Formal Letter - Practice

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• Leerjaar 4

Formal Letter - Practice

Today's lesson:

Formal Letter Practice

How do you write a date in a (Formal) Letter?

1. 22-11-2023
2. 22nd November 2023
3. November 22 2023
4. All of the above are correct

What part of the Formal Letter comes after the first adress?

1. The adress of the person you are sending to
2. The date
3. Your name
4. Your adress

Own adress

Date

Adress of receiver

Dear...

Actual letter (Blah blah blah)

Yours truly, handtekening, first and last name

Some more tips on formal language

What is not allowed in a Formal Letter? (multiple answers!)

1. words such as 'can't' and 'I'm'
2. short sentences
3. slang such as gonna/wanna
4. the use of 'you'

Think of mister Elon Musk, how do you start your actual letter to him?

1. Dear mister Elon Musk,
2. Dear mister Musk,
3. Dear Sir/Madam,
4. Dear Mr Musk,

How do you end your Formal Letter?
(multiple answers!)

1. Yours truly,
2. Kind regards,
3. Love,
4. Greetings,

Handtekening

First and last name

Yours truly, 

How do you feel about
writing a formal letter?

😒🙁😐🙂😃

Enough information

Start to practice!

formal letter exercise 1, 2 (both 2, so also on page 25)