Enhancing Letter Writing Skills
Practice your letter writing skills with this guide covering informal and formal letters. Learn the differences between informal and formal writing, find tips on summarizing news articles or movie reviews, use templates for both types of letters, and understand the key elements of formal letter writing. Improve your communication abilities through practical exercises and examples.
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Heading here Letter writing Estimated timing: 30-40 minutes Writing a letter is a good way to practise your skills. It will help you to use formal and informal language. An informal letter is written to a friends or family. A formal letter may be written at work. literacytrust.org.uk 1
Heading here Informal letter writing Find two articles that you have enjoyed reading and write a letter to a friend summarising the news that you have read. or Describe the last film or TV show that you watched and loved. Persuade your friend to watch it too. You should aim to: Write 1 paragraph explaining each area of news Ask a question Put your address on the letter and use a letter writing format Write in an informal style literacytrust.org.uk 2
Heading here Your address Letter writing template Date Their address Dear X, (If you don t know their name, use Sir/Madam ) Sign off, (If you know their name, use Yours sincerely. If you don t know their name, use Yours faithfully. ) Your name literacytrust.org.uk 3
Heading here Formal letter writing The style of formal letter is different to writing to a friend. Think of 3 differences between formal and informal writing: 1. 2. 3. literacytrust.org.uk 4
Heading here Formal letter writing You can tell if a letter is formal if they use the following: Formal language (no slang) Clear paragraphs and if it is handwritten they will be indented Signs off formally with yours faithfully or yours sincerely Spelling and grammar has been checked literacytrust.org.uk 5
Heading here Write a formal letter Writing letters will help you to practise your writing skills in a formal way. You can apply this to many different situations at work. Write a letter complaining about bad customer service at a shop. or Write a letter to asking for someone support to a local charity cause that you are passionate about. You should aim to: Write 3 paragraphs Ask a question Put your address on the letter and use a letter writing format Write in an formal style 6
Heading here Your address Letter writing template Date Their address Dear X, (If you don t know their name, use Sir/Madam ) Sign off, (If you know their name, use Yours sincerely. If you don t know their name, use Yours faithfully. ) Your name literacytrust.org.uk 7
