Letter Writing - What do you remember?

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

This lesson we will:

1. Refresh our memory of what we know of letter writing

2. Check if our notes are correct (cheating by looking in your notebook is allowed! Please, do!)

Make sure to: grab a notebook to check your own notes + add to your notes during this presentation. 

Programme

1. Quiz (what do you remember?)

2. Write a new letter: assignment 3

An address... How did it work again?

A letter starts with writing down the addresses

Let's see what you remember

The first address you write down is...

1. your own
2. the address of the person you're writing to

With your own address you start with writing...

1. your full name
2. your streetname + streetnumber
3. your postal code and town

Do you put the name of the person you're writing to above their address?

1. Yes
2. No

After the address part we get the date

How do you write a date in a letter?

How do you write today's date in English in a formal letter?

1. 22-12-2021
2. 22 december 2021
3. 22 December 2021
4. 22 December, 2021

After the date is the 'aanhef'

When you do NOT see a name in the assignment of a person you start the letter with:

1. Dear (company name),
2. Dear Sir/Madame,
3. Dear Sir/Madam,
4. Dear Mr/Mrs,

What goes where in a paragraph?

Drag (sleep) what you would normally write in which paragraph.

Options: Paragraph 1, Paragraph 2, Paragraph 3

Further details

Who you are

A standard sentence of thanks

Where you found your info (internet, flyer, etc.)

What you want (job, complain, etc.)

Which sentence should you NOT use at the end of your formal letter in paragraph 3.

1. I look forward to hearing from you.
2. Thanks for your time.
3. I would be grateful to get an answer.
4. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Then it's time to say bye!

Time to round off the letter

How do you say 'Met vriendelijke groeten' in English?

1. With kind regards,
2. Yours sincerely,
3. With nice greetings,
4. With kind greetings,

Before you write your name at the end you put your...

What to do now

You are going to write a letter again

Assignment 3 (find on Teams in the folder Letter Writing)

Important:

1. Write it on paper (so you can take it to the test in the testweek)

2. Submit a picture of your assignment on Teams today so I can give feedback.

Hand in on Teams --> Opdrachten