Informal letter writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

Reading

• First 10 minutes of class will be reading
• Read 10 minutes
• Write down in your notebook the page number of the last page you read and in a few sentences what it was about.

Writing  - Informal letter

Learning outcome

You can write an informal letter

Today

• Structure of an informal letter  - conventions
• What to pay attention to
• Practice writing an informal letter yourself 
  

Mind your grammar!

Mind your spelling!

Commonly made errors

• spreektaal niet gebruiken
  wanna = want to, gonna = going to
• afkortingen 
  thats = that's/that is, hes = he's, wont = won't, do'nt = don't
  als je het uitschrijft, maak je de fouten niet 
• a/an
• Woordvolgorde: WIE DOET WAT WAAR WANNEER

Mind your punctuation!

Your writing assignment

Assignment

Write a letter to your friend telling him/her all about a party you are organizing for your birthday. Include when it will happen, what actvities you are planning and why you are looking forward to it. Write 100 words. Make sure to use the letter conventions.