Day 2

Points to Remember- Types of Letters

 Formal - To someone you have not met, whose name you don't
know - Dear Sir / Madam - Yours faithfully

 Semi- formal - To someone you may or may not have met,

whose last name you know & use - Dear Mr. Brown, Dear Ms.
Stone - Yours sincerely.

 Informal - To someone you know well, whose first name

you know and use - Dear John Dear Anita - Best regards
Warm wishes
 Points to Remember- Writing AC Task 1
 Read the task and make a mental summary of the key
points and overall trends/stages.
 Introduce the information, in a sentence or two, using your
own words.

 Summarize the key points and use data to illustrate these.

 Include an overview of the information - either in your

introduction or conclusion.
 Points to Remember- Writing GT Task 1

 Clearly state the reason for writing your letter.

 Use the correct tone (Formal/ Informal).
 Remember to use appropriate greetings and signing off.
 Plan your paragraphs with the help of the bullet points given.
 Maintain coherence.
 Keep a count on number of words (above 150 words).
 Points to Remember- Writing Task 2
 Try to show that you can use your own words (wherever
possible) and a range of grammatical structures.

 Divide your answer into paragraphs and use linkers to connect

your ideas.

 Count your words to make sure you have written enough.

 Check your grammar, spelling and

punctuation.
 Helpful Words- Essay Writing

Expressing personal opinions: • As far as I'm concerned, …

• In my opinion, …
• Personally, I think that …
• It seems to me that ...
• I must admit that …
• I believe/suppose that ...
• I cannot deny that …
• As I see it, …
• I would argue that ...
• I'd like to point out that …
• In my experience, ...
• Very strong opinions:
• I am sure that …
• I am convinced that ...
• I am certain that ...
 Helpful Words- Essay Writing
Expressing general point of view:
• It is (generally) claimed that …
• It is (generally) said that …
• It is (generally) thought that ...
• It is (generally) considered that ...
• A common opinion is that ...
• A popular belief is that ...
Example: It is considered that
rigorous diets are very unhealthy
Proving your arguments:
• to attest, ...
• to prove, ...
• this (fact) is attested/proven by ...
• this (fact) is evidenced by ...
• this (fact) is testified by ...
• this (fact) is endorsed /supported by...
• this (evidence) establishes that ...
Example: Consuming moderate amounts of
sweets can be good for health. This is
evidenced by a number of cases when
people improved their health conditions by
eating chocolate.
 Helpful Words- Essay Writing
Outlining facts:
• The fact is that …
• It is obvious that …
• It is clear that …
• There is no doubt that …
• This proves that …
Example: It is obvious that
deforestation has no positive
effects.
• Generalizing:
• Generally speaking, ...
• On the whole, ...
• Typically, ...
• By and large ...
Example: Generally speaking,
smoking is a bad habit.
 Helpful Words- Essay Writing

Giving examples: Concluding:

• For example, ... • To summarize, ...
• For instance, ... • In conclusion, ...
• A good illustration of this is ... • Overall, ...
• Evidence for this is provided by ... • On balance, ...
• We can see this when ... • Taking everything into
Example: A lot of wild animals are consideration, ...
endangered. Evidence for this is Example: Overall, no parents should
proved by decreasing number of neglect their children.
species.