E-mail writing part II

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

time-iconLesson duration is: 30 min

Items in this lesson

Slide 1 - Slide

Learning goals
- You know how to write an email
- You know how to start an email
- You know what to write in your email
- You know what to write in the subject
- You know how to end the email

Slide 2 - Slide

Je wil een mailtje sturen naar je neef, in welke volgorde zet je de onderdelen?
Subject: My school
Dear Steven,
Thank you for your e-mail, it was nice to hear from you.
I go to school in Amersfoort now, I really like it there. Where do you go to school?
I would love to hear from you soon.
Kind regards,

Rens

Slide 3 - Drag question

Parts of an e-mail
(- Subject, onderwerp, waar mail je over?)
- Greeting, begroet degene die je een mail stuurt
- Reason, de reden dat je mailt
- Main text, de boodschap van je mail
- Closing, wat verwacht je van degene die je mailt?
- Greeting, sluit je mail weer af met een groet.

Slide 4 - Slide

How do you greet someone?

Slide 5 - Open question

What is a good opening sentence?

Slide 6 - Open question

Reason for writing
- You are reacting to an e-mail you got from someone
- You want to know how someone is doing
- you want information on something
- etc.


Slide 7 - Slide

What can you write in the main part of your e-mail?

Slide 8 - Open question

Main text
Write your message to the reader
- Write down what you want to say, make a new paragraph with each thing you talk about.
- Always skip a line between paragraphs to make it nicer to read!


Slide 9 - Slide

What's a good closing sentence?

Slide 10 - Open question

Closing
Write down what you expect from the reader:
- I hope to hear from you soon
- I would like you to hand this in on monday
- Tell me if you're available Saturday



Slide 11 - Slide

How do you say goodbye?

Slide 12 - Open question

Final greeting
Finish your letter with another greeting:

Formal (to someone you don't know well)
Kind regards, Yours sincerely, Thank you

Informal (to someone close, like friends or family)
Bye, Cheers, Best wishes

Slide 13 - Slide

Your turn!
Prompt: 

Write an email to your friend telling them about your daily routine. Tell them about your school. Tell them about your hobbies too.  

The main part should be at least 6 sentences.

Slide 14 - Slide