Business Letters

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Business Letters

Zakelijke brieven 

Today

1st hour:

- Business letter

- Formal speech

2nd hour:

- Information on exams and planning (Ms Lyalyuk)

Goals

- Brushing up on your formal speech and writing skills.

- You know what we're working towards with the help of the planning.

Business letters

Business = zakelijk = formal text

How do we write a formal text?

What do we need?

How do we write
a formal letter?

Structure

-Your own address or your company's

-The address of the receiver

1. Introduction

2. Body

3. Conclusion

Structure exercise

In which section (introduction, body, conclusion) do the sentences fit best? Drag them to the correct section. 

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

Kind regards

Dear Ms McKinly,

This letter is to inform you about....

To find a solution to this problem, we offer....

If you have any more questions.....

During the meeting we will discuss....

Multiple subjects 

Business letters can have different subjects. We've discussed quite a few already:

- Letter of complaint

- Making appointments

- Asking and giving information  

                                                     What else can you think of?

How would you write....?

- There will be a few Dutch sentences in the following exercise. 

- Try to translate them into formal English

Beste meneer / mevrouw,

Ik schrijf u om u te informeren over....

Wij zouden u zeer dankbaar zijn als ...

Kunt u mij de details geven met betrekking tot...

Is het mogelijk om een bestelformulier te ontvangen?

Ik hoop binnen twee weken van u te horen.

(Een formele groet aan het eind van de brief.)

Writing exercise (Google Forms)

Follow the link in the chat to the writing exercise.

- Fill in your name.

- When you're done, click on send (verzenden)

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At 12:30, Ms Lyalyuk will join the call and inform you about the planning.