Writing Formal and Informal Letters. Part 1. Домбровская И.В - 46 стр.

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C Analysis
  Is the letter written to the right person?
  Is it written in the right style?
  Are the paragraphs clear?
  Read the question again. Why (apart from the mistakes) is this a bad answer?
Exercise 12
  Write a letter of about 180 words applying for one of the grants mentioned
  in this announcement.

                   THE CHILDREN'S ORGANISATION has
                     several grants of up to ₤ 1000 to fund
                         new projects designed to help
                       children in developing countries.
                       To apply, please write to us giving
                       details about yourself, the project
                        you are planning, and say how
                         you would spend the money.

Plan your answer, using these notes. The letter can be answered in five para-
 graphs:

  1. Refer to the announcement and say why you are writing.
  2.Give a few details about yourself and what you do. Keep this part fairly short -
     they just want an idea of who you are, how old you are, etc.
  3. This is the main part of the letter, and you must use your imagination. Think
     of a project that would help children in developing countries. You may use
     any of your own ideas or any of the following:
     • collecting second-hand clothes
     • giving children presents for Christmas
     • supplying food and medicine
  4. Explain how much you need and what you would spend the money on. It
     would be a good idea to make it clear that you will be doing a lot of the work
     for free.
  5.Finish appropriately and say you look forward to hearing from them.
    Remember to write in a formal style.
Letters of enquiry
Exercise 13
  Read the following advertisement and the two letters, then say which
model is good and which is bad, giving reasons for your answer as if an ex-
aminer. To decide which band each letter is see section Assessment, p.4