Email writing and a little bit about the British culture

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 1

Email writing and a little bit about the British culture 

Lucas Meijer

Learning Objectives

At the end of the lesson: 

You know how to write an email 

You know the differences in culture and habits

You know how to write from another person their perspective

Introduce the learning objective of the lesson, and explain to students what they will achieve by the end of the lesson.

What do you already know about the culture and habits of England?

A typical British day

Introduce students to the culture and habits of England, encourage them to think about the things they already know or have heard about England.

What are some typical British shown in this video?

Writing an Email

Introduce the concept of email, and explain the different parts of an email. Show students examples of proper email structure.

Writing an Email

An email is a message that is sent from one person to another.
It is important to use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation when writing an email. An email consists of a subject line, a greeting, a body, and a closing.

Introduce the concept of email, and explain the different parts of an email. Show students examples of proper email structure.

A formal mail

Dear ... 

Proper grammar 
Spelling 
Punctuation

Sincerely

Introduce the concept of email, and explain the different parts of an email. Show students examples of proper email structure.

An informal mail

Hi/Hey ... 

Proper Grammar

Spelling

Punctuation

Love/kind regards

Introduce the concept of email, and explain the different parts of an email. Show students examples of proper email structure.

Introduce the concept of email, and explain the different parts of an email. Show students examples of proper email structure.

Informal

Formal

Introduce the concept of email, and explain the different parts of an email. Show students examples of proper email structure.

What is the name of the main character?

1. Billy Weaver
2. Jimmy Steamer
3. Johnny Beamer
4. Silly Dreamer

How old is Billy?

1. 15
2. 20
3. 12
4. 17

Where did Billy stay the night?

1. A hotel
2. A bed and breakfast
3. A pub
4. Under a bridge

How many other guests stayed before Billy?

1. 2
2. 5
3. 0
4. 10

Is Billy still alive at the end of the story?

1. Yes
2. No

Words in the story that are typically British

Introduce the concept of email, and explain the different parts of an email. Show students examples of proper email structure.

Words in the story that are typically British

Pub

Bed and Breakfast 

Supper 

Milk in tea

Introduce the concept of email, and explain the different parts of an email. Show students examples of proper email structure.

Writing an email

Write from the perspective of Billy 

Write an email to the landlady

What do you expect and what are you looking forward to

Think of the structure 

Formal or informal

Introduce the concept of email, and explain the different parts of an email. Show students examples of proper email structure.

What: Write an email as if you're billy

How: On word
Help: The teacher or the other students
Time: 20 Minutes
Result: An email with the right structure
Done?: Show it to the teacher

Writing an email

Write from the perspective of Billy 

Write an email to the landlady

What do you expect and what are you looking forward to

Think of the structure 

Formal or informal

Introduce the concept of email, and explain the different parts of an email. Show students examples of proper email structure.

Write down 2 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 1 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Learning Objectives

I know how to write an email 

I know the differences in culture and habits

Introduce the learning objective of the lesson, and explain to students what they will achieve by the end of the lesson.