writing letters

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

writing letters/email

What is the correct order of your letter from top to botttem?

your name

addressee

your signature

Your address

Salutation (aanhef)

Your text

The date

yours sincerely/ faithfully

Aanhef

- CAPITAL LETTERS

- No full stop after Mr/Ms

- Mr/Ms + only surname

Dear Sir/Madam,

Dear Mr Jones,

Dear Ms Jones,

Je schrijft een brief naar :
Paul Dacre, The Daily Mail, Northcliffe House, London

1. Dear Sir Dacre,
2. Dear P. Dacre,
3. Dear Mr. Dacre,
4. Hello Mr. Dacre,

Je schrijft een brief naar British Airways, Great European Programme, PO box 5619, Suffolk

1. Dear British Airways
2. Dear Sir/Madam,
3. Dear European Programme
4. Dear Mr./ Mrs.

Welke aanhef is onjuist?

1. Dear Ms Blackburn,
2. Dear Sir/Madam
3. Dear Mr Jackson,
4. Dear Sir Brown

Welke aanhef is onjuist?

1. Dear Mr Birds,
2. Dear Mr/Ms Jones,
3. Dear Sir/Madam,
4. Dear Ms Oliver,

Alinea 1

Name, gender, age, country

My name is Patricia Bekelaar. I am a thirty-one-year-old girl and I live in The Netherlands.

Learn by heart!!!

Alinea 1/inleiding

Waarom/wie ben je

I am writing you to .... 
I am writing you because ....  
I am writing in response to ...

I would like to apply for the job of  waitress...
I saw your advertisement ...

Welke openingszin is het best?

1. The reason I am writing this letter is because...
2. I am writing this letter because..
3. I write the letter because
4. I have written this letter because

Welke optie klopt?

1. I am a 15 year old boy
2. I am a boy 15 years old
3. I am a 15 years old boy
4. I am a 15-year-old boy

Alinea 2

Het onderwerp van de brief.
In dit deel schrijf je iets over jezelf en leg uit waarom je in de baan geinteresseerd bent. Kijk ook goed naar de inhoud laat geen punten liggen!!!
I am 16 years old. I´m taking my finals next year..
I have always been interested in...
I speak... languages
This job seems interesting as I would like to learn

Alinea 3

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I am available for an interview..
I enclose my CV.

Thank you for your consideration.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. 

Zeg dat je graag een reactie wilt

1. I will a response please
2. I want a response please
3. I would like a response please
4. give me a response please

Kies de beste optie

1. I look forward for your answer
2. I look forward to your answer
3. I will look forward to your answer
4. I am looking for your answer

Slotzin

I look forward to your answer.

I look forward to your reply.

Learn by heart!

Afsluiting

Yours faithfully,    (if started with Dear Sir/Madam,)

Yours sincerely,    (if started with Dear + surname,)

* skip a line

Your given name and surname

Als je de naam van de persoon kent eindig je je brief/email met:

1. Yours sincerely,
2. Yours faithfully,
3. Yours sincerely
4. Yours Faithfully,

Do's

- Always write 'I' (ik) with a capital letter

- Always stick to the structure of an  letter 

- Always make sure your spelling and grammar is correct

- Write the first letter of a month with a capital letter (January)

Don'ts

- Don't use slangwords (spreektaal)

- Don't abbreviate (afkorten) words; I am --> not I'm

- do not use i for ik in Dutch

- Don't write more than one page; your letter should be brief and easy to read

When do you write 'I' (ik) with a capital letter?

1. Never
2. Only at the beginning of a sentence
3. Always
4. Only in formal writing