Cambridge class 7 - Writing part 2 emails/letters

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Cambridge English -- Writing

Today

Class work

• Explanation writing part 2
• Focus on emails/letters

Individually

Writing part 2

Goals

• Understand and practise Writing part 2

Writing

Part 2

What is it?     A choice of four questions. The answer students have to write will be one of the following: article, email/letter, essay, review, story.

What do you have to practise?             Writing different types of text: articles, essays, letters/emails, reviews. Depending on the question, students will have to advise, compare, describe, explain, express opinions, justify and/or recommend something.

• 140 - 190 words

Writing

Part 2: emails/letters

How to prepare? 

Read a lot!

Practise grammar, vocabulary, formal language, linking words. 

Practise how to conduct and email/letter appropriately.

Practise recognizing the difference between formal and informal language. 

Writing

Part 2: emails/letters

How to act? 

Ask yourself

1. What do I have to include in my email/letter?

analyse the letter you've received and underline all information that is important

2. Who is going to read it? 

are you writing to a friend, teacher and someone else

Writing

Part 2: emails/letters

How to act? 

Conducting your email

1. start with an appropriate salutation 

Hi Emma, (informal)

Dear Mr Johnson, (formal) 

Dear Sir/Madam, (formal, if you do not know the name of the person you are writing to)

2. begin your letter appropriately

How are you? It was great hearing from you. 

I am writing in regards to the advertisement which I found in the Daily Telegraph of 3 May 2018. 

Writing

Part 2: emails/letters

How to act? 

Conducting your email

3. Topic paragraphs

Divide up the things you want to discuss logically into seperate paragraphs. 

Use (formal) linking words to construct a nice letter/email. 

Writing

Part 2: emails/letters

How to act? 

Conducting your email

4. Final paragraph: write a natural ending to your letter

Well, that's all. Have fun at your friend's party. I hope we will talk soon. 

Thank you in advance for considering my application. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

5. Closure

 Best wishes, / Kind regards, (informal)

Yours faithfully, / Yours sincerely, (formal) 

What to do?

• Click on each link in the following slides, do the exercises, include the answers (you can make a print screen) in a Word Document

• Do the writing assignment from the sample paper. You can also find this in the next slide.  Add this to the word document and have said document with you printed for next class!!

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End of the class

Today you have:

- practised writing part 2: emails/letters

Homework: finish 'What to do'

Next class: Writing part 2 - reviews

Do this for next class!!