Informal writing - pre-intermediate

Informal writing 
Goals:
1. At the end of the lesson you know the difference between formal and informal.
2. At the end of the lesson you know how to start and end an informal letter
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This lesson contains 23 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Informal writing 
Goals:
1. At the end of the lesson you know the difference between formal and informal.
2. At the end of the lesson you know how to start and end an informal letter

Slide 1 - Slide

Look at these two texts. What are the differences?
Yo bro! How u doin? I haven't seen you in aaaaaaaages! You asked me about my hobbies, but I don't have any hobbies. I just like to sleep all day, when I'm not at school. Sometimes I hang out with my friends after school or at the weekend. Let me know what you do after school?
Rob

Slide 2 - Slide

Look at these two texts. What are the differences?
Dear Brett,
How are you? I haven't seen you in ages!
You asked me about my hobbies, and I can tell you a bit about them in this letter. I really enjoy doing sports, but I also often play computer games. Sometimes I hang out with my friends after school or at the weekend.
Will you let me know what you do after school? I look forward to your letter!
All the best,
Rob

Slide 3 - Slide

What is the difference between formal and informal?

Slide 4 - Open question

Slide 5 - Video

Informal
Formal
Dear Tom, 
Haaai Tom
Wanna hang out?
How are you doin?
Kind regards,
Yours faithfully,
I am writing this letter to let you know

Slide 6 - Drag question

An informal letter - structure
Salutation
intro
body
ending
your name


Dear Kevin,

intro
body

I hope to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,

Jane Bond

Slide 7 - Slide

Let's practice!
Note!
- Capital letters
- Punctuation
- Space
- Structure

Slide 8 - Slide

How do you start an informal letter?

Slide 9 - Open question

How do you end your letter?

Slide 10 - Open question

Informal letter
Goals:
1. At the end of this lesson you know how to structure an informal letter.
2. At the end of this lesson you have practiced writing an informal letter.

Slide 11 - Slide

What can you include in your intro (first paragraph)?

Slide 12 - Open question

With what sentence can you end your letter?

Slide 13 - Open question

You got a letter from your new pen pal. Read the letter, then read the instructions for the reply you will send to Kevin.

Dear pen pal,
I am writing from Germany and my name is Kevin. I’d like to be your new pen pal! I am 13 years old and share a room with my older brother. I’d love to receive a letter back from you about who you are and some information about your friends. 

I can’t wait to read your letter!

Kind regards,
Kevin

The task: use the lay-out of Kevin's letter to write your own reply

Thank Kevin for his letter
Then tell Kevin:
About your best friend.
What your room looks like.
About one of your classmates.
Something about your neighbourhood.
What the date is today.
What items you usually carry with you.
About your favourite subject at school and what day / time you have this subject.
Use between 125-150 words

Slide 14 - Slide

Peerfeedback

Thank Kevin for his letter (2)
Then tell Kevin:
About your best friend.       (2)
What your room looks like. (2)
About one of your classmates. (2)
Something about your neighbourhood. (2)
What the date is today. (1)
What items you usually carry with you. (2)
About your favourite subject at school and what day / time you have this subject. (2)
Use between 125-150 words
15 points

Slide 15 - Slide

Peerfeedback
- Capital letters (2)
- Spelling (2)
- Sentence structures (2)
- Punctuation (2)

8 points

Slide 16 - Slide

How can you improve your letter?

Slide 17 - Open question

Rewrite your letter and implement the feedback you received

Slide 18 - Slide

Informal letter
1. How can you improve your writing?

Slide 19 - Slide

Letter to a friend.
Write a letter to a friend. 
- You haven't seen your friend in a while. Ask your friend how he/she is doing.
- Ask about the Christmas break, what did he/she do?
- Tell your friend about two activities that you are planning to do in the upcoming break. 
- Ask if he/she wants to join in one of these activities. 
- Tell something about your school/class.

150 words.

Slide 20 - Slide

- You haven't seen your friend in a while. Ask your friend how he/she is doing. (2)
- Ask about the Christmas break, what did he/she do? (2)
- Tell your friend about two activities that you are planning to do in the upcoming break. (2)
- Ask if he/she wants to join in one of these activities.  (2)
- Tell something about your school/class. (2)
- Write the time in full. (1)

150 words. (1)
- salutation (1)
- structure (1)
- ending (2)
- punctuation (2)
- spelling (2)
- full sentences (2)
- sentence structures (2)
Total: 24 points

Slide 21 - Slide

Tip
Write something extra to gain more points. This will not only help you gain more points, it will also help with your wordlimit.

Slide 22 - Slide

Are you going to rock the formative test?
Yes!!! I feel confident about writing an informal letter.
Yes! I think I will do a good job and get a sufficient.
Hmmm, I am not so sure yet. I think this is quite difficult.
How in the world am I going to write a letter in English.... aaaa!

Slide 23 - Poll