Formal letter writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Je schrijft een brief naar :
Paul Dacre, The Daily Mail, Northcliffe House, London

1. Dear Sir Dacre,
2. Dear P. Dacre,
3. Dear Mr. Dacre,
4. Hello Mr. Dacre,

Je schrijft een brief naar British Airways, Great European Programme, PO box 5619, Suffolk

1. Dear British Airways
2. Dear Sir/Madam
3. Dear European Programme
4. Dear Mr./ Mrs.

Waar is de leeftijd correct geschreven?

1. I am a 16-years-old girl
2. I am a 16 years old girl
3. I am a 16-year-old girl
4. I am a 16 year old girl

Zeg dat je altijd al in Engeland wilde werken

1. I always wanted to work in England
2. I will always work in England
3. I always would work in England
4. I have always wanted to work in England

Which salutation should you use when writing to Peter Smith?

1. Dear Peter Smith,
2. Dear Mr. Smith,
3. Dear Sir/Madam
4. Dear P. Smith,

Als je een brief begint met Dear Ms. Smith, welke afsluiting gebruik je dan?

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Sender’s address

Date

Recipient’s address

Opening salutation

Content in paragraphs

Closing statement

Closing salutation

Signature and beneath the signature: you first and last name

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Explain reasons for writing the letter – job/ad

Demonstrate skills and abilities for position: degrees, previous work experience, skills (respond to ad)

Any further skills for position (news skills not in ad)

Personal skills and refer to resume 

States that you would welcome offer of employment, availability for starting, interview

FOR FCE:

Make sure you have coveredALL the required points in the assignment

Punctuation

.          full stop / period          

,          comma                             

?         question mark             

!          exclamation mark      

:          colon

'         apostrophe

" "     quotation marks

Now start writing your own letter