Writing a Formal Letter

Label the organisational features of a formal letter, where you do not know the name of the person you are writing to.

a

d

f

g

e

Dear Mr ..........,

Dear Sir/Madam,

Your address

Yours sincerely

Their address

Leave a gap between each paragraph

Yours Faithfully

If you were writing a ​ (a)   to an employer you would need to write a ​ (b)   .

• job application
• formal letter
• thank you letter
• news article
• invitation
• report about an event

If you were writing a ​ (a)   to a business you would need to write a ​ (b)   .

• complaint
• formal letter
• postcard
• diary entry
• set of instructions
• news report

When writing a formal letter, your tone should be ​ (a)   .

• professional
• humerous
• friendly
• persuasive

When writing a formal letter you should avoid language that seems ​ (a)   or too ​ (b)   .

• casual
• business-like
• professional
• well-written
• chatty
• interesting
• descriptive
• engaging

You should aim to use a range of appropriate

You should leave a line between each

If you know the name of the person you are writing to, you can sign off with ​ (a)   .

• yours sincerely
• yours faithfully
• thanks
• love from

You should start a new paragraph for each ​ (a)   .

• new idea
• old concept
• sentence
• comma
• five lines of writing

Organise these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Formal letter

,

(b) Informal letter

• letter of recommendation

• letter to a pen pal

• letter of complaint

• letter to a business

• letter to a friend

• resignation letter

• invitation to a party

• thank you letter to a family member

• job application letter

• letter to the editor