4HVa Linking words, formal letter





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EngelsMiddelbare schoolhavo, vwoLeerjaar 4

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Attendance

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Today
Recap info about a formal letter, you know the structure of a formal letter without needing help
Linking words, you will learn how to use them in a formal letter
Time to work in workbook
Time to work on your writing file

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Your own address
The other person's address
Salutation
Date
Closure
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Signature
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Formal letter

1. Your own address without your name, with the country

  Marinus Postlaan 1
 8264 PB Leeuwarden
 Netherlands

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You should include a name with the addresses
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True
B
False

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There is only one specific way to write the date
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True
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False

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Formal letter

2. Date of writing
 

 15 December 2020
 December 15, 2020
 December 15th, 2020
 15th December 2020

All options are correct; the first one is the easiest. Remember to write months with capital letters in English!
Please do not write 15/12/2020!

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When I do not know the person I am writing to, I use ....

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Formal letter

4. Salutation


 Dear Mr Jones / Mrs Jones, (if you know who you are writing to)
 Dear Sir/Madam, (if you do not know who you are writing to)

  • Use capital letters
  • Never use a first name.
  • Do not write ‘Mister/Missus’
  • Always end with a comma

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Formal letter

5. Three paragraphs
   

More information later on

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What is a sentence you close your formal letter with?

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Formal letter

6. Final sentence

 " I look forward to hearing from you soon. "


This is a sentence you can almost always use.

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Which one do you use when you know the name of the person you are writing to?
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Yours sincerely,
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Yours faithfully,

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Formal letter

7. Closure

   Yours sincerely,  (name is known)
   Yours faithfully,  (name is unknown)

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I know the structure of a formal letter and can use this without having to ask any questions, or having to look anything up
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apart from structure, what else do you need from me to write a good formal letter?

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Well done!
Put your phones away but do not close the browser
Otherwise you will lose your score

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Formal letter

8. Your signature and full name

  [signature]

 Amarins Jager

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Give some examples

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Linking words
Signaalwoorden
Why?
To give a better flow to your writing
To link everything together
To easily go from one idea to another
However, do not overuse them!

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0:30

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Addition: to add, to put things together
Sequence: order of things that follow each other
Consequence: something is caused by something else
contrast: the difference between things
certainly: something without doubt
reason: a motive, a why, an explanation
condition: something that has to be done to be able to do something else
summary: the main points of something
Drag and drop
For the upcoming exercise you have to drag the linking words towards the theme it matches

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Tekst
Sequence
To add more points
Contrast
Reason
however
in contrast
another reason
furthermore
nonetheless
following with
on the other hand
leads to
to begin with
also
moreover
in addition to
because
due to
since
owing to
as well as
although
earlier

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I'm awesome at Maths, ______ my brother really sucks at it.
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because
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however
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since
D
therefore

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____ the bus was late, we still made it in time for school.
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finally
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because
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even though
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furthermore

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Have you ever been abroad? _____, to Spain, France or Germany?
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However
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In conclusion
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For instance
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Previously

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_____ we stayed up late yesterday,
I didn't feel tired at all this morning.
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As a result
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although
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Nevertheless
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Due to

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I live in a really small town, ____ my nephew lives in a big city.
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generally
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as a result
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whereas
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in order to

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If you want to pass your test you should study. ____, you should also ask more questions and check your work.
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Moreover
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Previously
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Despite
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Compared to

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I think Larry is the worst baseball player ever. _____ he should be taken off the team.
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While
B
Therefore
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Even though
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Including

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Which linking word is the odd one out?
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as well as
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furthermore
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also
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for example

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Which linking word is the odd one out?
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in addition
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additionally
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however
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moreover

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Which linking word is the odd one out?
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as a result
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consequently
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besides
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therefore

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Which linking word is the odd one out?
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therefore
B
such as
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for instance
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for example

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Fill in the correct linking word:
Climates are changing ______ global warming.
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in spite of
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as a result of
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in order to
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although

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Fill in the correct linking word:
We don't take global warming seriously enough ________ rising ocean levels and floods.

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though
B
as a result of
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because of
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in spite of

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Fill in the correct linking word:
He could read and write
______ being blind.
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despite
B
as a result of
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although
D
besides

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Fill in the correct linking word:
They lost the match ______ poor physical preparation.
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despite
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after
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because of
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even though

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I feel confident I can use linking words
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Break
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Individual work
Put your phone away and grab your book
Work on the following exercises
Ch1: 4, 8, 13, 15.
Ch2: 4, 15, 42, 43
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work on your writing file (for your writing file you can choose any writing exercise in your book)
Finish formal letter from last week
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me

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