EF34
Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 11:00.
Today’s agenda:
·
Finish model sentences
·
Business letter writing
·
HW Optional practice business letter, BONUS PT
Friday (Final Day)
·
Review of term work
·
Marks day
I can give you
your final mark
REPORT CARDS
Report Cards are usually available three business days after the
end of term. Students may request a report card by emailing southhillregistration@vsb.bc.ca
Pease note the following:
|
Subject line in email |
“Report Card Request” |
|
Name |
Last Name, Usual First Name |
|
DOB |
Date of Birth - dd/mm/yyyy |
|
Course |
Name of Course taken |
|
Time |
Please specify the Period the course was held |
SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX?
Don’t forget to write your name
before you begin the test. complex- adv cl
Don’t forget to write your name
before beginning the test. functions the same as an adv cl
‘beginning’ gerund
; semicolons
EF5/6 She likes to go hiking; however, her husband
does not.
EF34 She likes to go hiking, but her
husband does not.
more tasty wf – tastier
one or two-syllable adjectives -er
-est
nice nicer
nicest
cold colder
coldest
happy happier
happiest
three-syllable adjectives more
most
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
four-syllable adjectives
cantankerous more cantankerous most cantankerous
five-syllable adjectives
sophisticated more sophisticated most sophisticated
The poem was simple but deep. SIMPLE
simple deep adjectives
The poem was simple but had
new vocabulary. SIMPLE
The poem was long, but it was
funny. COMPOUND
Learn English is important I think
so. NOT ENGLISH SENTENCES
Make the decision what kind of
sentence you want.
I think that learn English is
important. HUGE IMPROVEMENT! Looks like an English sentence.
I think that learning English is
important.
I think that English is important.
Framing your ideas in English
structures.
‘that’ has a lot of uses in
English
She said that she would be late.
noun clause
She bought a sweater that is very
ugly. adj cl
She really likes that boy. pronoun
, SOBA compound
‘as’ means ‘while’
I was washing the dishes while/as
you were watching a movie.
as you know – I know that you already
know this. However, I’m going to say it anyway.
As you know, I can speak Spanish.
haunting – scary, frightening
The scary movie was haunting.
The picture of the young girl from
Afghanistan is haunting.
-official writing, more formal, not casual writing
Reasons to write Business-style letters:
(Even emails can benefit from using the more formal
style of a business letter –sets a professional, serious, mature tone)
e.g. Student emails to teachers.-
“What!!!????”
“what day the class end”
“im gonna miss class today what u gonna do in class?”
Very unprofessional looking.
We can do better.
A more professional and more formal tone and structure
is advised.
-polite, not too casual
REASONS TO WRITE A BUSINESS-TYPE LETTER
1. interdepartmental letters (within a company)
2. cover letter for a resume (special style)
3. application letters to colleges and universities
In the Spring, many of our Grade 12 students are
frantic about getting applications in to colleges and universities. The letters
that they write are very important. I remember spending about two hours
cowriting a letter with an E12 student.
4. letter to a government agency, Canadian government
or the government of another country (e.g. Canada Revenue Agency, Immigration
Canada, Canada Pension, City Hall)
NOTE: Communicating with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
is really difficult.
5. employer (e.g. promotion, transfer, raise, personal
leave, quit)
6. business person
7. court (e.g. jury duty)
8. lawyer
9. writing to your child’s teacher
10. report to a supervisor
11. incident report (e.g to police or ICBC)
Have you ever written a letter like that?
FORMAL, not casual like a personal letter
Formal – organized (structure), official-looking,
appropriate tone, appropriate language, unemotional, a little bit of emotion
can be effectice (less is more)
· Distribute “Business Correspondence”
p.c.
WRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE
Mei (Sarah) Zhou
Mei “Sarah” Zhou
“ABC” not legal name, the name that you prefer
Allan Haley
GIVEN NAME
FAMILY NAME
Zhou, Mei “Sarah”
Haley, Allan
Zhou, Ming
FAMILY NAME, GIVEN NAME – I would not do it this way
in a letter
666 Your Street
Vancouver, BC
V5P 2B6
SKIP A LINE
June 21, 2021
SKIP A LINE
THE NAME, TITLE AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON YOU ARE
WRITING TO
Mary Williamsonson
Director, Shaw Communications
123 Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC
V5R 2D2
Re/RE: Client/Reference/Case/Account/Purchase # 4722859 (Re-regarding)
OPEN YOUR LETTER WITH A GREETING, SALUTATION
CHOOSING THE TITLE CAN BE TRICKY: Mr? Mrs? Ms?
