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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

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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.