- •Successful letter writing: formal letters
- •Пояснительная записка
- •Часть 1: как организовать свою письменную деятельность на ая на примере официально-деловых писем;
- •Часть 2: советы по организации иноязычной письменной деятельности;
- •Часть 3: портфолио по письму (на cd-rom-приложении).
- •Contents
- •Part 1. Formal letter writing and your individual writing work Unit 1. How to organize your Individual writing work
- •Student Writing Assessment Checklist
- •Unit 2. Writing Process Framework
- •2.1. Are you a successful writer?
- •2.4. Checklist writing framework
- •2.5. 5 Keys to Better Sentence Flow (by Mark Nichol)
- •Unit 3. How to interpret writing tasks
- •3.2. Writing Prompts (by Simon Kewin)
- •3.3. Examples of Writing Prompts
- •3.5. The Writer`s 5 Ws
- •I keep six honest serving-men
- •Unit 4. Introduction to Letter Writing
- •Types of Letters and Styles in letter writing: a guideline
- •A bbreviations Used in Letter Writing
- •Unit 5. Types of Formal Letters
- •Unit 6. How to write a letter giving information
- •6.2. Project Task
- •Its value to the community
- •Unit 7. How to write a letter of request
- •7.3. Project Task 1.
- •7.4. Project Task 2.
- •Unit 8. How to write a letter of complaint
- •8.4. Project Task
- •8.5. Look at the following writing prompt, do the tasks after it. Follow the instructions that will help you to work on the project. Don’t forget the rules of working on a project.
- •Unit 9. How to write a Letter of Enquiry
- •9.2. Project Task
- •Unit 10. How to write a Letter of Recommendation
- •The assessment of the student’s capabilities
- •10.4. Project task
- •Unit 11. How to write a Letter of application
- •11.8.5. Write a letter applying for a place on the course, stating your reasons for choosing this particular college.
- •Unit 12. How to write Curriculum Vitae and Resume
- •Unit 13. How to write business thank you letters
- •13.2. Read these letters and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your Learner Diary.
- •You and your students visited a big International company for study purposes. You liked the visit.
- •Your former tutor wrote a letter of recommendation for you you got a good job. You are very thankful to him/her.
- •13.3. Project task
- •Unit 14. How to write a letter to authorities/editors
- •14.2. Project Task
- •14.2.1. Look at the following writing prompts, do the tasks after it. Follow the instructions that will help you to work on the project. Don’t forget the rules of working on a project.
- •Unit 15. Study check
- •Unit 16. Assess your language level
- •Section a. How to make yourself write when you don’t feel like it: strategies to minimize distraction
- •10 Ways to Find 10 Minutes to Write (by Ali Hale)
- •Minimize Distractions When Writing: Practical Tips (by Ali Hale)
- •Practice Writing – Regularly:
- •Read Widely
- •Take Time Over Your Writing
- •Learn About Writing
- •Ask For Feedback
- •6. Share Your Work With an Audience
- •Section b. The Writing Process Framework
- •2. Hands Off
- •3. Parts of Speech
- •4. Sentence Structure
- •5. Deemphasize Emphasis
- •6. Tone and Voice
- •Write First, Edit Later: from the first draft to brilliant written paper
- •Section c. How to interpret writing tasks
- •Section d. The Writer`s 5 Ws Self-assessment checklist of the Writer`s 5 Ws
- •References
Unit 7. How to write a letter of request
Give the definition to this type of formal letter using the information from the previous units.
7.1. Complete the table “Language and Vocabulary Use in Letter Writing” in Your Writing Portfolio that is available on CD-ROM. Using the information given about letters of request in the book “Successful Writing” pp. 85-87, it`s available on CD-ROM.
Some more types of letters of request
Type of business letter |
Phrases to be used |
Asking to send you something |
“Please send me…” |
Asking to book the tickets |
“Please reserve for me 4 tickets for the performance “King Lear” |
“Please reserve me a seat for a day non-stop flight from Amsterdam to Tokyo?” |
|
Asking to reserve a room |
“Please reserve me a room/accommodation in London Hotel “Commodore” for a fortnight, August 16th – August 29th”. |
Asking an excuse |
“Will you please excuse my absence from the university on 26th of March”? |
7.2. Discuss the following question in pairs. You may use your notes from your Writing Portfolio. Write your answers in your Learner Diary.
What type of letter would you write to answer these letters?
What greeting would you use?
What would be the main purpose for writing the letter?
What paragraph plan would you use?
What useful expressions could you use as opening and closing remarks?
How would you sign the letter?
7.3. Project Task 1.
Look at the following writing prompts, do the tasks after it. Follow the instructions that will help you to work on the project. Don`t forget the rules of working on a project.
You’re the head of an amateur drama club. Write a letter to a local school of Arts requesting permission to use their facilities and explaining why your drama club cannot find facilities elsewhere. Suggest how this may be arranged so that your club’s rehearsals will not interfere with the school’s activities.
You work at the children’s home which needs volunteers to help at weekends. Write to the local newspaper requesting that they publicize the vacancies. You should include the details of what is required of the applicants and explain the in which both volunteers and children might benefit.
7.3.1 Surf the Net and find:
the school for your amateur drama club`s rehearsals in your town, have a thorough look at its facilities;
the children`s home you work at in your town.
7.3.2. Work in pairs and complete the table “Structure of your letter” to make a guide for your letter writing. If your`ve got some problems, use Your Writing Portfolio Section A, B.
Structure of your letter
Type of a letter |
|
Your Address, Date, Recipient’ s name |
|
Greeting |
Dear Mr./Mrs./Miss Ochs, Dear Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Tony |
Introduction* (useful phrases) |
Introduce yourself, give reason(s) for writing |
Business thank you letter |
|
Main body* |
Development of the subject |
Letter of Request |
|
Conclusion (useful phrases) |
Closing remarks |
Linking words |
|
Ending |
Yours sincerely/ Yours faithfully + full name, Best Wishes + full name |
7.3.3. Choose one of the writing tasks above, and write a complete paragraph plan with notes for your letter, discuss it with your partner. Check yourself according Self-assessment checklist of the Writer’s 5 Ws, see Your Writing Portfolio Section E.
Then write your letter individually in about 300 words.
7.3.4. Assess your own paper using Student Writing Assessment Checklist: Rating Scale, see Your Writing Portfolio that is available on CD-ROM. Assess your partner’s paper using the Letter Assessment Scale: Holistic Scale, see Your Writing Portfolio.
7.3.5. Present the results of your project work to your teacher, groupmates. Let the teacher or experts assess your paper.
7.3.6. Put your written paper and the assessment results in your Writing Portfolio.