Formal r formal E-mail m4 2022

• Engels
• MBO

How to write a formal email

How would you start your email?

Aanhef

- CAPITAL LETTERS

- No full stop after Mr/Ms

- Mr/Ms + only surname

Dear Sir/Madam,

Dear Mr Jones,

Dear Ms Jones,

Dear reader,

Inleiding

I am writing you to ....

I am writing you because ....

I am writing in response to ...

Middenstuk

Name, age, city, country

My name is Louis van Gaal. I am 71 years old and I live in Noordwijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.

Learn by heart!!!

Welke aanhef is onjuist?

1. Dear Ms Blackburn,
2. Dear Sir/Madam
3. Dear Mr Jackson,
4. Dear Sir Brown

Welke aanhef is onjuist?

1. Dear Mr Birds,
2. Dear Mr/Ms Jones,
3. Dear Sir/Madam,
4. Dear Ms Oliver,

Cover all the items!

Slotzin

I look forward to your answer.

I look forward to your reply.

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Learn by heart!

Vertaal (formele email):
Ik kijk ernaar uit om binnenkort van u te horen.

1. I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.
2. I look forward to hear from you soon.
3. I am looking forward to hear from you soon.
4. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Afsluiting

Yours faithfully,    (if started with Dear Sir/Madam,)

Yours sincerely,    (if started with Dear + surname,)

Kind regards,         (is always correct!) 

* skip a line

Your given name and surname

Tips

- Skip lines as often as possible. Preferably after every topic.

- Read carefully.

- Learn some sentences by heart.

- Use your dictionary as often as possible.

- Structure your email with words like First, Second, Third, Last.

- Do not use abbreviations like I can't or I don't. (Use I can not, I do not)

In een formele email is het prima om afkortingen te gebruiken (bijv. I'm, I'll, can't..)

1. Juist
2. Onjuist

Als je een opsomming geeft in een formele email wat is beter om te gebruiken?

1. Then
2. First, second, last

Formal

Informal

Regards, 

Clive

See you soon, 

Clive!

Hi Claude!

Lovely to hear from you!

Thank you for your email

I look forward to meeting you.

I hope we can meet up!

Correct

Incorrect

I've seen

I have seen

I look forward to

I want

I would like

I live in...

Now it's up to you!

The teacher will hand out the exercise :)