Writing an informal email 3B/KL

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 3

How to write an email

informal email

Writing an informal email

You write an informal email or a letter to people you know.

Such as your friends, family or teachers.

Writing an informal email

An email has 5 main parts:

1. Header 
2. Salutation
3. Body 
4. Closing sentence
5. Name

1. Header

From : who sent you an email

To : the email address of the person 

         you are sending the email to                          

Subject: what your email is about 

2. Salutation (aanhef)

You can start your email several ways.

"Dear + name,"      when you know someone, but not that well

"Hello  + name," or "Hi + name,"     when you know someone (very) well 

Writing an informal email

• 3. Body  - In the body you write your message. This could be about a number of topics; asking questions, inviting a friend or just sharing information. (2/3 alinia's)
• 4. Closing sentence -  Hope to hear from you /Hope to hear from you soon or I hope you write back soon.
• 5. Closing + your name
• All best, / Best wishes, Best regards /Love, / Kisses / Yours ...

Writing an informal email (4)

Always proofread your email and check:

Is there a clear and specific subject ?

Have you entered the email address to the person you are writing to?

Salutation

Closing sentence 

Proper ending

Does each sentence start with a capital? 

Punctuation 

Have you covered all topics you want to write about? ( Inhoud elementen)

Correct spelling

What do we find in the header of an email?

1. email address subject,date
2. own email address ,date, subject
3. email address,subject
4. subject, date

How do you start an informal email?

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

An email can be sent to more people than one.

1. Yes
2. No
3. I don't know
4. Only two persons at the time

Writing a formal email could be to a/my...

1. cousin
2. company
3. grandparents
4. teacher

The correct way to start an email?

1. YOOOOO!!!
2. hey dude
3. Dear........
4. What's up???

Translate into English:
Wil je met mij mee?

Vertel hoe laat het cursus begint en eindigt.

Benoem de vervoermiddellen in het Engels.

Vertel waar en hoe laat jij wilt afspreken.

Translate into English
'het kledingvoorschrift.'

What is correct?

1. on car
2. on foot
3. by car
4. by bicycle

Let's practice 

Chromebook - Unit 4 - 

Exam prep Writing

Is dit doel wat jou betreft bereikt?
Aan het einde van de les weet je hoe je een correcte e-mail opstelt

1. Ja! Dit weet ik.
2. Nee. Dit is voor mij niet duidelijk geworden.