Letters​ can be formal, semi-formal or informal depending on who we are writing to.

​Types of emails:

• ​giving news

• giving invitations

• accepting or refusing invitations

• complaining

• asking for or giving instructions, information, advice

• applying for a course or a post (job)

• suggesting or expressing preference)

​General outline of an email

​Greeting

​Dear John,

​Paragraph 1: Opening remarks & reasons for wriitng

​​Thanks so much for your last letter. Thought I'd drop you a line. I am writing to tell you about my .....

Paragraph 2,3: Development of topic

I'm going to stay at....

Paragraph 4: Closing remarks

Well, I'd better get going. Write back soon and let me know ....

sign off

Yours,​

​Rubric analysis

​Read the rubric carefully and underline the imaginary situation and the imaginary reader.

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​This will help you decide on the writing style you should use (formal, semi-formal or informal), the type of writing task and the specific topics you should include in your writing.

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It's time to write!​

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