How to write an email

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 4

Learning goals

- You know how to write an email

- You know how to start an email

- You know what to write in your email

- You know what to write in the subject

- You know how to end the email

Parts of an e-mail

(-Adressering: To, CC,  Subject,)

- Greeting, begroet degene die je een mail stuurt

- Reason, de reden dat je mailt

- Main text, de boodschap van je mail

- Closing, wat verwacht je van degene die je mailt?

- Greeting, sluit je mail weer af met een groet.

How would you greet someone? Drag the greetings to the right spot.

- Someone you know well, a friend or family member

- Someone you don't know well, a teacher or your boss

- Someone you don't know the name of

Dear Daniel

Dear Mr Johnson

Dear Sir/Madam

Reason for writing

- You are reacting to an e-mail you got from someone

- You want to know how someone is doing

- you want information on something

- etc.

Waarom schrijf je?
I am writing you this email because...

I am writing you this email because...

... I would like to get more information about your hotel.
... I would like to apply for a job.
... I would like to file a complaint.

... I would like to book a room. 

Main text

Write your message to the reader

- Write down what you want to say, make a new paragraph(alinea)  with each thing you talk about.

- Always skip a line between paragraphs to make it nicer to read!

Wat wil je vertellen?

Closing

Write down what you expect from the reader:

- I hope to hear from you soon.

- Could you confirm my reservation before Monday?

Wat verwacht je nu van de lezer?

Final greeting

Skip a line
Finish your letter with another greeting:

Yours sincerely,
Name + Surname

Je wil een mailtje sturen naar je neef, in welke volgorde zet je de onderdelen?

Subject: My school

Dear Steven,

Thank you for your e-mail, it was nice to hear from you.

I go to school in Amersfoort now, I really like it there. Where do you go to school?

I would love to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,

Rens

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Formal

Informal

A relative

A client

Your friend from school

Your boss

Formal

Complex

Longer sentences

Explain your points

Formal style

No contractions (such as you're)

No expressions or slang

No personal style

No or hardly any emotions/feelings

Objective

Informal

Slang

Expressions

Figures of speech

Personal tone

Simple language
, short sentences 

Informal style

Contractions  are allowed
(You're, it's)

Emotion

Expressing feelings

I am looking forward to your reply

1. Formal
2. Informal

I hope you'll feel better soon

1. Formal
2. Informal

We visited Paris and I loved it!

1. Formal
2. Informal

I consider myself a team player

1. Formal
2. Informal

I hope to hear from you soon.

1. Formal
2. Informal

How are your parents doing?

1. Formal
2. Informal

Please contact me at 0115 753 8821

1. Formal
2. Informal

Talk to you later!

1. Formal
2. Informal

Well done, you have completed the first part of today's lesson.

To do:

Opdrachten vorige week: writing lesson 2 
Writing lesson 2 -->
* EX 1 till 5 p.124-129
* EX 7+8 schrijfopdrachten (online boek) p.131-132