Can-Do Task: A Formal Letter or Report
Task: write a short formal letter, email, or report using language from across this course.
Notice
- Choose one: a formal complaint, a job enquiry, or a short report summarising advantages/disadvantages of a proposal.
Rule
Your task: Write a short formal piece (8–10 sentences) using at least four structures from this course: a passive form, a reporting verb, a discourse marker, and a hedging expression.
Practice
- Planning line: which type of formal writing will you choose?
Answer: Personal answer — e.g. complaint, enquiry, report. - Draft your opening line.
Answer: Personal answer, e.g. ‘I am writing to express my concern about…’
Connect
Read model formal letters and reports before writing your own.
CEFR: Writing — write clear, detailed, appropriately formal text for a real purpose.
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