Writing Task 1 (General Training): letters
Formal, semi-formal and informal letters that cover every point in the right tone.
3 lessons, About 3 hours
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Module 4
This module in figures
Counted from its lessons.
- Lessons
- 3
- Study time
- About 3 hours
- Example answers
- 5
- Practice tasks
- 7
- Questions to answer
- 67
The lessons
Lessons in this module
The lessons in this module need membership (3‑day free trial, then a monthly price set for your country).
- How General Training letters workWhat General Training Task 1 asks for, how to choose a formal, semi-formal or informal tone, how to open and close each one, and how to cover and develop every bullet point.
- Letter language and structureA paragraph plan that works for any letter, ready phrases for seven common purposes in formal and informal English, and the errors that cost marks.
- Model letters and practiceThree original model letters (a formal complaint, a semi-formal request and an informal letter) with notes on why they work, then three timed letters for you to write and check.

