Writing a formal letter

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, g, t
• Leerjaar 3,4

How to write a formal letter...

What do you remember?

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end salutation

signature and name

body/content letter

own (sender) address

date

address receiver

salutation (aanhef)

Writing a formal letter/email

1.  Sender's address

2. Date

3.  Receiver's address

4. Salutation; Dear Sir, Madam,  Dear Mr Brown, Dear Mrs Wilson,

5. Divide the content into at least 3 paragraphs (introduction, explanation, conclusion)

6. End greeting : Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully

7. Your signature and name

8. Between each part: white line= WITREGEL! (regel overslaan)

What should NOT be included in your address?

Write today's date

How would you address the person if you don't know his/her name?

How would you address Sharon Smith in your letter to her?

How many paragraphs should the letter at least consist of?

Write a possible end greeting for the formal letter.

What is a no-go in a formal letter?

Writing a formal letter

• Always proofread your letter and check:
• Is there a clear and specific subject ?
• Have you entered the address to the person/company you are writing to?
• Salutation
• Closing sentence 
• Proper ending
• Does each sentence start with a capital? 
• Punctuation 
• Have you covered all topics you want to write about? ( Inhoud elementen)
• Correct spelling

Let's practise

Start writing your letter of complaint pp. 14-19

Is de doel van deze les wat jou betreft bereikt?
Aan het einde van de les weet je hoe je een correcte e-mail opstelt

1. Ja! Dit weet ik.
2. Nee. Dit is voor mij niet duidelijk geworden.