after this lesson you will have improved your writing skills
after this lesson you will know the structure of an email
after this lesson you will know different salutations
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How to begin?
To = email adress
> John@gmail.com
> don't forget @
Subject: waar gaat het over
> between 2-4 words
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Aanhef (salutation)
formal or informal: always Dear
Dear Sister,
Dear David,
Dear Mr. Smith,
Dear Dr. Johson,
Hi David,
Dear Sir/Madam,
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Helpful phrases
My name is.......
I am a eighteen year old boy/girl from....
I am writing about......
I am looking for information about.....
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Helpful phrases
How are you?
How have you been?
How is life treating you?
How are the kids?
I hope you are doing well.
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Helpful phrases
I am looking forward to your reply
I hope to hear from you soon
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Signing off
Informal emails
Best wishes
Kind regards
Take care
Love
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Signing off
Formal emails
yours faithfully
yours sincerely
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let op!
always sign off with your own name
always write 'I' with a capital letter
write days, months, names with a capital letter
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Mind your grammar!
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Mind your punctuation!
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Word order
Wie
Doet
Wat
Waar
Wanneer
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Mind your spelling!
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Write an email
An English-speaking friend wants to spend a two-week holiday in your region and has written asking for information and advice. Write an email to your friend.
You should write at least 10 sentences.
In your email:
offer to find somewhere to stay (hotel or youth hostel)
give advice about 2 activities your friend can do while visiting the Netherlands
