Formal Letter Writing

Which type of letter is not likely to be formal?

• Making a booking

• Making a complaint

• Email to a friend

• Confirming an interview date

True or false? When writing an email, you need to decide who should get a copy of your email before you press the SEND button.

• True

• False

As well as thinking about your reader (or readers), what do you need to consider when writing a letter or email?

• The content

• The layout

• How formal or informal you are

• All of these

When writing a letter, what is another word for 'layout'?

• Format

• Style

• Punctuation

How would you describe the 'content' of a letter or email?

• How many paragraphs you include

• The ideas and information you write

• What you are asking for

True or false? The style of a letter or email means the language you are using and how formal or informal you are.

• True

• False

When writing an email, what do you include in the 'Subject' box?

• Your name

• The name of the recipient (the person to whom you are sending the email)

• The topic - what your email is about

When would you use this phrase: This gave me an insight into....?

• saying why you want to do the course

• saying what you have done or learnt

• stating your future plans

When would you use this phrase: I intend to apply for.... ?

• saying why you want to do the course

• saying what you have learnt

• stating your future plans

When would you use this phrase: I was responsible for.... ?

• saying why you want to do the course

• saying what you have done or learnt

• stating your future plans