Formal Writing: Application Letter

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Formal Writing '23

Application Letters

TWA DG/M Dalton

Formal Expressions

I am writing to you to apply to the post of part-time job assistant.

My responsibilities there included serving customers as well as shelf-filling.

I consider myself to be trustworthy, hardworking and enthusiastic.

If necessary, I can supply you references.

I would be grateful for the opportunity to visit your shop

I will be available to start work on 22 July.

I am enclosing my CV

• Use adverbs and adjectives to make your writing come alive

What are personality traits that will get you hired?

Most of those heroes have spend half there lifes trying to be ordinary people. (3)

Ones they where traveling threw South America whit some friends when too of them were kidnaped. (6)

Those lady’s were trying to get some potato's, tomato's and loafs of bread for free. (4)

Their are five books about wit here; this one is a lot funnyer then the other once, don’t you think so too? (4)

Zet de elementen in de goede volgorde.

Je voor- en achternaam

adres ontvanger

adres afzender

de aanhef

de inhoud van je brief

de datum

Yours sincerely / faithfully

slotzin

Somethings was missing on the previous slide, what was it?

AOD

Alles Op Donderdag

Options

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

more examples

See P. 130 

Afsluiting

Yours sincerely,   (If you use dear mr Johnes / Mrs Johnes)

Yours faithfully,   ( If you used dear Sir/Madam)

Signature 

voornaam + achternaam

Tips

• Bring a dictionary (NL -> EN) 
• Study the lay-out and the standard sentences 
• Stay calm 
• Pay attention to the things mentioned in the lesson(s)

Tips (2)

- Witregels

- Zorg dat je er alle punten in verwerkt. 

- Learn some sentences by heart.

- Use your dictionary as often as possible.

- First, Secondly, moreover, furthermore, finally....

• I would like to know ( if ) …………………………

• I wonder………………………

• Would it be possible for you/us to ……….. ?

• Could you tell me if…………………… ?

• Is there any chance I/we could ……………………………

What have you learned about formal letter writing today?

Finish your final practice letter

(opdracht 4: 

Welcome to Cornwall)

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