email

• Geography
• Secundair onderwijs

Before writing an email, what should you know?

You write an informal email to ...

1. Friends
2. Family members
3. People who you know
4. Your boss

Which of these sentences could you use in a formal email?

1. How are the kids?
2. Please give my love to grandma
3. I am looking forward to the party next week!
4. We are writing to inform you that ....

Informal

Greeting examples	Closing examples
- Hye - Hello (name) - Hye everyone - ...	- Lots of love - Love - Best wishes - Kindly - ........

Formal

Greeting examples	Closing examples
If the email starts with dear sir/madam If the email starts with a personal name Dear Ms Verfaillie	-> Yours faithfully -> Yours sincerely

Ezelsbruggetje: Don't put the S's together -> Sir and sincerely

You are writing a formal email to Alex Green. How should you start and end the email?

1. -Dear Mr Green -Yours sincerely
2. -Dear Sir/madam -Yours sincerely
3. -Dear Sir/madam -Yours faithfully
4. -Hello Alex green -Kindly

Body 

1. Introduce yourself (if it's the first time you have contacted this person)

2. Identify your reason for emailing

3. Provide all the information

4. Don't forget to add the attachments (if needed)

Subject

- Don't use long sentences

- Should be short and easily searchable

I'm inviting people to my birthday party on 15/2. What could the email subject be?

When writing a formal email, what should you never do?

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