H3B - Formal letter + Podcast check

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome!

H3B      13/12/22

After today ... 

... you know what a formal letter looks like. 

What is a formal letter? 

What is a formal letter? 

• Letter of complaint
• Job application
•  Essay

1. Formal
2. Informal

1. Formal
2. Informal

1. Formal
2. Informal

Read the letter on Google Classroom.
What makes this letter formal?
Name at least three things.

How to write a formal letter? 

1. Layout:  Your adress in the top-right corner. Their adress on the left. 
2. Who are you writing to? 

        Do you know the person?  Dear (name)

        Don't know the person?     Dear Sir/Madam

   3. The beginning:

        State why you are writing. 

How to write a formal letter? 

4.   The tone: 

       Avoid chatty language, but stay friendly. 

       Avoid contractions (I'm, don't, can't, I've).

5.   Paragraphs:

       First:       introduction            Third: main point 

       Second: main point               Last:   conclusion

How to write a formal letter? 

6.   Closing statement: 

       Restate the main point of your letter. 

       Provide an action for the reader (e.g. I look forward to          

       hearing from you).

7.   Ending your letter:

      Do you know the person? Yours sincerely, ...

      Don't know the person?    Yours faithfully, ... 

Reread the letter on Google Classroom.
What do you recognize from the instruction?
What could've been done better?

Where are your podcasts??? 

Time to work on your podcast... 

• Use the remainder of this lesson to work on your podcast.
• Write a script now -->        have less homework!! 
• Have you not handed it in by Thursday 15 December?  

                    You will get an O in Magister! 

• Finished? 

1. Do the writing exercise on Google Classroom.
2. Practise grammar with the links on Google Classroom. 

How do you end a letter to a person you don't know?

1. Yours sincerely,
2. Greetings,
3. Cheers,
4. Yours faithfully,

What information goes in the top-right corner?

"They'll all hand in their podcast by Thursday!"
Formal or informal? Why?

DEADLINE: 15 December! 

Hand in your podcast by this date, 

otherwise you will get an O in Magister