V5 week 6

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Nope, no grades yet

Get out your books

Turn on your camera

Keep your microphone muted, unless you have a question

During this lesson

- how to write an informal letter

what is important in a letter?

Name an example of someone you would write an informal letter/email to

1. The principal
2. Your friend
3. The mayor
4. Someone you've never met

What is the difference between formal and informal?

Sleep de kaartjes naar de goede categorie.

FORMAL

Informal

Aanhef: 

Dear Mr Young,

Aanhef:

Dear granny,

Afsluiting;

Bye

Gebruik van afkortingen zoals "I'm"

Aanhef; 

Hello,

Afsluiting;

Kind regards

Beleefd taalgebruik

Slotzin;

I hope to hear from you soon.

Structure

Adress + date

Salutation

Opening sentence

Body (use paragraphs!)

Closing

Signature

Bron: www.mentone-educational.com

So, what are the rules? 

Salutation (opening) 

Dear Ellen,

Hello Tom,

Hi Richard,

Don't forget to add the comma. 

Examples of Opening Sentences

How are you?

How have you been?

I hope you are doing well.

It’s great to hear from you. 

Many thanks for your e-mail/letter. 

Body

• State your reason for writing
  
• Ask about the person you are writing to 
• Invite the person to write back

Closing

I am looking forward to seeing you.

I can't wait to hear from you. 

See you soon. 

Signatures

Best wishes,

Best,

Kindly,

Kind regards,

Best regards,

Lots of love,

Love,

Assignment 2

Write a short informal letter to a character of a book or a film you like. Make sure to use the correct structure and to give the character some advice.

Hand in via "opdrachten" in Teams

Get out your books

Turn on your camera

Keep your microphone muted, unless you have a question

Individual study

work on 2 reading exercises and 2 listening exercises on your own level

Not done by the end of class?

Homework for this Friday