Formal Letter Writing

Open Ended

What qualities are important for an ideal candidate?

Read the information attached and write one of the required qualities.

​Read the letter of application for this scholarship.

Open Ended

Do you think Marcus is a good candidate? List reasons for your answer.

Multiple Choice

We start a formal letter with...

• Sup?

• Dear Sir or Madam,

• Hey mate,

• How's it going?

Multiple Choice

True or False: We can use contractions in formal writing (E.g. don't, won't, shouldn't)

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

We should end a formal letter with...

• Cheers,

• Bye for now,

• Talk to you soon,

• Yours sincerely,

Multiple Choice

We should start a formal letter of application with..

• how the weather has been.

• what we did last weekend.

• what we ate for lunch.

• what you are applying for.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of formal letter writing?

• A scholarship application.

• A cover letter for a job application.

• A postcard sent to friend while on vacation.

• A letter applying to volunteer with a community organisation.