Unit 5.7

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Items in this lesson

Please have your book on the table and your bag on the floor

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Today's goals
After today's lesson, you can write a formal email requesting information

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Check weektaak
Unit 1.5 & 1.6

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5.7 - Writing Formal Letter
An enquiry

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What does "Formal" mean? 
What does make a letter Formal?

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Starting a formal letter:

1.  If you know the person:
you use Dear Mr …, for males or 
Dear Mrs …, for females. 
 for example:
Dear Mr Robinson,

2. If you do not know the person:
you use Dear Sir/Madam,             
to start your letter.

Finishing a formal letter:

1. If you know the person, 
you use 
Yours sincerely,


2. If you don’t know the person, you use
Yours faithfully,

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 Important to remember:

  Do not use abbreviations / contractions (short form of verbs/words)
I would Instead of I’d, use and instead of I’m, use I am.


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Find the Four errors in this Formal letter.

Dear Mrs Robinson,
I am a sixteen-year-old dancer from Italy. I'm writing to enquire about the dance workshop at your centre the two-week hip-hop dance course this July.
I tried to book the workshop online but i haven't received any confirmation. Could you check everything is alright? Could you also tell me the cost of the course and how should i make the payment?
Yours faithfully,
Sara Anderson

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To work


Sb p. 68 ex. 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7

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