5TSO Unit 1, Step 2: Hey teach!

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STEP 2

Hey teach!

Writing an email to the teacher

Ex. 1 Read the following messages. 

a What type of messages are these?

b Who is each message from? And who is each message to?

c What do you notice about the messages?

team 1 + 4: message 1

team 2 + 5: message 2

team 3 + 6: message 3

5 minutes

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formal emails: dos

Ex. 2: dos and don'ts

DOS

• Be polite.
• Write full sentences: capital letters, punctuation.
• Make sure you send your message to the right person.
• Use correct grammar.
• Address and end correctly (Dear... / Kind regards...)
• Write a clear subject line.

take notes on p. 22

formal emails: don'ts

Ex. 2: dos and don'ts

DON'TS

• Don’t use slang (like the f-word) in your message.
• Don’t use informal language like hey, love u, c u etc.
• Don't be too informal.

take notes on p. 22

Ex. 4: Write rules for email-etiquette using the prompts. Write your sentence in the correct box.

1) correct / sure / message / your / grammatically / make / is / and / is / well-written

2) clear / subject / write / line / a

3) add / write / your / closing / a / name / and / respectful / full /

4) teacher / your / address / formally

5) message / your / and / to-the-point / keep / short

Subject:

Beginning:

Content:

Language:

End:

p. 45

How do you address a person if you don't know their name?

1. Dear Mister / Miss
2. Dear
3. Dear Sir or Madam
4. Dear X

How do you address a person if you know their name? (e.g. Eline Van Casteren)

1. Dear Miss Van Casteren
2. Dear Ms. Van Casteren
3. Dear Ms Van Casteren
4. Dear Eline Van Casteren

How do you end an email to a person if you know their name? (e.g. Eline Van Casteren)

1. Yours sincerely
2. Sincerely
3. Best regards
4. Regards

How do you end an email to a person if you don't know their name?

1. Yours faithfully
2. Yours sincerely
3. Best regards
4. Ciao!

Action!

Go to Classroom.  (Engels 5GW / Engels 5OPB)

Write the email. Go through the assignment criteria before you start!