Formal Writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Review Formal Writing

Letter of Complaint

How do you start a formal letter if you don't know who you're writing to?

How would you start a formal letter addressed to Jeremy Irons?

How do you end a letter that you started with Dear Sir/Madam, ... ?

I am writing ... (met betrekking tot) ... our telephone call of January 6. Fill the gap.

I ...(erop staan)... that something should be done immediately. Fill the gap.

Translate: u bent mij een verklaring schuldig.

If you start a sentence with a transition such as "however" or "In addition" you need to add a comma.

1. True
2. False
3. It depends...
4. How should I know?

It is okay to use contractions (verkorte vormen) in formal letters.

1. True
2. False
3. It depends...
4. How should I know?

(In)formal writing:

English/LOB assignment

Write a letter to yourself as if you are looking back 5 years from now.
-Describe what your experience at Zadkine was like. What you learned.
- What qualities you acquired or enhanced.
-What did you do well and what do you still have to develop in order to be ready for the job?
-What education did you do afterwards and what is your current job? |
- Write it in a formal letter and hand it in together with your complete LOB-portfolio before the first of December.