English 5.7 Official Correspondence

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English 5.7

Official Correspondence

Today

- Checking 5.6

- 5.7 Official correspondence 

5.6 exercise 1

Read the letter and match the headings with the paragraphs.

A = -

B = 4

C = -

D = 3                                                  There are two headings

E = 2                                                   you can't use.

F = 1

5.6 exercise 2

Read the letter and answer the questions.

1. Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 1?

     B: daunting 

2. What does Lauren mention about time in paragraph 2?

    A: Lauren uses the same amount of time....

5.6 exercise 2

3.

Pros	Cons
no distractions or annoyances	it takes time to cook
less time in traffic / on public transport	there is more to clean
do whatever you want	financial responsibilities

5.6 exercise 2

4. What could save a lot of money?

    Deciding who is responsible for maintenance.

5. In general, what would Lauren's advice be?

    A: Enjoy the freedom, mind out for the responsibilities.

5.6 exercise 3

1. What is the Eden project?

    C: an ecological learning centre.

2. What is a biome house? A house with plants and animals..

    B: that are found in one particular climate.

3. According to p 3, what does Tom think about Scott's project?

A: It is a collaboration between education, science and.....

5.6 exercise 3

4. According to Tom, businesses working together can bring about...

A: development of innovative products.

5. What is said about biodiversity in paragraph 4?

    B: It will decrease if we continue like this.

6. What does Tom say about 2050?

    A: Earth alone will not be able to provide for us.....

Official Correspondence

Goal

Getting a better understanding of business / official letters with complex subjects.

Last time...

Personal correspondence:

 - Informal

 - Letters, e-mails, messages

 - To friends & family

So...

Official correspondence:

 - Formal

 - Letters & e-mails

 - To clients/customers, unknown receivers

What do we know
about formal texts?

Formal texts

- No contractions (samenvoegingen) Can't = cannot, ect. 

- Longer, more complex sentences. 

- To the point, no casual chit-chat 

But there's good news too...

You can use skimming and scanning for this too!

- pictures, first and last sentences

- skim over the text

- read the questions and look for keywords in the text (scanning)

For after the Christmas break...

5.7 page 197-201

- Exercise 1, 2, 4 

Any questions?