Writing les 1 formal& informal

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Writing lesson 1

Welcome dear students

Goals for today:

• introduction to formal letter writing.
• keeping up with our listening 

WRITING AN

INFORMAL E-MAIL

Would you call this a formal

or an informal e-mail?

Formal or informal?

Formal (e-mail) writing

Formal = formeel / zakelijk

Types of letters/ e-mails: application, enquiry, offer, complaint.

Salutation: Dear Sir/Madam(unkown), Dear Mr./Mrs/Ms. Adams,

Introduction: The reason for writing (use 1 or 2 sentences)

Body: Details of your message.

Closing sentence: I am looking forward to your reply.

Ending: Yours faithfully(unknown), Yours sincerely/ Kind regards,.

For which to groups of people do you write an informal letter?

1. strangers
2. family
3. work
4. friends

Which of the following introductions can be used in informal e-mails?
(multiple answers possible)

1. Thanks for your e-mail!
2. I hope you're well.
3. How's your family?
4. I hope this e-mail finds you well.

Which of the following conclusions can be used in informal e-mails?
(multiple answers possible)

1. Give my regards to Mr. Johnson.
2. Say hi to your mother!
3. Hope to hear from you soon.
4. I look forward to hearing from you.

There are several ways to close an informal e-mail

Can you give an example?

A note to the teacher/head of school/other personel of school.

1. informal
2. formal

Re-write the following sentence to informal language
"I am writing to express my dissastisfaction."

Rewrite the note

Aye Ms,

How you doin? i hope you had a nice holiday. Check my work for me. You said you where gonna check it last week, butt you still haven't.

I look forward to you're lesson tomorrow.

greetings

Rewrite this email so it fits with informal writing. Include the salutation and closing (aanhef and afsluiting).

Aye Ms,

How you doin? i hope you had a nice holiday. Check my work for me. You said you where gonna check it last week, butt you still haven't.

I look forward to you're lesson tomorrow.

Kind Regards,

Your name

Rewrite this email so it fits with informal writing.

Include the salutation and closing (aanhef and afsluiting).

Dear Ms Howes,

How you doing? I hope you had a nice holiday. Can you check my work for me. You said you were going to check it last week but you still have not.

I look forward to your lesson tomorrow.

Kind Regards, 

Example Key

Writing assignment Thank you e-mail

Situation:

Your boyfriend or bestfriend takes you on a suprise day trip.

Thank him or her in an e-mail.

Include:

- an opening;

- a closing;

- a word of thanks;

- why you’re happy with the gift.

Write a draft version (kladversie) of the e-mail. What words do you need to write the e-mail in English? 

Now write the e-mail.

Evaluation

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