Writing B1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 4

Start writing!

How would you respond and what would you ask him? If this exercise is difficult you can also do the fill in the blank exercise on the other side. 

The first thing you need to know is the different parts of an email, and these are:

Greetings: Informal: Dear (first name), Formal: Dear (mr./ms/mrs./miss. last name) 

Opening paragraph: we react to the other person’s news and answer the questions. 

Main paragraph 1: in this paragraph we deal with the first important point, which we can identify in the instructions.

Main paragraph 2: if there is a different point to deal with, this paragraph will do so.

Closing paragraph: in this paragraph we «start» to say goodbye by wishing the other person well and asking them to reply to your email.

Goodbye: we use a short expression to say goodbye.

Signature: we sign the email with our name.

Look at the example

Do you see the 2 mistakes? 

Sample answer, we:

Greet our friend: Dear Chris,

Thank him: Thanks a lot for…

Suggest how to help him: Can I help you by ___Shall I give you a hand…?

Ask him for ideas: …what could I get for the teacher as a present?

Say goodbye: Write back soon,…

Again, we are answering the task in the following way:

greeting our friend: Hi James!

thank him: Thank you very much for the party!

saying what we liked best: What I enjoyed most was the music.

suggest meeting again and when: How about meeting again next Saturday?

saying goodbye: Best, …

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