Crime- Wrting an informal email

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 3

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson:

• I know what the structure and parts of an informal e-mail is.
• I know how to write an informal email. 

What is an informal email?

An informal email is an email that we send to people we know such as relatives and friends. 

Types of informal emails can be:

Thank-you

Apology

Request

Suggestions

Giving good news

The structure and outline of an informal email

Welk verschil zie je tussen deze twee e-mails?

Voorbeeld 1:

Subject: hey dude

Thanks for the invite bro. I'll be there, no doubt. the theme sounds sickkk! I got my coolest outfit ready for the party haha. See u there bro, thx for the invite.

zara

Voorbeeld 2:

Dear Sara,

How are you doing? It seems like we haven't talked to each other for ages!  How are you doing at school? I'm struggling a bit with maths, but I think I'm starting to understand it better now. Have you seen that new movie that just came out? It looks so cool, we should go see it together! What do you think?

Let me know how it goes with you. Talk to you soon!

Take care,

zara

Exercise

What information do you use from the assignment?

(Welke informatie gebruik je uit de opdracht?)

Hi Dennis,

How are you? I’m great!

I’m going to a film festival this Friday and I am very excited! They are showing several different horror films in the cinema near my house. I’m going with a group of friends. We all love thrillers and horror films! Would you like to join us on Friday?

Talk to you soon,

Best,

Henry

Exercise 

Write: 'Hoi Henry'?

Write: 'Ik vind het ook leuk om naar het festival te gaan'.

Write: 'Helaas heb ik al plannen voor vrijdag.'

Write: 'Ik heb via de radio kaartjes gewonnen van ...(kies iemand).'

Write: 'Ik heb daar heel veel zin zin!'.

Write: 'Ik hou ook niet zo van horror'.

Write: Ik hou van ... (kies een genre).'

Write: Ik hou van ... (kies een genre).'

Write: 'Veel plezier. Groetjes van ... . '

Example key

Wat valt je op? 

How do you start an informal email?

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

How do you end an informal email?

1. Yours sincerely,
2. Best,
3. Yours faithfully,
4. Kind regards,

Homework

Imagine your best friend is going to Australia soon and asks you for help. He or she wants to know where you have been before and where they could have a great holiday. You are going to write an email (60-70 words ) to your friend in which you suggest a nice place in Australia to visit.

In your email:

Greet your friend.

Suggest a place you have visited before.

Tell where you went, where you stayed, what you did there, and how the food was.

End with a friendly closing and ask your friend to tell you about his or her travel adventures.