Writing a Formal Letter

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How to write a formal letter...

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Writing a formal letter/email
1.  Sender's address
2. Date
3.  Receiver's address
4. Salutation; Dear Sir, Madam,  Dear Mr Brown, Dear Mrs Wilson,
5. Divide the content into at least 3 paragraphs (introduction, explanation, conclusion)
6. End greeting : Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully
7. Your signature and name
8. Between each part: white line= WITREGEL! (regel overslaan)

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Writing a formal letter
  • Always proofread your letter and check:
  • Is there a clear and specific subject ?
  • Have you entered the address to the person/company you are writing to?
  • Salutation
  • Closing sentence 
  • Proper ending
  • Does each sentence start with a capital? 
  • Punctuation 
  • Have you covered all topics you want to write about? ( Inhoud elementen)
  • Correct spelling

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You can end your formal email /letter with.....
A
Yours sincerely,
B
Kind regards,
C
greetings
D
bye

Slide 6 - Quiz

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Let's practise
Write your corrected version of the letter of application on p. 14-16

Slide 9 - Slide

Is de doel van deze les wat jou betreft bereikt?
Aan het einde van de les weet je hoe je een correcte e-mail opstelt
A
Ja! Dit weet ik.
B
Nee. Dit is voor mij niet duidelijk geworden.

Slide 10 - Quiz