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WWW Rubenvalero Com Learningenglish c1 Advanced Cae Writing Cae c1 Cae Formal Letter or Email
WWW Rubenvalero Com Learningenglish c1 Advanced Cae Writing Cae c1 Cae Formal Letter or Email
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A letter or email
(formal or informal) is written in response to the situation outlined in the task.
Letters/emails in the Cambridge English: Advanced Writing paper will require a response
which is consistently appropriate for the speci ed target reader.
HINTS
Read the task carefully and then… read the task carefully (not a mistake. I’ve typed it twice!). You
need to underline all the content points and consider the following:
Why are you are writing the letter/email? To correct information, to apply for a job, to
complain about something….
Who is the target reader? You may have to write to the editor of a publication, to a potential
employer, to a university administrator…
Which language/register would be appropriate to reach my goal? Is there enough
SPECIFIC detail in my letter/email to convince the target reader?
Open and nish your letter/email using opening and closing formulae appropriately. Some
examples:
“Dear Editor” → “Best regards” (and your own name and surname)
“Dear Sir/Madam” → “Yours faithfully” (and your own name and surname)
“Dear Mrs Jones” → “Yours sincerely” (and your own name and surname)
As a general rule, your rst paragraph could be used as an introduction. Add as many paragraphs
as content points you have to deal with. In the nal paragraph, you should express what you expect
to be done as a result of your letter.
TASK
Your letter should explain what your company does, what kind of work-experience placements
are available, and how students would bene t from the experience.
Dear Students,
Are you looking for a work placement that will give you plenty of valuable experience and
will look good on your CV? If so, then our company may have something to offer you.
You will nd further information about our organisation and the placements we offer on our
website and we look forward to hearing from any of you who think that the work might be
right for you – and that you might be the right person for one of these placements.
Paula Fisher
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