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Writing
Letter or email
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EngelsMBOStudiejaar 3

This lesson contains 14 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

Items in this lesson

Writing
Letter or email

Slide 1 - Slide

Pay attention to?
  • Salutation
  • Opening
  • Closing
  • Signature
  • Rules
  • Exercise

Slide 2 - Slide

Opening sentences
  • Thank you for your letter,
  • I am writing to inform you that... 
  • I am contacting you to apply for...

Slide 3 - Slide

Salutation
Informal:
  • Hi John,
  • Hello John,
  • Dear John,

Formal:
  • Dear Sir/Madam,

Slide 4 - Slide

Closing
  • I hope to hear from you soon.
  • I hope you write back soon. 
  • I look forward to the meeting.

Slide 5 - Slide

Signature
Informal:
  • Kind regards,
  • Best wishes,

Formal:
  • Yours sincerely,
  • Yours faithfully,

Slide 6 - Slide

Rules
  • I = hoofdletter
  • Dear Sir/Madam,
  • Word order
  • Alinea's

Slide 7 - Slide

Common mistakes
* Where-we're
* Their-there-they're
* It's-Its
* To-Too-Two


Slide 8 - Slide

The correct form is:
A
dear sir/madam,
B
Dear Sir/Madam,
C
dear Sir, Madam,
D
Dear Sir/madam,

Slide 9 - Quiz

The correct way to end your letter is:
A
See ya!
B
Kind regards,
C
The end.

Slide 10 - Quiz

How to proceed after "Dear Sir/Madam,"

Slide 11 - Mind map

How to end your letter/email?

Slide 12 - Mind map

Exercise
You have booked yourself a trip to the USA for this summer. Because your best friend John lives in New York, you have decided to write him a letter. In the USA you want to do a lot of activities and visit a few places.



Slide 13 - Slide

- inform John about how long you are going to stay.
- mention at least two cities you would like to visit in the USA.
- ask about different activities that you could do.
- ask if John is free around this time, so that he could come with you.

Slide 14 - Open question