Model letters and practice

Three 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.

60 min

Module 4 · Lesson 3 of 3

In this lesson

  1. Plan any General Training letter in about four minutes: tone, purpose, jobs and details
  2. Recognise, line by line, what makes a formal complaint, a semi-formal request and an informal letter work
  3. Write three complete letters, one in each tone, in 20 minutes each
  4. Check your own letter with a self-check and decide what to fix next time

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Inside this lesson

  1. How to use this lesson
  2. A self-check for every letter
  3. Letter 1: a formal complaint
  4. Letter 2: a semi-formal request to a landlord
  5. Letter 3: an informal letter to a friend
  6. Three letters, one skeleton
  7. Pulling it together