Informal Email Part 1

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• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Writing - Informal 

Informal Email

How

What

Why

Today's plan

• CNN10
• How to write an informal email
• Write an informal email
• Peer feedback 
• Rewrite your email
• Write  another email

Writing - Informal 

Informal (personal) writing 

What is an informal letter/email?

• Written letter/email to:
• known people; family, friends, acquaintances, colleagues, etc.

Read Sara's email.

Answer her questions in your notebook.

How do you start an informal email?

1. Goodmorning-afternoon-evening
2. Dear + name
3. Hi, hello
4. No name

The correct way to start a formal email?

1. YOOOOO!!!
2. Hey dude!
3. Dear ........
4. What's up???

Writing a formal email could be to a/my

1. cousin
2. company
3. grandparents
4. teacher

time to think!

In the next slide you will see a formal and an informal letter.

Take 2 minutes to spot some differences and write them down. 

Informal vs. Formal

Type	Informal letters and emails	Formal letters and emails
Writing to	- Friends - Family members	- People we don't know - Bosses or managers

Structure

Aanhef	Hi or Hello / Dear [name],
Beantwoord vragen	Bijv: I am good/bad/okay. How are you?
Vertel meer over het onderwerp	Bijv: Something bad happened! I have broken my leg and cannot walk. It doesn't hurt as much as before. They put a cast on my leg, so I cannot move a lot. etc....
Afsluiting	I hope to hear from you soon. etc. All the best, [name]

Writing an informal email

You write an informal email or a letter to friends, family members or people you know.
An email has 5 main parts:

1. header
2. salutation
3. body 
4. closing sentence
5. name

Writing an informal email

Salutation (Aanhef)	Start your email with Dear + name. You can also start with Hello, / Hi, / Hey there!
Body	In the body you write your message. This could be about a number of topics; asking questions, inviting a friend or just sharing information. (2/3 paragraphs)
Closing sentence	I hope to hear from you soon. Keep in touch! Write soon.
Closing + your name	All the best, / Best wishes, Best regards / Love, / Hugs, / Kisses, / Take care, / Have a good weekend,

Peer feedback - Exchange your email with your neighbor. How many points does your classmate score? Why?

Aantal punten
1p	Salutation, closing sentence + proper ending	juiste aanhef en juiste afsluiting
2p	Grammar	correcte zinnen (woordvolgorde), tijden, lidwoorden etc.
1p	Punctuation (interpunctie) Does each sentence start with a capital?	interpunctie Does each sentence start with a capital?
2p	Task - Have you covered all topics you want to write about? ( Inhoud elementen)	Heb je alles genoemd wat in de opdracht staat?
1p	Spelling	Correcte spelling van woorden.
1p	Aantal woorden
1p	Taalgebruik (formeel of informeel)
1p	Alinea's en witregels

Write an informal email

Option 1

Pretend you have an aunt and uncle who only speak English. They are always very interested about how you are doing at school. Write a letter to them. Tell them about one of the subjects you have chosen to follow at your school. 

Write 80 – 100 words, explaining:

- why you chose that subject

- what you like (or don’t like) about it

- what you hope to learn from it

- how it might help you in your future career

Option 3

Recently, a friend of yours has been doing something that you don’t approve of. For example, they might be doing something illegal, or something that you find annoying. Make up the details and write an email to your friend. Write 80 – 100 words.

Include:

- the behaviour that you don’t approve of

- the reasons why you don’t approve of it

- what you think they should be doing instead

Option 2

A friend of yours wants to go to a hologram performance by your favourite artist together. Write a reply in which you explain what you think of this idea. Give arguments why you think this would be a good idea or a bad idea. Write 80 – 100 

words.

Peer feedback - Exchange your email with your neighbor. How many points does your classmate score? Why?

Aantal punten
1p	Salutation, closing sentence + proper ending	juiste aanhef en juiste afsluiting
2p	Grammar	correcte zinnen (woordvolgorde), tijden, lidwoorden etc.
1p	Punctuation (interpunctie) Does each sentence start with a capital?	interpunctie Does each sentence start with a capital?
2p	Task - Have you covered all topics you want to write about? ( Inhoud elementen)	Heb je alles genoemd wat in de opdracht staat?
1p	Spelling	Correcte spelling van woorden.
1p	Aantal woorden
1p	Taalgebruik (formeel of informeel)
1p	Alinea's en witregels