3VOAS2F1

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Good afternoon

3VOAS2F1

Today's goals

At the end of this lesson,

You can answer questions about yourself.

You can write a formal letter.

You can have a conversation with a classmate about your study/work.

Questions about yourself

Wordwall | Speaking cards

How do you start a formal letter?

Denken: think about how to start a formal letter.

Delen: share with your neighbour/classmate your answer.

Uitwisselen: the teacher will ask  a pair about their answers.

5 minutes

Start

Body paragraph

End

Dear sir, madam,

I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Thank you for responding.

I am writing to inform you that

Helpful phrases for a letter

Thank you for your fast response/thank you for contacting me.

I am writing to inform/confirm/enquire you that

Could you please send me/I would appreciate it if you would

For further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact me.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours faithfully, / Yours sincerely, / Kind regards,

How do you end a formal letter?

1. Yours sincerely,
2. Wishes,
3. Greetings,
4. Yours sincerly,

How do you start a formal letter?

1. Best,
2. Hello,
3. Dear,
4. Deare,

Instruction letter

• Who: the students are going to write a formal letter to a company at A2-level.
• What: you have just returned from your internship in the UK. You write a letter to Kings Ltd, Unit 1, Temple Bank, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2DY, UK regarding this internship. 

- In your letter you ask for more information about the finalizing part of your internship. 
- For example: your grade regarding your portfolio, your behaviour in a professional setting, you ask for a reference and an assessment on your teamwork as well as individual work.

- Think of a good opening sentence and a closing sentence.

• How: on your laptop or on paper and hand in before the end of this lesson.
• Help: you can use Deepl (only for words).
• Time: 20 minutes.
• Finished: do the quiz about grammar from year 1.

Conversation | experiences

In order to achieve your goal of broadening your network you will need to have a work related conversation. You have a conversation about your experiences in your study and your internship. You should start by describing an experience and ask each other some questions. You close by exchanging phone numbers.

Use words such as: my phone number is..., one negative/positive experience was when..., as a trainee (traineeship)/intern (internship)

Conversation | interview

You are going to interview your classmate as if you are seeing each other for the first time.

Ask about hobbies in their spare time, family (members), work, study or internship.

Use words such as: free time, siblings or parents, I like this... because of, what do you like the most about...? 

What is one thing you learned about the experiences from a classmate or from the personal life of a classmate?

What have you learned this lesson?