Writing a Formal Letter

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

GY3A Formal Letter

• Team Activity
• Structure of a formal letter
• Content of the letter
• Useful Phrases

Do you use contractions (you're, There's...etc.) in a
formal letter?

1. Yes you can
2. No, never!
3. What the frick are those?

How many words should you use for a formal letter?

What useful phrases can you use in a formal letter?

Team Activity !

2 Teams

You will get a sentence. Talk to your teammates and try to find the right order of the formal letter. You may not sit down and need to get into the right order with your body.

The correct order is:

K Y O X A E C G J Q L R S P

Now, lay the sentences out.

Go to padlet and read the writing prompt for the letter.
Try to figure out the division of paragraphs.

How many are there?
Which sentences belong to which paragraphs?

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Last Step:

In pairs, create new sentences which could be used in this formal letter (use the writing prompt + instructions on padlet).

Post your new sentences on Padlet!

I know the structure of a formal letter and what kinds of phrases to use.

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Round-Up

Look at Peppels (leertaak from today: Writing a formal letter)

- Study useful phrases to use

- Structure

- Write your formal letter  (Stamp on Monday)