Formal Writing 4 - Language & Writing Style

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome

Phone in phonebag - 

your own number

PTA Toets 1 - Engels 

SE Skill Test - Write a formal letter 

Woordenboek Ned - Eng toegestaan

Check pre-existing knowledge

Dear Sir/Madam,

Your address

recipient's adress

The date

Introduce yourself + reason of writing

Explanation of the situation

Conclusion

Closing sentence

Your name

signature

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What is the correct opening greeting if you DO NOT know who will read your letter?

How do you end a formal letter?

1. Greetings,
2. Yours sincerely,
3. Sincerely,
4. Yours faithfully,

How do we start paragraph 1?

1. Hello!
2. I'm ...
3. My name is ...
4. Good day

How do you say 'ik zit op de SGL'

1. I sit on the SGL
2. I am on the SGL
3. I am at the SGL
4. I go to the SGL

Which one is correct?

1. I am a fourteen-year-old boy/girl
2. I am a boy/girl and I am fourteen
3. I am a fourteen years old boy/girl
4. I am 14 and a boy/girl

Which one is correct

1. The reason I write you is...
2. The reason I am writing you is...
3. The reason i am writing you is
4. The reason i write you is...

How do translate 'vmbo' in British English

1. pre-university education
2. pre-vocational secondary education
3. pre- college education
4. vmbo

Mind the following

In a formal letter all words MUST be written in full

So do not use:  isn’t, it’s of won’t, but:

is not, it is en will not. Gonna and wanna  are a definite NO GO!

DOs

1. Make it neat.
2. Use signal words 
3. Use paragraphs ( and use blank lines to clearly separate them.
4. At the end, check your work!
   

Don'ts

1.  DON'T use abbreviations / contractions (like I'll, didn't)
   
2.  DON'T use the first translation you find in a dictionary without checking.
3. DON'T use swear words or street language 
4. DON'T use dumb language (gonna, kinda, u, ur, w8, like ... you know, etc.) 

Frequent mistakes

Capital Letters:

When you talk about "ik", "i" is wrong, it is always “I” 

Days of the week, months : Monday, Tuesday, August, October

Frequent mistakes

Word Order

Wrong:  

In my opinion is it great to live in New York.

Right: 

In my opinion it is great to live in New York

• Use adverbs and adjectives to make your writing come alive

https:

Ones they where traveling threw South America whit some friends when too of them were kidnaped. (6)

Those lady’s were trying to get some potato's, tomato's and loafs of bread for free. (4)

Their are five books about wit here; this one is a lot funnyer then the other once, don’t you think so too? (4)

Write down 3 mistakes from the previous letter

What have you learned about formal letter writing today?