Formal vs Informal Writing

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Goals for today:

At the end of this lesson: You know how to distinguish an informal mail from a formal mail. 

Program:

- Quiz

- Quizlet

Which of the following is a formal sentence?

1. Could you please provide me with the report?
2. Would you mind sending me the report?
3. Can you give me the report ASAP?
4. Hey dude, can you send me the report?

Which of the following is an informal sentence?

1. Hey, what's up?
2. It will cease to be a problem
3. Excuse me, may I ask a question?
4. May I have your attention please?

Formal or informal?
I would advise you to....

1. Formal
2. Informal

Formal or informal?
You don't wanna go there...

1. Formal
2. Informal

You are writing a formal email to Alex Green. How can you start your email (salutation- aanhef)?

You are writing an informal email to your friend. How can you start such an email (aanhef)?

You are writing a formal e-mail but you don't know the surname of the person you want to send your email to. How can you start such an email (aanhef)?

Which is the correct salutation in a formal letter (when you don't know their name)?

1. Dear Sir/Madam,
2. dear sir/madam,
3. dear reader
4. Hello,

Which is allowed in a formal letter?

1. I'm a student at Harvard
2. My feedback was positive
3. What's more, I am eager to learn
4. My CV's enclosed with this letter

What is the best way to close your formal letter?

1. kind regards,
2. yours faithfully,
3. yours sincerely
4. best wishes,

Is this formal or informal?:
Kind regards

1. formal
2. informal
3. both

Match the expressions on the left with the paragraphs on the right.

Dear Sir,

Please contact me if you have any further questions.

Dear Peter,

I would be grateful if you could ...

Closing (formal letter)

Asking for help (formal letter)

 Beginning (informal letter)

Beginning (formal letter)

Match the sentences with formal or informal.

Hello Sabrina,

Dear Mrs Collins,

I'm writing to find out about ...

 I look forward to hearing from you.

 I apologise for not getting in contact with you ...

See you soon.

I'm not happy about ...

Sorry, I haven't written for ages, but ...

Formal 

Informal

I am writing to enquire about ...

 I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with ...

Yes of no: Mag je in een formele brief afkortingen zoals I'm gebruiken?

1. Yes
2. No

Formal language

Informal language

Hey dude, how's it going?

I am writing this email to file a complaint

Dear Mr Burnsley,

Dear James,

He's always doing so much stuff.

Your book sucks.

I do not think the novel is suitable for young adults.

Correct this sentence taken from a formal email: i'm writing this email because i haven't received my parcel yet

Sleep de aanhef/afsluiting naar de passende situatie

Informeel

Je kent diegene persoonlijk

Formeel

Je kent de achternaam

Formeel

Je weet geen naam

Dear Carla,

...

Kind regards,

Dear Ms van der Kooi,

...

Yours sincerely,

Dear Sir/Madam,

...

Yours faithfully,