Informal email

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Now that we have finished GP&ME

You will need to bring your own book again for your book file!

Goals:

• I can recognize an informal email
• I know how to write an informal email

What do you know about writing an informal email?

An informal email is sent to...

1. A (new) friend, someone younger or of your own age.
2. A business or someone older than you.

What is a correct way to start an informal email ?

1. Dear Mister/M'am,
2. Dear Sir/Madam,
3. Hi Susan!
4. Dear John,

What is informal language in an informal email?

1. neat (netjes), business like
2. street talk
3. less formal, but still correct

How do you end an informal email in English?

1. Greetings,
2. Love,
3. Greetz,
4. Take care,

How to end an informal email?

1. Kind/warm regards
2. Warm regrets
3. Best wishes
4. Take care

People don’t write in paragraphs in informal emails.

1. true
2. false

What is the correct order of your letter from top to bottom?

your name

Salutation (aanhef)

Your text

Kind regards/Best wishes,