Week 45 Lesson 2 (Writing )

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• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Week 44 lesson 2

Please put on your desk:
        laptop,pen 

Go to Teams - opdrachten - reading materials

Need a bathroom visit? Do this in the first 5 minutes (after booting up your laptop).

Writing test 

3 exercises

1 formal letter (job application/letter of complaint)

1 informal letter (invitation to a party/letter to a friend)

1 form (formulier) signing up for an event/requesting a refund

We'll spend 2 lessons on the letters and 1 on the form

We'll spend 2 to lessons on an exercises of your choosing

Things you'll be marked on

Is it formal/informal enough?

Is all the required information in your letter?

Vocabulary (woordenschat)

Grammar

Linking words

Interpunction

Spelling

Lay out

Learning objectives

You can explain in your own words what you have to do when writing a formal email.

Formal writing vs informal writing

Formal letters: you do not know this person personally

Informal letters: to friends or relatives (bekenden) 

Format formal email 

Your email address                                 from: [your email adres] 

Recipient's email address                    to: [your email adres] 

Subject: 

1. Intro
2. Opening paragraph 
3. Body paragraphs
4. Closing paragraph
5. Salution 
6. Your name

Step 1: from/to/subject

Start on the top of the page

From: [your email]

To: [receiver's email]

Subject: make sure it has to with the purpose (doel) of the exercise

Step 2: Introduction

When you know the name: Dear Mr/Miss [name] 

When you do not know the name: Dear Sir/Madam,

Leave a blank page after this

Step 3: opening paragraph

Tell your name and surname
Tell why you are writing
Tell when you had your job interview (last week)
What you would like to happen after the reader has read your email

Be brief in this part

Step 4: Body paragraph

Body paragraph 1:
Ask about the status of your job application and when you can recieve a response.

Body paragraph 2:
Mention why you are interested in the job and the company. Also mention why you are a perfect fit

Step 5: Closing paragraph

Thank the reader for reading
 Write down what you expect from the reader

Tips

Capital I

No contractions like you've/you're /I'm

Every sentence ends with a full stop (.)
Every sentence starts with a capital letter.

Make sure all the information is in the letter.

Check every step of the Lesson Up

You are going to write an email of at least 150 words. This will be done on paper.
You can use the sentences/voegwoorden on Teams to help you out.

Imagine you recently had a job interview at Albert Hein. It has been a week since the interview and you still have not heard anything.

Deadline: next Thursday

Follow these guidelines:

1 your email [from]

2: recipient's email [to]
3. Subject (make this up yourself)

Opening: tell your name, why you are writing,  when you had the job interview,  and what you want to know

Body paragraph 1: Ask about the status of your job application and when you can recieve a response.

Body paragraph 2: Mention why you are  interested in the job and the company. Also mention why you are a perfect fit

Closing paragraph:Thank the reader for their time tell what you expect from the reader

Learning objectives

You can explain in your own words what you have to do when writing a formal letter.

Explain in your own words what you have to when writing a formal letter.