FCE Informal email feedback

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

This one is quite difficult! What do you think it is?

It's a flower. This type of flower is called a carnation.

What is the First (FCE) Writing test like?

The test has two sections and takes about 80 minutes:

Part 1 -write an essay based on prompts

Part 2 - write one from a choice of 4 questions: an article,  a letter or an email, a review or a story.

Tip for Part 2 of the Writing paper

If the "informal email" appears then you should seriously think about choosing this task as it is the easiest of the writing tasks.

I think that the essay in Part 2 has now been removed from the choices. * used to be an essay on a set book.

Email check

Usually I give you a lot of FEEDBACK on your FCE witten tasks

but I'm pushed for time so today we are going to review our own informal emails

What did Dan want to know? 

A city or a town that you have enjoyed                         visiting

Friends or Family

What was the TOWN/CITY like?

What would you have done

if you had more time?

Where was it?

Tips:

• Don't provide any information that has not been requested.
  
• Informal tone, informal conventions such as Hi, Hello, (not Hoi) - Dear is also acceptable for an informal letter or email. 
• Finish off with - Love, From, Your friend ..... ( Kind regards/Best regards - is a bit semi-formal)
• Always thank them for writing and ask them to write back to you soon. 

Layout

Dear Dan,

INTRODUCTION- It was interesting to read your request for sCOOL,  *My family and I have just been to Spain.

FIRST PARAGRAPH- I have visited ..... recently,  It is in the south east of Spain.

SECOND PARAGRAPH- *I spent time there with my .... The city has the most amazing .... and we visited ...

THIRD PARAGRAPH - If we had had more time, I would have liked to .....

CLOSING SENTENCE - I hope this is useful for your article in the magazine.

All the best, (or Bye)

Chantal

Things that you need to remember!

Text

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I

Never use a small letter i for first person, use a capital I, even in the middle of a sentence. Song on next slide is punishment for getting this wrong! 

Work in pairs

Take it in turns to look at each other's writing and talk about how you could improve your work.

Now, Improve your email

Make sure that you take time to read your email. Then ask yourself the following questions

1. Does the email begin and end in the right way?
2. Have you written in a friendly, informal style?
3. Have you included the correct information?
4. Have you included new language?

Give yourself a G if 5 or more points apply to your email

1. You  answered all the questions
2. You started with Hello (not Hallo)/ Hi (not Hey)/ Dear
3. You started your email by thanking Daan 
4. You  used at least four  paragraphs  
5. You  finished  with Love /Best wishes / Kind regards/ Regards - NOT GREETINGS
6. Your tone was friendly and chatty
7. You had between 140 and 190 words
8. you used the collocations that we have learnt in Unit 4, We lost track of time.

It took my breath away. / To tell you the truth, .....

Give yourself a V if 3 or more points apply to your email

1. You didn't answer all the questions
2. You didn't start with Hello (not Hallo)/ Hi (not Hey)/ Dear
3. You didn't thank Daan for his email
4. You didn't use paragraphs for each separate idea
5. You didn't finish with Love /Best wishes / Kind regards/ Regards - NOT GREETINGS
6. You haven't used a friendly, chatty tone

Hand in your email 

I will put a grade in SOM

Homework

Before TUESDAY'S lesson:

PRACTICE on the online sites for the Reading and Use of English

In Som - h/w for Tuesday

Part 1 (Multiple Choice Cloze)

Part 2 (Open Cloze)

Part 3 (Word Formation)

Part 4 ('Key' Word Transformation)