schrijfvaardigheid

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

Schrijfvaardigheid

Brief of e-mail

Waar moet je op letten?

• Aanhef
• Opening
• Afsluiting
• Ondertekening
• Rules
• Exercise

Openingszinnen

• Thank you for your letter,
• I am writing to inform you that... 
• I am contacting you to apply for...

Aanhef

Informeel:

• Hi John,
• Hello John,
• Dear John,

Formeel:

• Dear Sir/Madam,

Afsluiting

• I hope to hear from you soon.
• I hope you write back soon. 
• I look forward to the meeting.

Ondertekening

Informeel:

• Kind regards,
• Best wishes,

Formeel:

• Yours sincerely,
• Yours faithfully,

Rules

• I = hoofdletter
• Dear Sir/Madam,
• Word order
• Alinea's

The correct form is:

1. dear sir/madam,
2. Dear Sir/Madam,
3. dear Sir, Madam,
4. Dear Sir/madam,

The correct way to end your letter is:

1. See ya!
2. Kind regards,
3. The end.

Hoe ga je verder na "Dear Sir/Madam,"

Hoe zou je jouw brief kunnen afsluiten?

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Exercise

You have booked yourself a trip to the USA for this summer. Because your best friend John lives in New York, you have decided to write him a letter. In the USA you want to do a lot of activities and visit a few places.

- inform John about how long you are going to stay.
- mention at least two cities you would like to visit in the USA.
- ask about different activities that you could do.
- ask if John is free around this time, so that he could come with you.

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