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Day 1: to gain a C grade or above, you need to
make your language formal or informal enough
to suit your reader and task.
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Using formal/informal language
Can you translate these FORMAL phrases intomore INFORMAL language:
1. We regret to inform you that your payment has not
arrived as yet.2. I am delighted to invite you to attend an openevening at the school on the 22nd of this month.
3. It was with great disappointment that I learned of
your plans to build a bypass.4. Imagine my displeasure when I discovered that theproduct was faulty.
5. In addition to causing congestion in the surrounding
area, this scheme will no doubt result in adramatic increase in damaging emissions.
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Using formal/informal language
Can you turn these INFORMALstatements into more FORMAL language:
1. I will come to the interview.2.Your bus service is always late.
3.My food was cold and tasted gross.
4.The service in your caf was great.5.Young people shouldnt just be made to
hang out on the streets cause they have
nowhere to go.
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Day 1: to gain a C grade or above, you need to
make your language formal or informal enough
to suit your reader and task.
How do you make your
language more FORMAL
then?
What sort of situations
demand more FORMAL
language?
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Day 2 : to gain a C grade or above, you need
to be able to start and end a letter correctly
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Match up the correct greeting
and ending for these letters Dear Mrs Harrison
Dear Editor
Hi Mum To My Valentine
To Whom It May
Concern From: Head Office
To: All
Departments
Yours faithfully
Love See you later
Yours sincerely
Regards
8/14/2019 Day 1: To Gain a C Grade or Above, You
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Match up the correct greeting
and ending for these letters Dear Mrs Harrison
Dear Editor
Hi Mum To My Valentine
To Whom It May
Concern From: Head Office
To: All
Departments
Yours faithfully
Love See you later
Yours sincerely
Regards
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How would you start/end the
following letters?Start End
A letter to your localMPA letter to a friendwho has moved to
another country
A letter to the
manager of a bankA letter to a shopcomplaining about afaulty product
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How would you start/end the
following letters?Start End
A letter to your localMPFORMAL
Dear Sir/Madam ORDear Mr__/Mrs__ etc.if you know their
name
Yours faithfully(unless you knowtheir name, in which
case Yours sincerely
A letter to a friendwho has moved to
another countryINFORMAL
Dear___ or Hi ____ Any informal ending(love from, see you
soon, miss you, etc.)
A letter to the
manager of a bankFORMAL
Dear Sir/Madam OR
Dear Mr__/Mrs__ etc.if you know theirname
Yours faithfully
(unless you knowtheir name, in whichcase Yours sincerely
A letter to a shopcomplaining about afaulty productFORMAL
Dear Sir/Madam ORDear Mr__/Mrs__ etc.if you know theirname
Yours faithfully(unless you knowtheir name, in whichcase Yours sincerely
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Day : to gain a C grade or above, you need to
be able to start and end a letter correctly
Yours sincerely = you
know their name
Yours faithfully = you
dont know their name
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Day 3 : to gain a C grade or above, you need
to be able to recognise and correct errors in
your writing
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How many spelling errors can you
find in this piece of writing? Hear in Coventry, there are maney
diffrent things too do juringthe school
holidays. Won thing you could start bydoing is climing the cathedrultower.
From their you can get a good vew of
the hole citey. After that maybee youcould visit the transport museum were
there are duzens of old cars and busses
to keep you entatained.
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How many spelling errors can you
find in this piece of writing? Here in Coventry, there are many
different things to do during the school
holidays. One thing you could start bydoing is climbing the cathedraltower.
From there you can get a good view of
the whole city. After that maybe youcould visit the transport museum where
there are dozens of old cars and buses
to keep you entertained.
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Dont get caught out these will
all lose you marksUsing Americanspellings
Mixing uphomophones/similar lookingwords
Text/MSNspellingsColor
CenterHere/hearWhere/wereThere/their/
theyreOur/are
L8rGr82
C u4
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Day 3 : to gain a C grade or above, you need
to be able to recognise and correct errors in
your writing
Make sure you take
time to learn any words
you struggle to get
right
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Day 4 : to gain a C grade or above, you need
to use a range of vocabulary, precisely chosen
for its meaning/to suit the task
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Can you replace all the words in red with a more
precise or sophisticated alternative?
The first thing we saw was the biggates and nicetrees in the background.It was really hot and I felt happythere.My little brother ran off sayinghe wouldgo on the big swings first. We went tothe caf to get a drink because it wasso hot. The atmosphere was good butthe caf was busy and noisy and thedrinks were pricey. All in all, the day
was OK.
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Day 4 : to gain a C grade or above, you need
to use a range of vocabulary, precisely chosen
for its meaning/to suit the task
When you check your
spellings at the end,
make sure you also
think about your
vocabulary and change
it if needed.