Lessenserie- Kader 3- Formele email-K3A

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 3

Today's program

• To know the differences between formal and informal emails
• To learn how to write formal emails
• To recap about conjunctions and present perfect

Aims

By the end of this lesson:

• I know how to write a formal email.
• I have reviewed conjunctions and the present perfect tense.

What is your level in terms of writing a formal email?

1. Beginning (beginned)
2. Developing (ontwikkeling)
3. Mastering (beheersing)

Formal or informal

Which statements/phrases on the following slide are formal and which are informal?

I am pleased to inform you that….

I can’t help you with that cuz it’s too hard.

Kind regards,

Hello Mark,

I hope all is well with you and your family.

I have worked for one year in H&M as a shopassistant.

Formal

Formal

Informal

Informal

Informal

Formal

Grammar recap: present perfect

When do you use the present perfect tense? To talk about something that started in the past, and is still going on now (not finished).
Have/has + past participle 
Examples:

• Bob has known John since they were 10.
• Mary has worked in the market for 5 years.

Discussion questions 

• Have you ever written a formal email? (which tense is it?)
• What are the differences between a formal and informal email?
• When sending a formal e-mail, what information should it contain?
  
• Who will read the e-mail? Why is this important?
• Group 1 and 2  speak in English. Group 3 can choose between English or Dutch

Complete the job-related collocations from the reading text in the next slide

A collocation is a group of two or more words that are almost always put together to create a specific meaning such as:

fast food, pay attention, make an effort 

Have

Join

Have

Look

offer

Send

Take

Notice

an advertisement

in an application

somebody a job

a team

the job of doing something

a degree (in something)

a day off

for a job

How to write a formal email

Task: writing

What: Write a formal email (50 words) make sure you use at least 1 collocation in your email, use at least two conjunctions  (and, but, becasue ...) to make your sentences longer, and use the present perfect tense to talk about your past experiences. 

Time: 20 min.

Help: your partner

Done: show it to your teacher

Result: you have checked your e-mail

I have learnt how to write a formal email.

1. Helemaal
2. Helemaal niet
3. Een beetje
4. Bijna

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