Robin Smith
Hui Yu Chen
Singh- man
Kaur- woman
MY SUGGESTION: Call and ask.
Dear Grandma, comma for a personal letter ,
comma-
friendly, casual, not formal
Dear Sarah Chen: colon
for a business letter :
more formal, not friendly, business :
Dear Mr. Chen:
Dear Mrs. Smith:
Dear Ms. Smith:
Dear Miss Smith:
Dear Mme Benoit:
Dear Sir or Madam:
Use a colon for a business letter, professional,
formal, business, not friendly or personal
GREETING
To Mr. Pacquiao: sounds cold, very formal
To Sarah Chen:
To my dearest Mme Benoit: TOO MUCH
e.g. student emails
To my dear teacher: TOO PERSONAL
Dear Maria,
A BIT MORE RELAXED
Hi John,
QUITE INFORMAL AND RELAXED, FRIENDLY
Hello Al,
SLIGHTLY MORE FORMAL, BUT STILL FRIENDLY
Dear Sarah:
colon is formal, first name is casual
Dear Sarah,
SEEMS LIKE A BETTER CHOICE
Hi Justin,
You’re doing a good job as Prime Minister of Canada.
WAY TOO INFORMAL
To the Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada,
Justin Trudeau:
To Her Excellency, President Janice Alloud:
To His Excellency, AAA BBB:
To Her Excellency, Governor General of Canada, Mary
Simon:
Research what title the person might have.
If you do not know
the name of the recipient of your letter-
Health Insurance BC
PO Box 9035 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, B.C. V8W 9E3
Dear MSP,
To whom it may concern,
To who it concerns,
To someone who can concern,
Dear Sir or Madam,
: Choose one , OR :
NOT AS GOOD- impersonal, sometimes necesasary, for
example when you are writing to the government
Dear Sir or Madam,
To whom it may concern, (reference letter)
ADVICE: It is always better to get the name of the
person who you are writing to. Call and find out. Ask, “Who can I address me
letter to?”
Hi there, VERY
CASUAL
Hi all, VERY CASUAL
Hi everybody,
VERY CASUAL
Dear Sir:
Dear Madam,
Dear Sir Chan,
Dear Madam Smith,
Dear Teacher Jones,
Dear Teacher,
My Dear Teacher,
Dear Sir Teacher Jones,
too submissive
honorifics, titles – Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss, Professor, teacher,
Doctor, President, Dean, Prime Minister, Vice-President, Chancellor, Father,
Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal, Officer, manager, Sheriff,
Mayor, MP, MLA, Principal, Senator, Queen, King, Prince, Princess, Emporer
Dear Professor Mahed,
Dear Teacher Jones, XXX
Teacher Haley polite translation, not English
To Mayor Kennedy Stewart:
Dear Principal Williams,
In class – Sir, Madam – very polite
BUSINESS WRITING – DON’T INDENT THE PARAGRAPHS
-
SINGLE-SPACE YOUR WRITING
e.g. SCHOOL WRITING
Thank you for meeting with me yesterday to discuss the job opportunity. I
am very eager to speak further with you about this. Please let me know what day
and time you will be available to meet.
BUSINESS WRITING
Thank you for meeting with me yesterday to discuss the
job opportunity. I am very eager to speak further with you about this. Please
let me know what day and time you will be available to meet.
I would like to setup an interview with you in the
next few weeks. I can be available any workday betwee 10 and 3.
SKIP A LINE BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS
*Business writing uses a different format than school
writing.*
** ENDINGS FOR BUSINESS LETTERS
Yours truly,
Sincerely,
Yours,
Yours sincerely,
Best regards,
Regards, (cold sounding, more formal sounding)
Respectfully, (talking to someone higher in the
business than you)
Kind regards,
Warm regards, (sounds very friendly, very nice)
Thank you,
MY FAVOURITE: Best,
PERSONAL
Sincerely yours,
Yours sincerely,
Faithfully,
Cheers, VERY
CASUAL, Also a friendly way to end a conversation
TALKING
Australian speech:
Thanks. No worries.
American speech: Thanks. Uh huh.
Casual speech: Thanks. Sure. No problem.
More polite: Thank you. You’re welcome. Certainly. My
pleasure. Happy to.
CASUAL-FUN
See you later. Not if I see you first.
Keep your stick on the ice.
Check you later.
See you soon, I hope. Take care.
Keep in touch.
Don’t be a stranger.
OLD-FASHIONED, BUT SOUNDS NICE, PERSONAL LETTERS, NOT
FOR BUSINESS
I remain,
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