Write a formal email: part 3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome M3A

Please take your seat.

Put your phone and earbuds in your bag.

Guess my own Wordle

Done? Half-close your laptop and

don't spoil it!

Class expectations

Everyone tries to speak English - mistakes? No problem

Be active and participate in class.

Laptops are half-closed when not in use - NO gaming!

Listen to the person who's speaking and raise your hand

No homework, but you'll need to study at home

Respect!

Today you will...

... prepare yourself for the writing test

... correct your own and mistakes of others

What are the first two things you must write down?

How do you open your email?

How do you end your email?

Name at least two things you should pay attention to when writing.

Email additions

Complete the email by filling 

the gaps. 

The email is incomplete and you need to make it makes sense.

TO DO: write down one or two words at each blank space.

Answers

1. Dear                  6. costs OR is

2. in                        7. grateful

3. to                        8. forward

4. if OR whether 9. hearing

5. would               10. sincerely

Chain editing

Read the email on the left carefully.

The writer made quite a few mistakes. It's your job to find them and change it for te better. 

TO DO: rewrite the email in pairs and make it formal.

How to write a formal email

Feedback

Now it's time to look at your own email and pay attention to the colored remarks. 

I've checked your emails and I want you to change your mistakes and figure out why it was wrong. 

Let me know if you have questions.

How to write a formal email

Do you...

... know the writing steps?

... know how to write a formal email in English?

To do: study unit 5

Want extra writing practice? Go to British Council and write!