Formal Emails

Suitable for Functional Skills Level 1 / 2

Lesson is guided by Powerpoint, to cover the following learning objectives:

• Write an an email complaint using appropriate formal language
• Use capital letters to enhance writing
• Read and analyse a formal complaint

This lesson focuses on formal verses informal writing in an email writing context, making use of Functional Skills Exam style tasks.

During this lesson students will develop their speaking and listening skills through regular opportunity for discussion , kept on task using on screen timers.

This lesson also encourages peer feedback / marking using the 3-2-1 method.

Use of ICT is promoted and can easily be embeded through the extension task of sending an email.