Formal r formal E-mail m4 2022

How to write a formal email
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This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

Items in this lesson

How to write a formal email

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How would you start your email?

Slide 2 - Mind map

Aanhef

- CAPITAL LETTERS

- No full stop after Mr/Ms

- Mr/Ms + only surname


Dear Sir/Madam,

Dear Mr Jones,

Dear Ms Jones,

Dear reader,

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Inleiding

I am writing you to ....

I am writing you because ....

I am writing in response to ...

Slide 4 - Slide

Middenstuk
Name, age, city, country
My name is Louis van Gaal. I am 71 years old and I live in Noordwijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.
Learn by heart!!!

Slide 5 - Slide

Welke aanhef is onjuist?
A
Dear Ms Blackburn,
B
Dear Sir/Madam
C
Dear Mr Jackson,
D
Dear Sir Brown

Slide 6 - Quiz

Welke aanhef is onjuist?
A
Dear Mr Birds,
B
Dear Mr/Ms Jones,
C
Dear Sir/Madam,
D
Dear Ms Oliver,

Slide 7 - Quiz

Cover all the items!

Slide 8 - Slide

Slotzin

I look forward to your answer.

I look forward to your reply.

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Learn by heart!

Slide 9 - Slide

Vertaal (formele email):
Ik kijk ernaar uit om binnenkort van u te horen.
A
I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.
B
I look forward to hear from you soon.
C
I am looking forward to hear from you soon.
D
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Slide 10 - Quiz

Afsluiting

Yours faithfully,    (if started with Dear Sir/Madam,)

Yours sincerely,    (if started with Dear + surname,)

Kind regards,         (is always correct!) 


* skip a line


Your given name and surname

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Tips

- Skip lines as often as possible. Preferably after every topic.

- Read carefully.

- Learn some sentences by heart.

- Use your dictionary as often as possible.

- Structure your email with words like First, Second, Third, Last.

- Do not use abbreviations like I can't or I don't. (Use I can not, I do not)


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In een formele email is het prima om afkortingen te gebruiken (bijv. I'm, I'll, can't..)
A
Juist
B
Onjuist

Slide 13 - Quiz

Als je een opsomming geeft in een formele email wat is beter om te gebruiken?
A
Then
B
First, second, last

Slide 14 - Quiz

Formal
Informal
Regards, 
Clive
See you soon, 
Clive!
Hi Claude!
Lovely to hear from you!
Thank you for your email
I look forward to meeting you.
I hope we can meet up!

Slide 15 - Drag question

Correct
Incorrect
I've seen
I have seen
I look forward to
I want
I would like
I live in...

Slide 16 - Drag question

Now it's up to you!
The teacher will hand out the exercise :)

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