Module 4 · Lesson 1 of 3
How General Training letters work
What 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.
In this lesson
- Know the rules of General Training Task 1: at least 150 words, about 20 minutes, a letter that covers every bullet point
- Decide quickly whether a letter should be formal, semi-formal or informal
- Use the right greeting, closing line and sign-off for each tone
- Open every letter with a clear purpose statement that fits the tone
- Cover every job in the bullet points and develop each one with specific detail
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Inside this lesson
- The task in one minute
- How your letter is marked
- What the task looks like
- Every bullet point is a job
- Cover every bullet, then develop it
- Formal, semi-formal or informal?
- Openings and closings
- Say why you are writing in the first lines
- Worked example: the library letter
- Your turn: a full letter in 20 minutes