Practise writing a formal or informal letter

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Welcome back!

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Planning for today
  • Planning t/m toetweek 3
  • Conventies formal/informal letter: hoe zat het ookalweer?
  • Start oefenen met brief schrijven

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Planning t/m toetsweek 3
  • Vrij 1 mrt – Oefenen schrijven brieven
  • Di 5 mrt – Boektoets 2 + verder oefenen brief schrijven
  • Vrij 8 mrt – I writing & grammar
  • Di 12 mrt – valt uit
  • Vrij 15 mrt – Brieftoets
  • Di 19 mrt – Herhaling grammar chapter 3

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Conventions formal & informal letter

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Informal Letter
  • Your adress
  • Date
  • "Dear John,"
  • Body of the letter, start with "How are you?"
  • "Lots of love," / "Kind regards," "Send my love to...,"
  • Your name

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Informal letter structure
[Address of the Sender]

Date

Dear (name of person),
Body of the letter:
                      Paragraph 1: Ask for the well-being of the person
                      Paragraph 2: The main reason to write the letter
                      Paragraph 3: Conclusion and end of the letter (Take care)

Yours lovingly,
Name of sender
Denk aan overal witregel/enter tussen!

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Formal Letter
  • Your adress
  • Adress you're writing to
  • Date
  • "Dear Sir/Madam," / "Dear Mrs Smith," 
  • Body in paragraphs
  • "I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible."
  • "Yours faithfully," / "Yours sincerely,"
  • Your name

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Formal letter structure
[Address of the Sender]
[Address of the Receiver]
Date
Dear Sir/Madam, / Dear Mr Tremadoc,
Body of the letter:
                 Paragraph 1: Introduce yourself
                 Paragraph 2: Explain why you are writing your letter
                 Paragraph 3: What do you hope to get from this letter
Yours faithfully, / Yours sincerely,
[autograph]
Name of Sender
Denk aan overal witregel/enter tussen!

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What to do now?
  • Choose from the four assignments and practise writing a(n) (in)formal letter

Finished?
  • Hand in your letters for feedback
  • Start a new letter
  • Study grammar and vocab Chapter 3

Let your neighbour check your work too!

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