Writing an informal email

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Informal Email
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What
Why

Slide 1 - Slide

Today's plan
  • BBC Newsround
  • How to write an informal email
  • Get to work!
  • Finish your homework week 49 (Slim Stampen Vocab C + Stone 6)

Slide 2 - Slide

Slide 3 - Link

Read Sara's email.

Answer her questions in your notebook.

Slide 4 - Slide

How do you start an informal email?
A
Goodmorning-afternoon-evening
B
Dear + name
C
Hi, hello
D
No name

Slide 5 - Quiz

The correct way to start a formal email?
A
YOOOOO!!!
B
Hey dude!
C
Dear ........
D
What's up???

Slide 6 - Quiz

Writing a formal email could be to a/my
A
cousin
B
company
C
grandparents
D
teacher

Slide 7 - Quiz

What do you know about an informal email?

Slide 8 - Mind map

Informal vs. Formal
Type
Informal letters and emails
Formal letters and emails
Writing to
- Friends
- Family members
- People we don't know
- Bosses or managers

Slide 9 - Slide

Structure
Aanhef
Hi or Hello / Dear  [name], 
Beantwoord vragen
Bijv: I am good/bad/okay. How are you?
Vertel meer over het onderwerp
Bijv: Something bad happened! I have broken my leg and cannot walk. It doesn't hurt as much as before. They put a cast on my leg, so I cannot move a lot. etc....
Afsluiting
I hope to hear from you soon. etc. 

All the best, 
[name]

Slide 10 - Slide

Writing an informal email
You write an informal email or a letter to friends, family members or people you know.
An email has 5 main parts:
  1. header
  2. salutation
  3. body 
  4. closing sentence
  5. name

Slide 11 - Slide

Writing an informal email
Salutation (Aanhef) 
Start your email with Dear + name. You can also start with Hello, / Hi, / Hey there!
Good morning, / Good evening etc.
Body
In the body you write your message. This could be about a number of topics; asking questions, inviting a friend or just sharing information. (2/3 paragraphs)
Closing sentence
I hope to hear from you soon. Keep in touch! Write soon.
Closing + your name
All the best, / Best wishes, Best regards / Love, / Hugs, / Kisses, / Take care, / Have a good weekend,

Slide 12 - Slide

Preparation - Write a number (1-6) to put these parts of an email to a friend in order.
...
...
...
...
...
...

Slide 13 - Slide

Let's practise
  • Piece of paper
  • Read page 139 of your textbook
  • Write an informal email
  • Controleer of je alle punten hebt benoemd in je mail!

timer
10:00

Slide 14 - Slide

Slide 15 - Slide

Peer feedback - Exchange your email with your neighbor. How many points does your classmate score? Why?
Aantal punten
1p
Salutation, closing sentence + proper ending
juiste aanhef en juiste afsluiting
2p
Grammar
correcte zinnen (woordvolgorde), tijden, lidwoorden etc.
1p
Punctuation (interpunctie) Does each sentence start with a capital? 
interpunctie
Does each sentence start with a capital? 
2p
Task - Have you covered all topics you want to write about? ( Inhoud elementen)
Heb je alles genoemd wat in de opdracht staat?
1p
Spelling
Correcte spelling van woorden.
1p
Aantal woorden
1p
Taalgebruik (formeel of informeel)
1p
Alinea's en witregels

Slide 16 - Slide

Get to work!
Finish your homework week 49 (Slim Stampen Vocab C + Stone 6)

Slide 17 - Slide

you should …
you shouldn’t …
read the question/task carefully.
sound ‘chatty’ like you’re talking to a friend.
miss out any of the necessary information.
use a formal beginning and ending. 
write more than the word limit

Slide 18 - Drag question

Is dit doel wat jou betreft bereikt?
Aan het einde van de les weet je hoe je een correcte e-mail opstelt
A
Ja! Dit weet ik.
B
Nee. Dit is voor mij niet duidelijk geworden.

Slide 19 - Quiz

Slide 20 - Video