Formal Writing 4 - Language & Writing Style

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Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Toetsweek III - Engels 
SE Skill Test - Write a formal letter 



Woordenboek Ned - Eng toegestaan

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Check pre-existing knowledge

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

How do we start paragraph 1?
A
Hello!
B
I'm ...
C
My name is ...
D
Good day

Slide 4 - Quizvraag

How do you end a formal letter?
A
Greetings,
B
Yours sincerely,
C
Sincerely,
D
Yours faithfully,

Slide 5 - Quizvraag

How do you say 'ik zit op de SGL'
A
I sit on the SGL
B
I am on the SGL
C
I am at the SGL
D
I go to the SGL

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

Which one is correct?
A
I am a fourteen-year-old boy/girl
B
I am a boy/girl and I am fourteen
C
I am a fourteen years old boy/girl
D
I am 14 and a boy/girl

Slide 7 - Quizvraag

Which one is correct
A
The reason I write you is...
B
The reason I am writing you is...
C
The reason i am writing you is
D
The reason i write you is...

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

Mind the following
In a formal letter all words MUST be written in full
So do not use:  isn’t, it’s of won’t, but:
is not, it is en will not. Gonna and wanna  are a definite NO GO!


For names of magazines or newspapers, use quotation marks. The ‘Telegraaf’.

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

DOs
  1. Make it neat.
  2. Use signal words and the appropriate tenses, wherever necessary
  3. Use paragraphs ( and use blank lines to clearly separate them).
  4. At the end, check your work!

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Don'ts
  1.  DON'T forget about the lay-out
  2.  DON'T use abbreviations / contractions (like I'll, didn't)
  3.  DON'T use the first translation you find in a dictionary. 
  4. DON'T forget content elements 
  5. DON'T use swear words or street language 
  6. DON'T use dumb language (gonna, kinda, u, ur, w8, like ... you know, etc.) 

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Frequent mistakes
Capital Letters:

When you talk about "ik", "i" is wrong, it is always “I” 

Days of the week, months : Monday, Tuesday, August, October

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Frequent mistakes
Word Order

Wrong:  
In my opinion is it great to live in New York.

Right: 
In my opinion it is great to live in New York

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

  • Use adverbs and adjectives to make your writing come alive

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Write down 3 mistakes from the previous letter

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