informal letter

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Informal letter

Learning goal

During this lesson you are going to practise and improve your writing skills.

Rules informal letter

Structure

-In een informele brief hoeft het adres er niet bij

-De datum staat onder jouw adres, let op hoe je het noteert!

- Schrijf een passende openingszin.

- Maak gebruik van alinea's.

- Sluit af met een passende zin en groet en daaronder komt jouw naam te staan.

904

Bron: www.mentone-educational.com

So, what are the rules? 

Salutation (opening) 

Dear Amy,

Hello Lenny,

Hi Yur,

Don't forget to add the comma. 

Examples of Opening Sentences

How are you?

How have you been?

I hope you are doing well.

It’s great to hear from you. 

Many thanks for your e-mail/letter. 

Body

• State your reason for writing (this will be in the assignment as well)
• Ask about the person you are writing to 
• Invite the person to write back

Closing

I am looking forward to seeing you.

I can't wait to hear from you. 

See you soon. 

Signatures

Best wishes,

Best,

Kindly,

Kind regards,

Best regards,

Lots of love,

Love,

Mind your grammar!

Mind your spelling!

Mind your punctuation!

Practice letter #2

Write an answer to the assignment on the paper + hand it in if you want feedback

Mind your spelling, grammar, interpunction etc.