- •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 13. How to write business thank you letters
13.1. Give the definition to this type of formal letter using the information from the previous units.
In a business context, thank you letters are often appropriate and expected. When you have attended an interview, it is considered polite to send a thank you note. You might also send a thank you letter when someone has given you their time and advice.
13.2. Read these letters and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your Learner Diary.
Dear Mr. Green, Thank you for giving me your time on Friday 18th, when you kindly showed me around the factory. It was fascinating to see how the widgets are manufactured, and I now feel confident that I want to pursue a career in the widget manufacturing field. I’ve attached my resume and wonder if you’d be kind enough to keep it on file, in case any future positions arise that I might be suitable for?
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Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing on behalf of Liverpool Foreign Language College to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to attend your recent seminar on “Teaching Adults”. Your guidelines were both practical and clearly expressed, and I am sure they will be of benefit to all those participated. Thanking you once again, Yours faithfully, P.W. Steward P.W. Steward |
What`s the main purpose of each of these letters (e.g. request, complaint)? Which letter has more than one purpose?
What`s the subject of each letter?
Are the letters similar or different in style, length?
What`s missing in the structure of these letters? Complete the missing details.
13.3. For each situation given below write a letter in an appropriate style, use the letters in task 13.2. as models.
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.
You took part in an international conference “Teaching English and other Community Languages to Adults. Family Learning and Functional Skills” 2 weeks ago. Write a letter to its organizers expressing your gratitude.
Assess one of your papers using Student Writing Assessment Checklist: Rating Scale, see Your Writing Portfolio .
13.3. Project task
13.3.1. Think of the situations when you`re to write a business thank you letter. Make a list of the situations in pairs. Then create writing prompts for you’re your groupmates.
13.3.2. Write business thank you letters using one of your groupmate`s prompts.
a) Write a complete paragraph plan with notes for your, 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.
b) Assess your partner’s paper using the Letter Assessment Scale: Holistic Scale, see Your Writing Portfolio Section C.
c) Present the results of your project work to your teacher, group mates. Let the teacher or experts assess your paper.
d) Put your written paper and the assessment results in your Writing Portfolio.