Writing: How to write an informal email? - Lesson 3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k
• Leerjaar 3

B3

GOODMORNING

How are you doing?

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PLANNING

• Period overview
• Lesson goal
• Recap
• Linking words
• How to write an informal email?
• Practise
• Finishing up 

Overzicht Periode 3

• Thema: Writing
• Benodigde lesmaterialen: Laptop en map

 

LESSON GOAL

I can write an informal email about a familiar topic.

Burgerschapsdoel:

Ik neem verantwoordelijkheid voor mijn gedrag.

(netjes werken, op tijd zijn, anderen laten uitpraten, niet schelden)

RECAP

Word order and punctuation

Parts of an email

What are the 5 parts of word order?

What does a sentence start and end with?

What word in English do you always write with a capital letter?

BODY

SUBJECT

CLOSING

EMAIL ADDRESS

GREETING

LINKING WORDS

What does AND mean?

1. Maar
2. Soms
3. En
4. Dus

What does ALSO mean?

1. Soms
2. Dus
3. Maar
4. Ook

What does BUT mean?

1. Maar
2. Dus
3. Echter
4. Zoals

What does SO mean?

1. Echter
2. Zoals
3. Dus
4. Maar

LINKING WORDS

• And = En
  - Opsomming
  - I like pizza and ice cream.
• Also = Ook
  - Extra informatie geven
  - I bought apples. I also bought oranges.

LINKING WORDS

• But = Maar
  - Tegenstelling
  - I like coffee, but I don't like tea.
• So = Gevolg
  - Gevolg
  - It was raining, so I stayed inside.

HOW TO SEND AN EMAIL

1 - EMAIL ADDRESS

• Look for the EMAIL ADDRESS you are sending the email TO.
  
  
• CHECK the email address TWICE before you send the email to make sure the spelling is correct
  
  
• If the email address is WRONG, the person WON'T RECEIVE the email

What happens if the email address is wrong?

How many times do you check to see if you typed an email address correctly?

0 TIMES

1 TIMES

2 TIMES

3 TIMES

4 TIMES

2 - SUBJECT LINE

• Always INCLUDE a SUBJECT LINE (onderwerp)
  
  
• Is SHORT 
  
  
• Usually 1-2 WORDS LONG so the person receiving the email KNOWS WHAT IT IS ABOUT 

How many words should be included in a subject line?

0 WORDS

1 WORD

2 WORDS

3 WORDS

4 or more

What is a good subject line?

1. Email about my life for the past two weeks.
2. Send email.
3. English grade.
4. Hi.

3 - GREETING

• START the email with a GREETING 
  
  
• Examples: Hello / Dear / Good morning / Hi
  
  
• AFTER the greeting comes the NAME of the person you're writing to and a COMMA --> Example: Hi Sara,

Give one example of a greeting you can start with in an informal email.
Include a name!

4 - BODY

• The BODY is where the IMPORTANT DETAILS of the email go 

What would be a good thing to write in the body?

1. Hi Nada,
2. I hope to talk to you soon!
3. My bike got stolen again, so I went to the police station.

5 - CLOSING

• END your message with a CLOSING 
  
  
• Example: Take care, / Sincerely, / Bye,
  
  
• DIRECTLY BELOW the closing comes YOUR NAME
  Example: 
  Bye,
  John

What is one example of a closing you end an informal email with?
Include a name!

PRACTISE

Grab your notebook and a pen or pencil.

Pay attention to punctuation!

FINISHING UP

How many words should be included in a subject line?

0 WORDS

1 WORD

2 WORDS

3 WORDS

4 or more

Give one example of a greeting you can start with in an informal email.
Include a name!

What is one example of a closing you end an informal email with?
Include a name!

I worked well today.

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I can write an informal email about a familiar topic.

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