Informal Letter

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Informal Letter Writing

Tips & Tricks

Why write letters?

What do you need to write a letter?

Your own address:

Street Name + Number

Postal Code + City

Country

EXAMPLE

Parallelweg 56

6231 CJ Meerssen

the Netherlands

Layout OCRB P. 32

Date

Day/Month/Year

EXAMPLE: 7 September, 2020

7 September 2020

Month/Day/Year

September 7, 2020

September 7th 2020

FOUT IN REFERENCE BOOK

Write down your own address for the purpose of an informal letter.

Salutations & Closings: No Name

Condition: No specific name is known

Salutation: Dear Sir/Madam,/Dear sir,/Dear madam,/Dear sirs,

Closing: Kind regards,/ Yours, / All the best,/ Best Wishes,/ Love (from) --> Laatste alleen bij hele goede vrienden.

First (& Last) Name

Salutations & Closings: Name

Salutation: Dear Mr Brown, / Dear Mrs Brown, / Dear Miss Brown, / Dear Ms Brown,

Informeler: Dear John, / Dearest John,

Closing: Kind regards,/ Yours, / All the best,/ Best Wishes,/ Love (from) --> Laatste alleen bij hele goede vrienden.

First (and last) name

DOs

1. Mind sentence structure (Subject - Verb - Object)
2. Use linking words, wherever necessary (OC RB 114-119)
3. Use paragraphs ( as signified by indentation/blank line)
4. Use a difficult grammar item every now and then (Passive, relative clauses)
5. At the end, check your work.
   

Don'ts

1. Forget about the lay-out
2.  Use the first translation you find in a dictionary without checking. 
3. Forget content elements 
4. No swearing 
5. Dumb language (gonna, u, 2, etc.)