Formal Email

• Nederlands
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k
• Leerjaar 3,4

A FORMAL EMAIL

Lesson goal: Formal e-mail

You learn:

• the characteristics of a formal email 
• how to write a formal email

To whom could you write a formal email?

Setup formal email

Opening salutation: Dear Ms Timmerman,/Dear Mr Smith,/Dear Sir or Madam,/To Whom it May Concern,

Writing purpose: State why you are writing; what you are hoping to achieve.

Core: Important information, questions, etc.

Closing salutation: Ask for a (quick) response and end appropriately: Yours sincerely,/Yours faithfully,/Kind regards,

Your full name

The opening salutation of a formal email is written as follows:

1. Hi sir/madam,
2. Dear,
3. Dear Sir/Dear Madam,
4. Dear Sir or Madam,

You start the body of the email as follows:

1. State why you are writing
2. State all the information shortly
3. The subject of the email
4. The closing salutation

What is the closing salutation of a formal email?

1. Kind regards,
2. Cheers,
3. Greetings,
4. Greets,

A formal email is mostly:

1. polite and businesslike
2. friendly and fun

Where in the email do you have to write a comma?

1. After the opening salutation
2. After your own name
3. After the opening and closing salutation
4. Nowhere

In a formal email, you can find:

1. No address, an email address and a writing purpose
2. An address, no email address and a writing purpose
3. No address, no email address and a writing purpose
4. An address, email address and no writing purpose

What is a good opening salutation?

1. Dear people,
2. Dear Ms Timmerman,
3. Dear Sir or Madam
4. Hello Ms Timmerman,

Below your email, you write:

1. Your first name
2. Your last name
3. Your full name
4. Your gender and name

In a formal email, you use polite and businesslike language

1. Not true
2. True

Do you know enough to write a formal email now?

1. Yes
2. No
3. I need more instruction