POTUS

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 3

Opdracht:

Wat: Schrijf een brief om spullen voor een klassenfeest te bestellen.  

Hoe: Op een blaadje.

Tijd: Deze les mee beginnen, thuis afmaken.

Veel succes!

Formal letter

What is a formal email?

How do you start?

1. Fill in the correct email address

2. Fill in the subject of the email 

Don't make mistakes!!!

How to address?

1. Dear Mr Smith

2. Dear Mrs Smith

3. Dear Ms Smith

4. Dear Sir/ Madam 

Body of the email

What is your goal?

Write at least 3 paragraphs and

a formal ending

e.g. I hope to hear from you soon.

Mind!

1. Write words in full.

I am writing to inform you ....

I am a fourteen-year-old boy.

2. Use capital letters.

Does Monday  suit you?

3. Use blanks between the paragraphs.

Ending

After the formal sentence

I hope to hear from you soon.

There are 2 possibilities:

Yours faithfully, (if you do not know a name)

or 

Yours sincerely, (if you know a name)

Write the email

-You are going to write an email to the United States of America!

-You are going to apply for the position of President of the USA, but why?

As most of you know, the USA football team are going to be our opponents in the World Cup. Your job is to become President before this Saturday, so you can sabotage the USA! If you succeed, we win! But if you do not succeed...

Waar moet ik aan denken???

1. Aanhef

2. Afsluitende zin

3. Afsluiting

4. Alinea's (3)

5. Witregels

5. Woorden voluit schrijven

What has to be in the email?

-First paragraph: Why you want to be President. (30 words)

-Second Paragraph: Why you are the best person for the job. (30 words)

-Third paragraph: What you are going to change if you get the job. (40 words)

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