informal letter

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Informal letter

Learning goal

During this lesson you are going to practise and improve your writing skills.

Rules informal letter

Structure

- Schrijf een passende openingszin.

- Maak gebruik van alinea's.

- Sluit af met een passende zin en groet en daaronder komt jouw naam te staan.

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So, what are the rules? 

Salutation (opening) 

Dear Julie,

Don't forget to add the comma. 

Examples of Opening Sentences

How are you?

How have you been?

I hope you are doing well.

It’s great to hear from you. 

Many thanks for your e-mail/letter. 

Body

• State your reason for writing (this will be in the assignment as well)
• Ask about the person you are writing to 
• Invite the person to write back

Closing

I am looking forward to seeing you.

I can't wait to hear from you. 

See you soon. 

Signatures

Best wishes,

Best,

Kindly,

Kind regards,

Lots of love,

Love,

Mind your grammar!

Mind your spelling!

Mind your punctuation!

Practice letter #2

Write an answer to the assignment on the paper + hand it in if you want feedback

Mind your spelling, grammar, interpunction etc.