Periode 8 les 3A

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Periode 8 les 3A

Welcome dear students

For today:

- Writing formal

- Writing informal

- Work on assignments in FIX -Engels or It's Learning

Planning

Datum	Lesinhoud	Opdrachten
Les 1 6 - 9 mei	Listening B1	Portfolio Listening
Les 2 12 - 16 mei	Reading B1	Portfolio Reading
Les 3 19 - 23 mei	Writing A2	Portfolio Writing
Les 4 26 -28 mei	Making Conversation A2	1e dealine inleveren Portfolio vrijdag 30 mei
Maandag 2 juni		2e deadline inleveren Portfolio
Vrijdag 6 juni	Afronding	Alle onderdelen FIX Engels op niveau

Overzicht in te leveren opdrachten

Portfolio opdrachten 

Listening

Reading

Writing

Inleveren in It's Learning

Deadline:

1e deadline vrijdag 30 mei 2025

2e deadline maandag 2 juni 2025

Uiterlijk 23:59 uur

Opdrachten FIX-Engels:

Listening B1

Reading B1

Writing A2

Speaking A2

Making Conversation A2

Deadline: 

Vrijdag 6 juni 2025

(Tweede deadline leerjaar 3 periode 2)

What is Formal Writing?

Formal writing is used in professional or serious situations, like:

- Writing an email to your manager or teacher

- Writing a letter of complaint or application

- Speaking to someone you don’t know well

We use polite, complete sentences and avoid contractions or slang.

Key Features of Formal Writing

Informal	Formal
Hi/Hey	Dear (Sir/ Madam/ Mr. Smith)
I'm / I've	I am / I have
Thanks / Cheers	Thank you
Can you...?	Could you please...?
I want to...	I would like to...
Bye / See ya / Love	Yours sincerely/ Kind regards/ Yours faithfully

 Example: Informal vs. Formal Email

Informal Email (to a friend)

Hi Anna,

I’m writing to tell you about our weekend trip. It was great! We had a lot of fun. Hope to see you soon!

Cheers,

Mike

Formal Email (to a teacher)

Dear Ms. Johnson,

I am writing to inform you that I will not be able to attend class on Friday. I have a medical appointment.

Thank you for your understanding.

Yours sincerely,

Mike Taylor

Tips

- Use "Dear", not "Hi", when you write to someone you don’t know well.

- Don’t use contractions like I’m or can’t — write I am or cannot.

- Use polite words like please, thank you, and I would like.

- Close the message properly, e.g. Yours sincerely or Kind regards.

What is Informal Writing?

Informal writing is used when you write to:

- A friend

- A family member

- Someone you know well (classmate, colleague, etc.)

It’s more relaxed and often uses shorter sentences, contractions, and friendly expressions.

Key Features of Informal Writing

Formal	Informal
Dear Sir or Madam	Hi/ Hey/ Hello
I am writing to inform you...	I just wanted to tell you...
I cannot	I can't
I would like to...	I'd like to.../ I want to...
Thank you for your help	Thanks a lot! / Cheers!
Yours sincerely/ Yours faithfully / Kind regards	See you soon / Take care! / Love

Informal Message (to a friend)

Hey Emma,

Just wanted to say thanks for helping me with my homework yesterday. You’re the best! 😊

Are you free this weekend? Let’s go to the park or get some ice cream.

See you soon!

Anna

Tips

- Start with “Hi” or “Hey”, not “Dear”.

- Use contractions: I’m, you’re, can’t, etc.

- Use friendly language: Just wanted to, Let’s, You’re the best!

- You can use emojis or exclamation marks (but not too many).

- End with something friendly like See you, Take care, or Bye.

Formal or Informal?
"Hi Tom, how's it going?"

1. Formal
2. Informal

Formal or Informal?
"I am writing to inform you about the meeting."

1. Formal
2. Informal

Formal or Informal?
"Cheers!"

1. Formal
2. Informal

Formal or Informal?
"Please let me know if you have any questions."

1. Formal
2. Informal

Match the informal phrases on the left with the formal equivalents on the right.

thanks a lot

Can you help me out?

Sorry, I can't make it

See you soon!

I look forward to seeing you again

I would be grateful for your your assistance

I appreciate your help

I regret I am unable to attend

Rewrite the informal sentence in a formal way.
"Got your email. Thanks!"

Rewrite the informal sentence in a formal way.
"I'll get back to you soon."

Practice in FIX- Engels

Werk aan de opdrachten Writing A2 in FIX-Engels

Deze opdrachten moeten allemaal met score van 75%  zijn afgerond.

De volgende onderdelen moeten afgerond zijn:

Writing A2

Ch.1.3. Taking Notes

Ch.2.3. Correspondence

Ch.3.3. Creative Writing

Work on portfolio Listening

Skill: Listening

Goal: Watch a documentary purposefully with the goal to answer questions about it

For this task, you’ll watch a documentary individually.

A documentary is a type of film in which you see pictures and/or interviews with people involved in real events. In a documentary, facts are shown about a certain topic.

Work on your portfolio Reading

For this assignment you will look for and read an article of at least 1 page from an English language newspaper or magazine. Your article has to be either general or about current affairs and can be no older than one month. You can choose it yourself, so choose one you understand and find interesting!

Examples of English newspapers are The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times and The Independent; examples of American newspapers: The New York Times, The Washington Post. All of these newspapers have a website where you can read articles for free.

You get two assignments with this article:

Make a summary of the article of maximum 10 lines of writing. Use your own words: do not copy whole sentences from the article!

Write your own opinion on the article and provide arguments for that opinion. This section needs to be at least 10 lines or half a minute.

Hand in the full article (not the link) and your own work in a neat manner! Mention your source and remove excess advertising and links from the article.

Work on your Portfolio Writing

Finish a story

Goal: Learn to write something creatively

For this task, you’ll write a short story. More particularly you’ll find a few sentences underneath that mark the beginning of a story. You have to choose one of them and finish the story. Let your imagination run wild and try to be as creative as possible! Your story has to have a minimum of 100 words.

Pay attention: this is still a writing task, which means you have to pay attention to what you write.

Capital letters and punctuation marks (= hoofdletters en leestekens)

Short, correct sentences

Spelling of words