4.2 writing

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome to English class

Writing an e-mail

Aims for today

• You know what abbreviations are
• You know when to use abbreviations and when not to use them
• You know the difference between an informal and formal e-mail
• You can write an e-mail using the examples shown in the lesson

What do you know about abbreviations
and when do you use them?

You probably use them on a daily basis...but what is the correct spelling?
let's see if you know

LOL - OMG - HW -TTYL - IDK

A couple more...

NVM - HAND - DIKU - JK - ILY

BRB, gone 2 supermarket @ Mainst. Will b back b4 2 p.m.
Plz w8 4 me coz I lost key last Tues & can't get in w/o 1.

write out in full words! do you know what it says? ;)

You start an informal e-mail with..

1. Dear....
2. Hey!
3. Yo
4. Hi

You start a formal e-mail with...

1. Dear...
2. Good morning
3. Hello
4. Yo

What's the right format order of an e-mail?

1. Introduction, greetings, body, closing
2. Closing, body, greetings, introduction
3. Greetings, introduction, body, closing
4. Greetings, body, body, bye

I know what I have to do to during the task

Yes

No

Somewhat

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• Let's take a look at it