Writing a formal letter to someone in Kenya

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Tl3's lesson

Programme

* Upcoming Monday 

* Henny's Children's Home (introduction to the writing assignment)

*We're going to look at: an example letter; 

* we're going to look at useful phrases.... 

*  Writing an informal letter! 

*blooket time  (wholely dependent on how you've been working)

Upcoming Monday

* We're going to dedicate time to prepare for the Test Unit 2; 

*Keep up with the learning. Especially: (past simple versus present perfect) is quite challenging, because it's so different from what we say in Dutch. 

- I have lived in Kampen for 14 years.  (present perfect) 

Wij zeggen: -> "Ik woon al veertien jaar in Kampen"

- I lived in Kampen in 2009 (before moving house).  (past simple) 

Vrijere les -> dus qua gedrag  verwacht ik wel dat je iets te doen hebt (ik ga uitleg geven over de grammatica) 

02:24

What do the girls at Henny's Children's Home get?

Dear Jenny, 

My name is Max and I'm in year 4  (the exam year) of secondary school. The subjects I am taking  my exams in are Dutch, English, chemistry, physics, economics and German. I hope I will graduate so I can move on to Vocational College to become an aircraft mechanic. I really want to work in aviation and fix airplanes. My dream is to become a pilot one day, and to fly to faraway destinations, but I want to understand how planes work first.  That's why I want to become an aircraft mechanic. 

I live together with my parents and siblings in a detached house in Zwolle. Zwolle is a city located in The Netherlands. It's a big city in which you can find many restaurants, cafés and shops. You can go to the biggest cinema of the province and there's a big city centre where you can go shopping or have a bite to eat. The Netherlands is a country that is mainly flat with no mountains at all. You'll see lots of cows grazing in the fields. My hobbies are playing rugby at the local club. Also, I enjoy watching horror films together with my friends. Can you tell me more about your country or yourself? What are your hobbies? Do you have any siblings? 

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. 

Kind regards, 

How would you open an informal letter?
Beste ( ............),

How would you end an informal letter? Hoe zou je in het Engels eindigen met een informele brief?

*Een informele brief is minder gebonden aan regels in vergelijking met een 'formele' brief (volgende week) 

Opening: 'Dear student', 

Laatste regel: "I am looking forward to hearing fom you."

Kind regards, 

Naam

Dear Jenny,

My name is Max and I'm in year 4 (the exam year) of secondary school. The subjects I am taking my exams in are Dutch, English, chemistry, physics, economics and German. I hope I will graduate so I can move on to Vocational College to become an aircraft mechanic. I really want to work in aviation and fix airplanes. My dream is to become a pilot one day, and fly to faraway destinations, but I want to understand how planes work first. That's why I want to become a aircraft mechanic.

I live together with my parents and siblings in a detached house in Zwolle. Zwolle is a city located in The Netherlands. The Netherlands is a country that is mainly flat with no mountains at all. You'll see lots of cows grazing in the fields. Fortunately,  I live city in which you can find many restaurants, cafés and shops. You can go to the biggest cinema of the province and there's a big city centre where you can go shopping or have a bite to eat. My hobbies are playing rugby at the local club. Also, I enjoy watching horror films together with my friends.  Can you tell me more about your country or yourself? What are your hobbies? Do you have any siblings?

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards, 

You are in your exam year, what do you want to do after your exam year...? I want to study.... / take a gap year / become a.....

Dear Jenny,

My name is Max and I'm in year 4 (the exam year) of secondary school. The subjects I am taking my exams in are Dutch, English, chemistry, physics, economics and German. I hope I will graduate so I can move on to Vocational College to become an aircraft mechanic. I really want to work in aviation and fix airplanes. My dream is to become a pilot one day, and fly to faraway destinations, but I want to understand how planes work first. That's why I want to become a aircraft mechanic.

I live together with my parents and siblings in a detached house in Zwolle. Zwolle is a city located in The Netherlands. The Netherlands is a country that is mainly flat with no mountains at all. You'll see lots of cows grazing in the fields. Fortunately, I live in a big city city in which you can find many restaurants, cafés and shops. You can go to the biggest cinema of the province and there's a big city centre where you can go shopping or have a bite to eat. My hobbies are playing rugby at the local club. Also, I enjoy watching horror films together with my friends. Can you tell me more about your country or yourself? What are your hobbies? Do you have any siblings?

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards, 

What are your hobbies? When do you do said hobby?
-I play: in teamverband (I play football, hockey)
- I do: individuele sport (I do swimming, gymnastics, horseback riding)
*I train on Tuesdays and I have a match on Saturdays......
Other: I watch films with my friends, we often hang out....

Now it's your turn...

You'll get a piece of paper (lined paper) 

-You are going to write an informal  letter...  (practise for test part II of your Writing Test) 

Start with: 'Dear' ............, 

*alinea 1: stel jezelf voor; Je zit in je voorexamenjaar. Wat zijn je lievelingsvakken? Wat ga je doen na je middelbare school? Misschien heb je nog geen idee wat je wilt gaan doen / zit je te twijfelen?  

*alinea 2: Wat is je woonsituatie (detached house = vrijstaand, semi-detached house = twee-onder-één-kap)? Met wie woon je? Waar woon je? Is het daar leuk? Hoe ziet het er uit? (It's in the countryside, city centre, in a quite neighbourhood)

*Alinea 3: Wat zijn je hobby's? Hoe vaak doe je die hobby? Wanneer doe je die hobby? 

*"I am looking forward to hearing from you." 

Eindig passend...  (Kind regards, all the best, love )