1FM1 18.02

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome to the lesson!

PLAN FOR TODAY:

1. ENGLISH EXAMS

2. WRITING AN EMAIL

How was your holiday?

ENGLISH - EXAMS

5 PARTS (beroepsspecifiek) - niveau 3

- SPREKEN A2

- GESPREKKEN VOEREN B1

- SCHRIJVEN A2

- LEZEN B1

- LUISTEREN B1

IN YOUR BOOK

IN EVERY UNIT YOU CAN PRACTICE ALL THOSE 5 COMPONENTS 

(LEZEN/LUISTEREN/SPREKEN/GESPREKKEN VOEREN/SCHRIJVEN)

LEZEN/LUISTEREN

- We have already practiced in TOA/studiemeter

TODAY:

feedback/results from your TEST

more focus on WRITING

Chapter 4.4 from the book

FEEDBACK FROM THE TEST

You did very well (A2 level)

The task with most mistakes was

WRITING AN EMAIL

WRITING EXAM (May/June)

- 3 tasks:

writing an email/letter (usually formal)

chat messages

filling in a form

TRY TO GET THE HIGHEST GRADE POSSIBLE

FROM SCHRIJVEN A2 en SPREKEN A2 

Gemiddeld moet je 5.5 halen!!!

Do you often write emails?
In English/Dutch?
Formal/informal?

Who would you write
an informal email to?
(your boss, friend, colleague)

Who would you write a
formal email to?
(boss, teacher, friend)

Writing an in/formal email

• Informal email or letter means you are writing to friends,family members or people you know
• An email has 5 main parts:
• header, salutation, body, closing sentence, name
• 1. header > From : who sent you an email,  To : the email address you are sending the email to                          Sent: date /specific time   Subject: what your email is about.Subject: what your                                 email is about        
•   2. Salutation >  Start  your email with Dear + name. You can also start with  Hello,/ Hi,/ Goodmorning, /Goodevening

Writing an in/formal email

• 3. Body >In the body you write your message. This could be about a number of topics; asking                       questions, inviting a friend or just sharing information.
• 4.Closing sentence >  Hope to hear from you /Hope to hear from you soon or I hope you write back soon.
• 5. Closing + your name
• Regards / Best wishes,Best wishes, /Love / 

Writing an informal email

Always proofread your email and check:

Is there a clear and specific subject ?

Have you entered the email address to the person 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?

Correct spelling

You are writing a formal email to Mr Green. How can you start your email (salutation- aanhef)?

You are writing an informal email to your friend. How can you start such an email (aanhef)?

You are writing a formal e-mail but you don't know the surname of the person you want to send your email to. How can you start such an email (aanhef)?

Correct this sentence taken from a formal email: i'm writing this email because i haven't received my parcel yet

CORRECT

I am writing this email because I have not received my parcel yet.

You started your email with "Dear Mr Green". How should you end it?

You started your formal email with "Dear Sir or Madam". How should you end it?

You started an informal email with "Hello Lisa". How should you end it?

IN-CLASS ACTIVITY

- please find the "Klachtenbrief" document in Teams

- quickly read it 

- find out the difference between a formal EMAIL and a formal LETTER

Any questions?

Today

I would like to start section 4.4 from the book

SETTING UP A VIDEO CALL?

QUESTION

Which do you prefer: online or face-to-face meetings?

Justify

QUESTION

Have you ever had any problems during online lesson/meeting?

Weak wifi/camera/microphone?

QUESTION

Have you ever seen/done anything embarassing during an online lesson/meeting?

Do you know any other funny videos like this?

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