Cambridge formal letter

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Prepare to take notes

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Communicative achievement:
REGISTER
The tone should be

1. informal
2. neutral
3. formal
4. it doesn't really matter

Communicative Achievement: FORM
How should you start this letter?

Practice 

Click on the following slide and do the 5 small exercises: 

'Beginning a letter'.

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Contents and Organisation

together they add up to  50% op your mark

Contents

Underline the points that should be mentioned.

Think about how you are going to organize it.

Organisation

-of the complete letter

-within the paragraphs

Organisation

within the paragraphs

More formal:

Choose the best linking word and drag it to the text

A case in point

_______, I have always been impressed with her diligent, hard working attitude.

________, we were recently short-staffed and Sarah offered to work unpaid overtime ...

Sarah has all the qualities such a post requires. ______ she has an outgoing, friendly disposition and always shows a genuine interest in people.

To begin with

In addition

For example

For instance

Moreover

Furthermore

By way of example

_________ resulted in her being nominated 'Employee of the Year'.

_________ was followed by a period spent acting as head guide for our European visitors, 

Sarah spent six months working in our front-office, _______ her organisational skills became apparant.

this

that

they

it

which

where

when

Examples of linking devices

The former / the latter

Clauses: Because of ...., 

                   Apart from being ... ,

                   Besides having succeeded in ...

Ending the letter

Always think of a good way to finish. 

Open the link on the following slide and practice the 6 exercises 'Ending a letter'.

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Homework

Print it, take it to class next week