E-mail Writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 1

Learning goals

- You know the different parts of an email

- You know how to write an email

- You know the difference between a formal and an informal email

- You can write an informal email

What is the difference between a formal and an informal email?

You want to send an e-mail to your cousin. Which order should it be in?

Subject: My school

Dear Steven,

Thank you for your e-mail, it was nice to hear from you.

I go to school in Amersfoort now, I really like it there. Where do you go to school?

I would love to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,

Jeff

Parts of an e-mail

- Subject: What is your e-mail about?

- Greeting,  you greet the person to whom you're sending the e-mail

- Reason, why are you emailing them? 

- Main text, the main message of your e-mail

- Closing, what do you expect of the person e-mailing you?

- Greeting, close your e-mail appropriately

How would you greet someone? Drag the greetings to the right spot.

- Someone you know well, a friend or family member

- Someone you don't know well, a teacher or your boss

- Someone you don't know the name of

Dear Daniel

Dear Mr Johnson

Dear Sir/Madam

Reason for writing

- You are reacting to an e-mail you got from someone

- You want to know how someone is doing

- You want information on something

- etc.

Before you start writing (your test) , make sure you know why you're writing and to whom.

Main text

Write your message to the reader

- Write down what you want to say, make a new paragraph with each thing you talk about.

- Always skip a line between paragraphs to make it nicer to read!

Formal email -> No contractions

What is your message about?

Can you name a few contractions? (I am --> I'm)

Closing

Write down what you expect from the reader:

- I hope to hear from you soon

- I would like you to hand this in on Monday

- Tell me if you're available Saturday

(These are just examples, you could want something else)

How would finish your e-mail? Drag the greetings to the right spot.

- Someone you know well, a friend or family member

- Someone you don't know well, a teacher or your boss

- Someone you don't know the name of

Bye!

Yours sincerely

Yours faithfully

Parts of an e-mail

- Subject: What's your e-mail about?

- Greeting,  you greet the person to whom you're sending the e-mail

- Reason, why are you emailing them? 

- Main text, the main message of your e-mail

- Closing, what do you expect of the person e-mailing you?

- Greeting, close your e-mail appropriately