Formal letter year 3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

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Formal letter - Lesson 1

Start with reading in your book

Writing

Formal letter

A letter should be formal if you send it...

1. to your close friends.
2. when you are applying for a job.
3. when you write a letter of complaint.
4. when making a suggestion to an organisation

Informal

Formal

it's

you're

I'm 

it is

you are

I am

Hi 

Dear Sir / Madam

Kind regards, 

Bye

Options

1. Dear Sir / Madam,
   
2. Dear Mr. Johnson,
   
3. Dear Ms. Johnson,
   
4. Dear Mrs. Johnson, 
   

Task

Order the 3 letters from worst to best. 

- What makes the worst letter the worst?

- What improvements can you find in the average letter?

- What makes the good letter the best?

Writing your formal letter 

Exercise 1

Write the 'mock test' letter

 (20 min)

Mark the areas that you need to work on!

TIPS

1. Use a dictionary

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Formal letter - Lesson 2

Start with reading in your book

Writing practice

Tips for formal letter?