Worksheet
 
 

A FORMAL LETTER

1. Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/english/writing/ and choose

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2. Click on Activity. Read the interactive explanation and answer the questions.

3. Complete the instructions for writing a formal letter.

 

When you write a formal letter


List your address at the ______________
Write the ___________ underneath

Begin Dear...
Explain your __________ in the first paragraph

Go into _____________ in the middle paragraphs - try to link your __________ together.

Round off at the end - perhaps by returning to the ______________.

Add a ____________ before your signature, eg. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Write your name at the ___________, after the signature.

Only use slang if you know the reader won't mind.

Writing to someone whose name you don't know?
Begin Dear __________, or Dear __________, and
Finish with Yours __________, or Yours truly,.

Writing to someone unfamiliar whose name you know? Begin Dear Mr/Ms (and the person's name),
End with Yours __________..

4. Do the Test.
5. Go to http://readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/

6. Follow the instructions to write a formal letter. This is the situation:

You bought a DVD in the USA, and although you ordered the right system, they sent the American format. Now you can't watch it. Complain about it and ask for a replacement.

7. Print your letter and hand it to your teacher.