Y2 Writing an informal letter PT 1

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Tuesday 22nd of June 2021

Countdown to the holidays?

Q of the day:
What’s the first English word that comes into your mind?
--> It cannot be one that a classmate has already said!

Lesson today

Aim:

By the end of the lesson you can write an informal letter in English about past and upcoming holiday activities 

and you can ask holiday questions.

What do you think you must be able to do to write this?
Wat denk je dat je zou moeten kunnen doen om het doel te bereiken?

Success criteria:

I can understand the difference between  a formal and an informal letter

I can use the lay-out of an informal letter

I can give 2 examples of activities from my last holiday (Past Simple)

I can give 2 examples of things I will do in the next holiday (Future)

I can ask questions about my friend’s holidays

I can write sentences

I can use the right words

Do you understand the criteria? (YES / NO)

Can you remember the rules of the Past Simple?
(YES / NO)

Can you ask questions in the Past Simple? (YES / NO)

Can you use holiday words?
Words related to holiday activities?
(thumbs up/down)

time to think!

In the next slide you will see a formal and an informal letter.

Take 2 minutes to spot some differences and write them down. 

What difference did you notice
between the formal and informal email?

Do you understand the differences between
the lay-out of a formal and an informal email?
(YES/NO)

Translate the following sentences in Engish:
1. In de vakantie gingen we naar de camping.
2. Vorige jaar regende het de hele zomer.
3. We gaan samen zwemmen in de zee.
4. We gaan naar een muziekfestival.

time to think!

In the next slide you will see two formal letters.

Take 1 minutes to spot some differences and write them down. 

What differences did you see
between the two informal emails?

Do you understand why the second letter is a bad example?
(thumbs up/down)