Writing an informal email lesson 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

This one is quite difficult! What do you think it is?

It's a butterfly. Well done if you guessed correctly.

Agenda: Wednesday 22nd of September

• 10 mins Quiet reading

• Useful  vocabulary for describing a person

• Writing an informal email: 
• Goals: to be able to write an email using questions and answering them

10 minutes quiet reading

Take a look at page 153

How many positive adjectives can you think of to describe a person

Turn to page 153

We will do exercise 1a together. 

What are they like? 

Writing 

what tone should an  informal email have? 

• It should be friendly and chatty. 
• You should use shortened forms (I'm .... He's ..... They're......I've..... )

More tips on following slides

Tips: Exercise e

• Don't provide any information that has not been requested.
  
• Informal tone, informal conventions such as Hi, Hello, (not Hoi) - Dear is also acceptable for an informal letter or email. 
• Finish off with - Love, From, Your friend ..... ( Kind regards/Best regards - is a bit semi-formal)
• Always thank them for writing and ask them to write back to you soon. 

Page 115 

Email plan: Write recommending (or not!) a friend of yours,

Dear ...... / Hi (......)/ Hello (.....)

P1...... 

P2 ......

P3 ..........

P4. Your recommendation

Layout

Dear Angela ,

INTRODUCTION- It was great to receive your email. 

FIRST PARAGRAPH- I am...... I have  recently started working at .......,  I live with .......(family

SECOND PARAGRAPH- *I am rather  .... I can be a bit  .... 

THIRD PARAGRAPH - If I had had more time, I would like to ..... My hobbies are .... I spend my free time ..............

CLOSING SENTENCE -  Your recommendation.

All the best, (or Bye)

Chantal

Please write the email 

Hopefully we will have time to check each other's email