22DVF4 Informal letter 1

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• Studiejaar 1

Writing an informal letter

letter = email

13th of December 2022

Who would you write an informal letter to?

What are you learning today?

At the end of the lesson, you can write an informal letter to Santa explaining what you will do next year to stay on his good list.

What am I looking for? 

1. You can use the format of an informal letter

2. You can use the future tense correctly

3. You can use capital letters, commas and full stops correctly

Writing an informal letter

What does an informal letter need to have (more answers correct)?

1. Beginning and ending
2. Date
3. 1-3 Body paragraphs
4. The address

Beginning

Dear Shannon,

Hi Tina,

Hello Michael,

Date

6th of December, 2022

December 6th, 2022

(emails have automatic date, otherwise type!)

Body

1-3 paragraphs

Spelling/Grammar/Vocabulary

Important

WHO - DOES - WHAT - WHERE - WHEN.

Jim goes to the gym every Monday and Thursday.

Capitals

Names (Santa, Shannon), places, holidays (Christmas), I (ik), start of the sentence, days of the week (Tuesday), months of the year (December). 

Punctuation

Use . ,  ! ? 

Ending

Greetings? 

Hope to hear from you soon,

Best wishes,

Love,

Kind regards,

How can you start an informal letter?

1. Dear (name),
2. Hello (name),
3. Hi (name),
4. Dear Sir/Madam,

Which one is correct?

1. I will not eat too much this christmas
2. Not too much i will eat this Christmas
3. I will not eat too much this Christmas
4. This christmas i will not eat to much

How can you end an informal letter?
(2 answers)

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

An adjective with your name?

Use an adjective we studied: 

Honest Hugo

Sensible Sara 

Or pick one yourself: Delightful Danielle

In the UK, US and Canada, “Santa Claus” (or “Father Christmas”) is believed to travel around the world in a sleigh pulled by reindeer.

Do you know any of the names of the reindeer?

Writing to Santa: a tradition in US and UK

What 3 presents would you ask Santa (2 reasonable, 1 outrageous)?

What	Write an (informal) letter to Santa ( 120-150 words)
How	On paper. Start and end (informal letter) correctly, Body: 1-3 paragraphs, include 1 promise for next year (e.g. help a friend, study harder etc.) Ask for 1-3 presents
Help	Remember the future forms, Use your notes, Ask your neighbour, Ask me
Time	20 minutes + 5 minutes FB
Next	Check in pairs, use the checklist to give eachother feedback and tips
Finished	Make sure your name and the name of the FB-giver are at the top of the 2 papers and hand in.

Remember: future tenses

Do you know what to do?

What	Write an (informal) letter to Santa ( 120-150 words)
How	On paper. Start and end (informal letter) correctly, Body: 1-3 paragraphs, include 1 promise for next year (e.g. help a friend, study harder etc.) Ask for 1-3 presents
Help	Remember the future forms, Use your notes, Ask your neighbour, Ask me
Time	20 minutes + 5 minutes FB
Next	Check in pairs, use the checklist to give eachother feedback and tips
Finished	Make sure your name and the name of the FB-giver are at the top of the 2 papers and hand in.

How did that go?

Homework

1. Make sure you hand in your letter (and feedback form) today!