Informal letter

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1-3

Informal letter writing

Today's planning

• Look at informal letter
• writing exercises

Lesson goals

• At the end of this lesson, the students can write an informal letter using the correct salutation and ending.

How do you greet the person you are writing to in an informal letter?

After your greeting, how do you open your informal letter?

What are good closing phrases you can use for an informal letter?

The structure of an informal letter

• Salutation or greeting: For example Dear Ben, or Hi Ben,. Don't forget the comma after the name.
• Body Opening: Starts on a new line. Start with a greeting, then acknowledge the letter to which you are replying. For example: How are you, thank you for your last letter or sorry I haven't written back sooner.
• Body: Write down answers to the given question or write down why you are writing this letter. For example: I’m writing to ask for your help or Glad to hear that … 
• Closing: give reason to why you are ending this letter or refer to future contact
• Closing statement: You write them on a new line. For example Love, or Lots of love,.  Don't forget the comma after this sentence. 
• Signing off: Your name on a new line.

Don't forget the date!

You can write it like 04-01-2021 or 4th of January, 2021

When do you use capital letters in your informal letter?

Don't forget to always write 'I' with a capital letter!

1. start of the sentence, names, days, months, holidays, places, religions
2. start of the sentence, only your name, days, months, holidays, places, religions
3. start of the sentence, names, days, months, only Christmas, places, religions
4. End of the sentence, names, days, months, holidays, places, religions

What is an informal closing statement?

1. Kind regards,
2. Yours sincerely,
3. Best wishes,
4. Yours faithfully,

What is a formal closing statement?

1. Kind regards,
2. Yours sincerely,
3. Best wishes,
4. Yours faithfully,

When do you use "Yours sincerely" in a formal closing?

1. Hi Beatrice,
2. Dear Ms Bronwyn,
3. Hi Ms Bronwyn,
4. Dear Sir / Madam,

When do you use "Yours faithfully" in a formal closing?

1. Hi Beatrice,
2. Dear Ms Bronwyn,
3. Hi Ms Bronwyn,
4. Dear Sir / Madam,

Homework

• Make exercises  and post your answers in It's Learning.