Voorbereiding schrijftoets les 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k, g
• Leerjaar 2

Writing an e-mail

How do you write a correct e-mail? Let's look at the rules again together. 

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.

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

Greeting

There are different ways to open your email, it depends on how well you know someone. 

People you know well: Dear Daniel, Hello Daniel, Hey Daniel! 

People you don't know well: Dear Mr Johnson, Dear Sir/Madam,

How would you greet someone? Drag the greetings to the right spot.

- Someone you know well, a friend or family member

- Someone you don't know well, a teacher or your boss

- Someone you don't know the name of

Dear Daniel

Dear Mr Johnson

Dear Sir/Madam

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.

Je schrijft je neefje een e-mail terug, en je wilt weten hoe het met hem gaat.

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!

What kind of things could you write about to your cousin?

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

Ik hoop snel van je te horen!

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

Sluit nu je email af.

Subject: My school and hobbies

Dear Eva,

How are you? I am doing good! Thank you for your e-mail, it was nice to hear from you.

I go to school in Grootebroek. The school is called Vonk. My favourite subject is English, because I am good at it. Where do you go to school? I don't really like maths, because I think it is very difficult. My hobbies are gaming and horseriding. What are your hobbies? I am sitting in the classroom and writing this email to you right now. What are you doing right now?

I would love to hear from you soon!

Kind regards,

Robert

Now write your own email

• You are on holiday in France. Write an email to your grandma. Use 40 - 60 words. 

 Write about a fun activity you did on holiday. Describe what you liked about it.

 Write something about an activity you didn’t like and explain why.

 Write about the weather.

 Ask your grandma at least one question about his/her holiday.

Finished? Hand it in and I will give you feedback. Then write about another topic. 

More writing topics

• Je hebt een bestelling geplaatst bij de H&M. Je hebt je bestelling gekregen, maar je hebt 2 items niet ontvangen. Beschrijf wat je wel en wat je niet hebt ontvangen en vraag om een oplossing. Blijf beleefd en formeel. 

• Je moet een werkstuk inleveren voor Engels, maar je komt in tijdnood. Vraag of je het werkstuk drie dagen later mag inleveren. Vertel waarom je in tijdnood bent gekomen en blijf vriendelijk/beleefd.

• Schrijf een e-mail aan een vriend en vertel over je dagelijkse routine. Vertel hem/haar over je school en hobbies. 

 

• Schrijf een e-mail aan een museum. Je wil graag een museum tour en wilt alle informatie daarover weten.

For all prompts, write a minimum of 8 sentences. 

 

Lesson goals

At the end of this lesson:

• I know the correct word order in English
• I know the correct form of an e-mail
• I can write a minimum of 8 sentences about different topics