How to write an email (working independently)

English



Miss Soekhoe
14-05-24
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This lesson contains 25 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Miss Soekhoe
14-05-24

Slide 1 - Slide

Learning goals
At the end of this lesson, you know the structure of a formal and informal email.

Slide 2 - Slide

Je wil een mailtje sturen naar je neef, in welke volgorde zet je de onderdelen?
Subject: My school
Dear Steven,
Thank you for your e-mail, it was nice to hear from you.
I go to school in Amersfoort now, I really like it there. Where do you go to school?
I would love to hear from you soon.
Kind regards,

Rens

Slide 3 - Drag question

Parts of an e-mail
(- Subject, onderwerp, waar mail je over?)
- Greeting, begroet degene die je een mail stuurt
- Reason, de reden dat je mailt
- Main text, de boodschap van je mail
- Closing, wat verwacht je van degene die je mailt?
- Greeting, sluit je mail weer af met een groet.

Slide 4 - Slide

How would you greet someone? Drag the greetings to the right spot.
- Someone you know well, a friend or family member

- Someone you don't know well, a teacher or your boss

- Someone you don't know the name of
Dear Daniel
Dear Mr Johnson
Dear Sir/Madam

Slide 5 - Drag question

Reason for writing
- You are reacting to an e-mail you got from someone
- You want to know how someone is doing
- you want information on something
- etc.

Waarom schrijf je?

Slide 6 - Slide

Main text
Write your message to the reader
- Write down what you want to say, and make a new paragraph with each thing you talk about.
- Always skip a line between paragraphs to make it nicer to read!

Wat wil je vertellen?

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Closing
Write down what you expect from the reader:
- I hope to hear from you soon
- I would like you to hand this in on Monday
- Tell me if you're available Saturday

Wat verwacht je nu van de lezer?

Slide 8 - Slide

Final greeting
Finish your letter with another greeting:

Formal (to someone you don't know well)
Kind regards, Yours sincerely, Thank you

Informal (to someone close, like friends or family)
Bye, Cheers, Best wishes

Slide 9 - Slide

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Slide 10 - Video

Slide 11 - Slide

Formal
Informal
A relative
A client
Your friend from school
Your boss

Slide 12 - Drag question

Formal
- Complex
- Longer sentences
- Explain your points
- No contractions (such as you're)
- No expressions or slang
-No or hardly any emotions/feelings
- Objective

Slide 13 - Slide

Informal
- Slang
- Expressions/figures of speech
- Personal tone
- Simple language
, short sentences 
- Contractions  are allowed
(You're, it's)
- Emotion/expressing feelings

Slide 14 - Slide

I am looking forward to your reply
A
Formal
B
Informal

Slide 15 - Quiz

I hope you'll feel better soon
A
Formal
B
Informal

Slide 16 - Quiz

We visited Paris and I loved it!
A
Formal
B
Informal

Slide 17 - Quiz

I consider myself a team player
A
Formal
B
Informal

Slide 18 - Quiz

I hope to hear from you soon.
A
Formal
B
Informal

Slide 19 - Quiz

How are your parents doing?
A
Formal
B
Informal

Slide 20 - Quiz

Please contact me at 0115 753 8821
A
Formal
B
Informal

Slide 21 - Quiz

Talk to you later!
A
Formal
B
Informal

Slide 22 - Quiz

Time to write an email
Write your email, using the guidelines from the exercise. 

Slide 23 - Slide

Evaluation
How did it go?
Do you feel more secure about your writing?

Slide 24 - Slide

The end

Slide 25 - Slide