informal email

Welcome 2B
Today's program
Unit 1, lesson 2
  • Warming up
  • Instruction: How to write an informal email 
  • Writing challenge
  • Cooling down (exit ticket)

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Welcome 2B
Today's program
Unit 1, lesson 2
  • Warming up
  • Instruction: How to write an informal email 
  • Writing challenge
  • Cooling down (exit ticket)

Slide 1 - Slide

Today's goal  
We can write an informal email to plan a visit to a foreign city in 80-100 words.

How to get there:
SC1: We can explain what an informal style of writing is in our own words. 
SC2: We can apply the basic structure of an informal email  correctly. 
SC3: We can express our intentions to visit a friend in a foreign city correctly in short simple sentences. 


Slide 2 - Slide

What do you already know about an informal email?

Slide 3 - Mind map

How do you start an informal email?
A
Goodmorning-afternoon-evening
B
Dear + first name
C
Hi, hello
D
No name

Slide 4 - Quiz

The correct way to start a formal email?
A
YOOOOO!!!
B
Hey dude!
C
Dear Mr. /Mrs. /Ms./Mx. + last name
D
What's up???

Slide 5 - Quiz

Writing a formal email could be to a/my
A
cousin
B
company
C
grandparents
D
teacher

Slide 6 - Quiz

Informal vs. Formal
Type
Informal letters and emails
Formal letters and emails
Writing to
- Friends
- Family members
- People we don't know
- Bosses or managers

Slide 7 - Slide

Writing an informal email
You write an informal email or a letter to friends, family members or people you know.
An email has 5 main parts:
  1. A subject (in the title)
  2. Salutation (greeting)
  3. Body 
  4. Closing sentence
  5. Name

Slide 8 - Slide

Writing an informal email
Salutation (Aanhef) 
Start your email with Dear + name. You can also start with Hello, / Hi, / Hey there!
Good morning, / Good evening etc.
Body
In the body you write your message. This could be about a number of topics; asking questions, inviting a friend or just sharing information. (2/3 paragraphs)
Closing sentence
I hope to hear from you soon. Keep in touch! Write soon.
Closing + your name
All the best, / Best wishes, / Love, / Hugs, / Kisses, / Take care, / Have a good weekend,

Slide 9 - Slide

Slide 10 - Slide

Planning a trip to a foreign city.

Slide 11 - Mind map

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Slide 12 - Slide

Today's goal  
We can write an informal email to plan a visit to a foreign city in 80-100 words.

How to get there:
SC1: We can explain what an informal style of writing is in our own words. 
SC2: We can apply the basic structure of an informal email  correctly. 
SC3: We can express our intentions to visit a friend in a foreign city correctly in short simple sentences. 


Slide 13 - Slide

EXIT ticket
1) Wat is een informele stijl van schrijven?
2) Wat is de structuur/opbouw van een informele email?
3) Deze les was: makkelijk/okay/moeilijk? Leg je antwoord uit.

Slide 14 - Open question

Thank you
Check Magister for 
Homework Fri 22 Sept

Have a nice day.


Slide 15 - Slide

Peer feedback - Exchange your email with your neighbor. How many points does your classmate score? Why?
Points 
1p
Salutation, closing sentence + proper ending
juiste aanhef en juiste afsluiting
2p
Grammar
correcte zinnen (woordvolgorde), tijden, lidwoorden etc.
1p
Punctuation (interpunctie) Does each sentence start with a capital? 
interpunctie
Does each sentence start with a capital? 
2p
Task - Have you covered all requirements?
Heb je alles genoemd wat in de opdracht staat?
1p
Spelling
Correcte spelling van woorden.
1p
Language formal/informal
1p
Paragraphs 

Slide 16 - Slide

you should …
you shouldn’t …
read the question/task carefully.
sound ‘chatty’ like you’re talking to a friend.
miss out any of the necessary information.
use a formal beginning and ending. 
write more than the word limit

Slide 17 - Drag question

Slide 18 - Video