Lesson 3, IMH20

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome IMH20/HO20

Today's programme

- looking back at last week's lesson
- tips & tricks when writing
- hospitality video exercise

-Next week bring your rough outline of your letter of motivation, preferably printed. 
- English students

Looking back at last week's lesson

- writing a letter of motivation
- creating a cv in Europass
- jotting down words/sentences in your writing plan

Everybody should have handed in their writing plan today! 

Exercise

We are now going to have a look at each other's writing plan in pairs.

Tell your partner about your plan and ask each other quesions. You can help each other to dot the i's and cross the t's.

5 minutes

Writing a letter

Tips & tricks

How to start

Is it formal?
Dear Sir/Madam,
Dear Mr Smith,
Dear Mrs Hopkins
Dear Miss Ward

Not sure if the lady is married or unmarried? Use Ms

How to start

Is it informal?

Dear Sam,
Hi Anna,

Always use a blank line before starting your letter

Content of your formal & informal letter

Formal

Paragraph 1: short intro; why are you writing?
(I am writing you to express my dismay...)

Paragraph 2: get to the point, why are you writing? Explain and be specific and clear
(Firstly, we did not receive the treatment we asked for...)

Paragraph 3: closure, end your letter in a professional way .
( Thank you for your consideration and I hope to hear from you soon.)

Informal

Paragraph 1: short introduction as to why you are writing.
(How are you? It's  been such a long time..)

Paragraph 2: get to the point, say what you want to.
 (I would like to invite you to our family home this summer.)

Paragraph 3: closure, end your letter appropriately.
 ( I hope to see you again soon!)

Closure, how to end your letter

Formal

When you know the name of the receiving party 

Yours sincerely,
Tim de Vries

When you do not know the name of the receiving party

Yours faithfully,
Petra de Kok

Informal

Best wishes,
Tim

Bye,
Petra

Tips & tricks

Writing dates: 18 May, 2022

Always start your sentences with capital letters, just like names, places and I

In formal letters it is not allowed to use contractions like 'isn't, hasn't' etc.
 Just write 'is not, has not' etc.

Always make use of paragraphs in your letters (at least 3; introduction, body, closure)

Exercise 1

We are now going to fill in the gaps in a formal letter. I will hand out the exercise

fill in the gaps letter of complaint

high-quality restaurant

Exercise 2

We are now going to watch the first 26 seconds of a Ted Talk.

 After these 26 seconds I will stop the video and ask you what do you think this video will be about?

What will be the goal of the speaker? What does he want to achieve by doing this Ted Talk you think?

While watching I want you to write down verbs that have to do with the restaurant industry

Exercise 1

You are going to create your own questions in groups after seeing this video. They have to be multiple choice or yes/no.

Also make an answering sheet, because another group is going to take this quiz.

Exercise 2

You are going to make a mindmap/schedule/woordweb about this video.

Take notes while watching and when the video is over you can organise your work.

Evaluation

Present your results, how did it go?
How did you co-operate?
What did you learn?
What would you do differently next time?

Working on your letter of motivation

We are now going to work on our letter of motivation.

For next week your homework is to bring your letter, preferably printed, to class.