2.5 Writing an informal email

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Writing an informal email

• Mini-whiteboard
  
• You also need a pen 

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• Programma
• Wachtwerk

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Presentielijst

Previous lesson: 

• Tips and tricks about writing
• How to start and close an 

       informal email

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Today's programme:

1. Warm-up activity

2. Dictation activity > informal email

3. Writing a response to an informal email

4. Review lesson

5. Next week

Dit schrijf je ook op het bord en geef je in de slides ook weer

Aims:

After today's lesson I:

• have trained my writing skills
• have trained my listening skills
• have spoken a lot of English to communicate with my peers

Hou het bij max. 3

1. Warming up activity

• Wordle/ (Lingo)
• Students are looking for a  5-letter word within 6 tries
• 1 student starts
• Discuss in English
• The teacher assists on the whiteboard

grey > wrong letter

yellow > correct letter at the wrong place

green > correct letter at the correct place

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Wordle= Lingo in English

Guess the correct word within 6 turns

green= correct letter at the correct space

yellow= correct letter at the wrong space

grey=  letter nog in this word

2. Writing an informal email

Why this assignment? 

Dictation game > mini-whiteboards

Dictation

1. Listen to the audio
2. Write what you remember 
3. Listen and check
4. A student writes the sentence on the board
5. Other students help with the correct spelling (in English) 

Check:

Hi Katie,

I hope this email finds you well.

Dictation

1. Listen to the audio
2. Write what you remember
3. Listen and check 
4. A student writes the sentence on the board
5. Other students help with the correct spelling (in English) 

Check:

Since we haven't seen each other for quite a while,

Dictation

1. Listen to the audio
2. Write what you remember
3. Listen and check
4. A student writes the sentence on the board
5. Other students help with the correct spelling (in English) 

Check:

maybe I could visit you at the beginning of next month for a couple of days?

Dictation

1. Listen to the audio
2. Write what you remember
3. Listen and check
4. A student writes the sentence on the board
5. Other students help with the correct spelling (in English) 

Check:

Let me know what you think!

Take care,

Jasmine

The email:

3a. Follow-up assignment:

What? Write a response to Katie's email  (hand out)

How? Look at the requirements of the assignment

Help? You may use a(n) (online) dictionary / ask peer

Outcome? An accurate answer to Katie's email

Ready?  Hand it in and start working on your homework

Hand in before the end of this lesson

Hier kun je ook de differentiatie aangeven

3b. Follow-up assignment:

1. Which steps do you have to take to write your response?
2. Do you know what to do? 
3. Yes? Start writing
4. No? Let's brainstorm

Aims:

After today's lesson I:

• have trained my writing skills
• have trained my listening skills
• have spoken a lot of English to communicate with my peers

Hou het bij max. 3

4. Review:

Write on a Post-it:

1. On which skill(s)  you worked today
2. How did you work on these skills? 

Homework:

Planner:

Beroepsgerichte modules 

 Correspondence Test 

Deadline taalblokken > 28th Januari

Next lesson:

• Final preparations for your writing exam
• Vocab recap 

Well done!

Good job!

See you next week!