H5 Formal Letter of Application

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4,5

What you need to know for
next week's school exam!

4 things

1. Check Teams! Take a look at 

the example letter (study the lay-out!) and the rubric

2. Use formal language: no contractions, no slang

3. Topic of the letter is United Nations Global Goals

4. You can be asked to write 

a general formal letter or a letter of application

No contractions

No slang

United Nations

Global Goals

https://www.globalgoals.org/

Judith Lichthart
Sportlaan 88
9989 AT Warffum
The Netherlands

1. Mistake: there should be a comma between the zipcode and place
2. Mistake: the name should be deleted
3. Mistake: The Netherlands should be Holland
4. There are no mistakes

I would like to ... for the job of (fill the gap)

I am writing ... (met betrekking tot)... the advertisement in the Guardian of 28 October last.

... (fill the gap: bijgesloten) please find my Curriculum Vitae.

I hope to be invited for an ... (fill the gap)

Translate: ik ben geschikt voor de baan

Translate: vaardigheden

Translate: havo = a school of ...

If you don't know who you are writing to you start with

1. Dear Mr/Ms,
2. Dear Madam/Sir,
3. Dear Sir/Madam,
4. Dear all,

If you start your letter with Dear Sir/Madam, you should end with Yours ... (fill the gap)

If you start your letter with Dear Ms May, you should end your letter with Yours ... (fill the gap)

Translate: ervaring

Translate: ik heb altijd naar het buitenland willen reizen

Dominion Theatre
Attn. Mr Rice
129-131 Charing Cross Road
London WC2H 0EW
England

1. The name should go first, to be followed by Dominion Theatre
2. England should be United Kingdom
3. The street name should go first, not the number
4. There are no mistakes

Longer quiz question

You're  going to write a letter of application 

to Alice Wonderland. She lives in Australia. 

Her address is 42 Patton Street, Beachport 5326P.

How would you write this down in the letter?

Type in the address here

Antwoord

Alice Wonderland

42 Patton Street

Beachport 5326P

Australia

How do you start a letter to Alice Wonderland? You don't know whether or not she is married.

Translate: ik spreek vloeiend Engels

Fill the gap: I believe I could fit ...(gemakkelijk)... into your team

Fill the gap: I hope to be ...(uitgenodigd)... for an interview

Ik zou het waarderen als... Which of the translations below is correct?

1. I should appreciate it if...
2. I could appreciate it if...
3. I can appreciate it if...
4. I would appreciate it if...