E-mail Writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 1

Common mistakes:
Hoofdletters, komma's, SHIT-regel, meervoud, few/little, spelling, vraagtekens

Learning goals

- You know how to write an e-mail

- You know how to start an e-mail

- You know what to write in your e-mail

- You know what to write in the subject

- You know how to end the e-mail

- You know which mistakes are common

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,

Je wil een mailtje sturen naar je neef, in welke volgorde zet je de onderdelen?

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,

Rens

Parts of an e-mail

(- Subject, onderwerp, waar mail je over?)

- Greeting, begroet degene die je een mail stuurt

- Reason, de reden dat je mailt

- Main text, de boodschap van je e-mail

- Closing, wat verwacht je van degene die je mailt?

- Greeting, sluit je e-mail weer af met een groet.

Your turn!

What? Figure out what parts of the e-mail are correct and which aren't.

How? First > work by yourself and try to find 7 (8) mistakes + correct them
Then > Talk to your classmate and ask what they have found. Discuss your answers with eachother. 

How long? 5-7 minutes by yourself.
5 (10) minutes discussion.
Extra fast?:5 minutes rewriting the letter (if there is enough time.) 

Help? Teacher or your classmate (after the first 5 minutes)

Done?: work on the writing assingment in the portal (week 22 > Love letters)

Which mistakes are common in e-mails?

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.

Waarom schrijf je?

Main text

Write your message to the reader

- Write down what you want to say, make a new paragraph for each new topic.

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

Wat wil je vertellen?

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

Wat verwacht je nu van de lezer?

Final greeting

Finish your letter with another greeting:

Formal (to someone you don't know well)

Kind regards, Yours sincerely, Thank you,

Informal (to someone close, like friends or family)

Bye, Cheers, Best wishes,