{"id":47,"date":"2017-04-28T15:10:24","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T15:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2023-05-06T09:47:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T09:47:14","slug":"writing-a-letter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/?page_id=47","title":{"rendered":"Writing a letter"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47\" class=\"elementor elementor-47\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a47288e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a47288e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4801616c\" data-id=\"4801616c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbf689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dbf689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><\/p><p><strong>Writing a formal letter<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>SENDER<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your name + address + phonenr. and\u00a0\u00a0e-mailaddress<\/p><p>Example\u00a0private person and\u00a0professionally<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-616\" src=\"http:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afzender.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p><p><strong>DATE &amp; LOCATION<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Place a comma after the town name.<\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 Write out the entire date (so not: 05-06-\u201907).<\/p><p>Example<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-617\" src=\"http:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dagtekening.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p><p><strong>ADDRESSEE<br \/><\/strong><br \/>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The address should be the same as on the envelope<\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget the name of the person and \/ or company you\u2019re writing to<\/p><p>Example\u00a0private person and\u00a0professionally<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-727\" src=\"http:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/geadresseerde.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p><p><strong>CONCERNING<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Here you give a short indication of what the letter is about<\/p><p><strong>THE START OF YOUR LETTER<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This is where you address the addressee.<\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you know the name of the addressee, write only their last name.<\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Write out words like \u2018van de\u2019<\/p><p><strong>FIRST PARAGRAPH<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Always start the first paragraph with a capital.<\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Here you introduce your problem\/explain why you\u2019re writing a letter.<\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Most people consider it rude to start this paragraph with \u2018ik\u2019.<\/p><p><strong>SECOND, THIRD, ETC. PARAGRAPH<\/strong><\/p><p>In these paragraph you give some background information on your problem\/subject, state what you think should be done, ask for advice or thank your addressee.<\/p><p><strong>LAST PARAGRAPH<\/strong><\/p><p>In this paragraph you give a short summary of your problem or proposal, and eventually what you expect the addressee to do next. If you want the addressee to do something for you, thank them in advance.<\/p><p><strong>ENDING THE LETTER &amp; SIGNING IT<\/strong><\/p><p>Usually formal letters end with:<\/p><p>Met vriendelijke groet, \/ Hoogachtend,<br \/>Your signature<\/p><p>Examples<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-725\" src=\"http:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afsluiting-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p><p>Your name<\/p><p>Optional: ATTACHMENTS<\/p><p>Sometimes\u00a0 you may want to send one or more documents along with your letter. Give a short indication of the attachment(s) and number them.<\/p><p>Example<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-623\" src=\"http:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bijlage1-300x56.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"56\" \/><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b8d060 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b8d060\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34b8657\" data-id=\"34b8657\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780ca55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"780ca55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/yQ7d3Y_gvdM&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dff7054 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dff7054\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e01388c\" data-id=\"e01388c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93dfe5b elementor-button-danger elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"93dfe5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambiumned.nl\/oefeningen\/oefening-brief-schrijven\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Exercise writing a letter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writing a formal letter \u00a0 SENDER &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your name + address + phonenr. and\u00a0\u00a0e-mailaddress Example\u00a0private person and\u00a0professionally DATE &amp; LOCATION &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Place a comma after the town name. &#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 Write out the entire date (so not: 05-06-\u201907). Example ADDRESSEE&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The address should be the same as on the envelope &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget the name of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/?page_id=47\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Writing a letter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":79,"href":"https:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3814,"href":"https:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/3814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutch4u.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}