter?

1. dagen van de week
2. maanden van het jaar
3. ik
4. namen

True

False

Je gebruikt Dear Sir/Madam, 

als je de naam niet weet bij een formele brief

your sincerly, is goed geschreven

Bij een informele mail mag je afsluiten met Greetings,

Je mag je het Engels je e-mail beginnen met I (ik).

Slotzin

I look forward to your answer.

I look forward to your reply.

Learn by heart!

Formele afsluiting

Begin je met 

Dear Sir / Madam,  ........ dan eindig je met  Yours faithfully,

Begin je met 

Dear Mr Wilson,  .......... dan eindig je met Yours sincerely,

                                                         Altijd goed: Kind regards,

Leer dit uit je hoofd

Schrijf de afsluiting die past bij de aanhef:
Dear Ms van der Kooi,

Schrijf de afsluiting die past bij de aanhef: Dear Sir/Madam,

Name:

Surname:

Date of birth:

Occupation:

Johnson

Dwayne

 actor, producer, businessman, and retired professional wrestler.

May 2, 1972 

Punctuation

.          full stop / period          

,          comma                             

?         question mark             

!          exclamation mark      

'         apostrophe

PERIOD

- To show us when a sentence is finished. 

- Use the period at the end of a complete sentence that is a statement. 

For example: I'm so sad this is over. 

Julia ran with a speed that was as fast as lightening not caring where she was going suddenly she stopped

place a full stop to create 2 sentences

COMMA

1. Use a comma between the day of the week and the month-date.

I will be there on Monday, December 25.

2. Use a comma  to separate two or more items in a sentence.

I love boxing, my family and my dog. 

3. Use a comma between the name of a city and the state.

I was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk.

4. Use a comma after introductory words like yes / no / wow / hey.

Wow, we won the match!

5. Use a comma to separate the name of a person in a direct address.

Harry, what happened to you? / What happened to you, Harry?

QUESTION MARK

- To show that someone is asking a question.

- A question mark replaces a period at the end of a sentence.

For example: Do you have a cat?

seeking information

signal the end of a thought

to express a lot of emotion

rhetorical question

at the end of a statement

a command

a sudden order

She left for los angeles california on saturday june 15

What a cute puppy

1. !
2. ,
3. ?
4. .

My mum bought eggs milk cheese and bread

Did you eat lunch yet

1. !
2. ,
3. ?
4. .

The important uses of a colon

1. To introduce a list of items

For example: The bookstore specialises in three subjects: science, architecture and religion

2. For emphasis

For example: Ivan looked at his wife with only one emotion: hate.

3. For explanation

For example: It occured to him: what if his wife really did go abroad?

1. Mary's favourite authors are these O. Henry, Roald Dahl and Jeffery Archer.

2. Jack has only one thing on his mind sports.