E-mail writing part II

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Learning goals

- You know how to write an email

- You know how to start an email

- You know what to write in your email

- You know what to write in the subject

- You know how to end the email

Je wil een mailtje sturen naar je neef, in welke volgorde zet je de onderdelen?

Subject: My school

Dear Steven,

Thank you for your e-mail, it was nice to hear from you.

I go to school in Amersfoort now, I really like it there. Where do you go to school?

I would love to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,

Rens

Parts of an e-mail

(- Subject, onderwerp, waar mail je over?)

- Greeting, begroet degene die je een mail stuurt

- Reason, de reden dat je mailt

- Main text, de boodschap van je mail

- Closing, wat verwacht je van degene die je mailt?

- Greeting, sluit je mail weer af met een groet.

How do you greet someone?

What is a good opening sentence?

Reason for writing

- You are reacting to an e-mail you got from someone

- You want to know how someone is doing

- you want information on something

- etc.

What can you write in the main part of your e-mail?

Main text

Write your message to the reader

- Write down what you want to say, make a new paragraph with each thing you talk about.

- Always skip a line between paragraphs to make it nicer to read!

What's a good closing sentence?

Closing

Write down what you expect from the reader:

- I hope to hear from you soon

- I would like you to hand this in on monday

- Tell me if you're available Saturday

How do you say goodbye?

Final greeting

Finish your letter with another greeting:

Formal (to someone you don't know well)

Kind regards, Yours sincerely, Thank you

Informal (to someone close, like friends or family)

Bye, Cheers, Best wishes

Your turn!

Prompt: 

Write an email to your friend telling them about your daily routine. Tell them about your school. Tell them about your hobbies too.  

The main part should be at least 6 sentences.