Formative assessment lesson series - writing task

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Formal letter

What are we learning today?

Write a formal letter for an internship abroad on A2/B1 CEFR level of English.

To whom do we write a formal letter?

1. your own mother
2. your bestfriend
3. internship/job application
4. future colleague

Which of the following would be a suitable greeting?

1. Hiya
2. Dear sir/madam
3. Dear Mr Hopkins
4. Hi Yasmin

___ letters are letters to people who we don’t know on a personal level.

1. Informal
2. Formal

It's time to analyze one example of a formal letter and one example of an informal letter in pairs

Instructions 

1. Analyze the formal and informal letters in pairs. 
2. Look at the layout of both letters.
3. Pay attention to the language use in each letter. 
4. What do you notice about the sentence strucutres in both letters?

Which letter do you think is better and be prepared to answer this question in class.

What did you notice in the formal letter and what did you notice in the informal letter? Explain the differences in at least one sentence

What am I looking for today?

SC: Learners are able to use the correct format of a formal letter in English

SC: Learners are able to introduce themselves using the present simple correctly, and also writing about the given topic in English

SC: Learners are able to write formally (use formal language) and use the correct sentence structure (SVO) in English

SC: Learners are able to formulate their needs/request and conclude their formal letter correctly.

What now?

1. Please, look at the informal letter again.
2. What improvements could be made in order to transfer this informal letter into a more formal letter?
3. Take the previous points into consideration when carrying out this task.

Thus, what could be changed in the informal letter to make it more formal? Give clear examples!

Start writing your own formal letter

Write your own formal letter individually.

Finished? Please, upload your formal letter to padlet. 

Provide your classmate with feedback using the peer feedback form.

Upload the peer feedback form to padlet!

Check the given feedback and change your formal letter.

Task internship abroad

1. You are going abroad to work as an intern in any company you like.
2. Write a letter to the head of the company you wish to follow your internship at.
3. 100 - 150 words 
4. Introduce yourself in English.
5. Explain your skills and explain why they should accept your internship application.
6. Ask a question to the manager of the company.
7. Conclude your formal letter in a nice manner

Link to Padlet 

Upload your formal letter + peer feedback form via this link: https://padlet.com/imane_biari14/mijn-luxueuze-padlet-9i2v4sijobq06qmz

Exit Card:
1. Three things I learned today
2. Two things I liked
3. One thing I didn't like

That's it for today!