E-mail Writing
Lesduur is: 30 minOnderdelen in deze les
Learning goals
- You know the different parts of an email
- You know how to write an email
- You know the difference between a formal and an informal email
- You can write an informal email
What is the difference between a formal and informal email?
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You want to send an e-mail to your cousin. Which order should it be in?
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Subject: My school
Dear Steven,
Thank you for your e-mail, it was nice to hear from you.
I go to school in Amersfoort now, I really like it there. Where do you go to school?
I would love to hear from you soon.
Kind regards,
Jeff
Parts of an e-mail
- Subject; What's your e-mail about)
- Greeting, you greet the person to whom you're sending the e-mail
- Reason, why are you emailing them?
- Main text, the main message of your e-mail
- Closing, what do you expect of the person e-mailing you?
- Greeting, close your e-mail appropriately
How would you greet someone? Drag the greetings to the right spot.
- Someone you know well, a friend or family member
- Someone you don't know well, a teacher or your boss
- Someone you don't know the name of
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Dear Daniel
Dear Mr Johnson
Dear Sir/Madam
Reason for writing
- You are reacting to an e-mail you got from someone
- You want to know how someone is doing
- you want information on something
- etc.
Before you start writing (your test) , make sure you know why you're writing and to whom.
Main text
Write your message to the reader
- Write down what you want to say, make a new paragraph with each thing you talk about.
- Always skip a line between paragraphs to make it nicer to read!
What is your message about?
Closing
Write down what you expect from the reader:
- I hope to hear from you soon
- I would like you to hand this in on monday
- Tell me if you're available Saturday
(These are just examples, you could want something else)
How would finish your e-mail? Drag the greetings to the right spot.
- Someone you know well, a friend or family member
- Someone you don't know well, a teacher or your boss
- Someone you don't know the name of
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Bye!
Yours sincerely
Yours faithfully
Parts of an e-mail
- Subject; What's your e-mail about)
- Greeting, you greet the person to whom you're sending the e-mail
- Reason, why are you emailing them?
- Main text, the main message of your e-mail
- Closing, what do you expect of the person e-mailing you?
- Greeting, close your e-mail appropriately
What I don't want to see:
Gonna, Wanna, i , bro, tho, luv , U ,