G8 U6 L7 Writing

Impact 2
Grade 8
Semester 2
Unit 6
Do You Think These Are Healthy?
Lesson 7. Writing (A letter of complaint)
Lesson objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
 identify and use elements of a letter of complaint.
 recognise and use phrases that support the complaint.
 analyse a model of a letter of complaint.
 write a letter of complaint about people wasting water.
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Ministry of Education – Second Semester- 2021-2022 English - Grade 8 - Unit 6 – Lesson 7 – Writing- (A letter of complaint )
Discuss
 What is global warming?
 In your opinion, what could be the causes of global
warming?
 What could be its effects?
 Do you think it could be a result of certain human activities?
In pairs, explain how?
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Task 1
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Getting started
Read the dialogue between a professor and his student in a debate about global warming and
think about how human activities contribute to global warming.
Scientists have
Professor
Yes, how can I categorised the human
Henry?
help you Sam? activities that contribute
to global warming into
some main factors.
What are some of the human activities that contribute to global

warming?
Discuss
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Getting started
Here are some possible answers about how human activities contribute to global warming.
throughout the dialogue.
Some of them say burning fossil fuels in Well, Sam, as a result of burning
factories is one of the main causes of fossil fuels in factories and the
global warming, as well as driving petrol increasing number of people driving
vehicles and cutting down trees in forests. petrol vehicles, more gases that play
How can that affect us, professor? a part in global warming are given off
into the air.
Oh, I see. That’s why cutting down trees

that help take harmful gases out of the air,
leads to global warming.
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Task 2
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!Let’s look closer
Suppose you wanted to write a letter to a

newspaper complaining about the way people are
causing global warming. In your letter write about
different ways in which people can cause global
warming.
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Read the letter below and match the headings from the right part to the paragraph numbers, then
underline the phrases that connect details or facts to the situation.
Check your answers
a
Dear Sir/Madam,
What you want to
1/ I am writing to complain about the amount of pollution and damage people are causing earth. be done about the
which in turn leads to global warming and other destructions.
problem.
As a result of burning fossil fuels, more gases are released into the air. This problem is particularly
worrying, knowing that thousands of forests are being cut down. b
It’s very important to consider that global warming increases the average temperature of the
2/
earth’s atmosphere because it increases the heat coming from the sun and the earth itself. As a result, It
Description of the
problem & facts.
is continuously warmed by man-made gases such as burning fossil fuels from factories and fuels from
vehicles. That is why cutting down forests leads to having fewer trees that help intake these harmful c
gases out of the air.
For these reasons, it is important for people to take action now on global warming. I believe it’s The reason why you
are writing.
important to do everything possible to reduce man-made pollution.
Thank
3/ you for your kind attention. d
Best regards Information on how
Mona Adel human activities
contribute to global
warming.
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Task 3
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Now, let’s look closer at the previous letter and

answer the following questions.
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Paragraph 1 Check your answers
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to complain about the amount of pollution and damage people are causing earth.
which in turn leads to global warming and other destructions. As a result of burning fossil fuels,
more gases are released into the air. This problem is particularly worrying, knowing that
thousands of forests are being cut down.
1. Why is Mona writing a letter of complaint?

To complain about the amount of pollution and damage people are causing earth.
2. What causes global warming?

The gases that are released into the air, as a result of burning fossil fuels.
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It’s very important to consider that global warming increases the average temperature of the
earth’s atmosphere because it increases the heat coming from the sun and the earth itself. As a
result, It is continuously warmed by man-made gases such as burning fossil fuels from factories
and fuels from vehicles. That is why cutting down forests leads to having fewer trees that help
intake these harmful gases out of the air.
1. What is the effect of global warming on the earth’s temperature?

It increases the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere because it increases the heat
coming from the sun and earth itself.
2. What increases the problem?

Cutting down forests.
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For these reasons, it is important for people to take action now on global warming. I believe its
important to do everything possible to reduce man-made pollution.
Thank you for your kind attention.
Best regards
Mona Adel
1. What is Mona recommending to be done about the problem?

To do everything possible to reduce man-made pollution.
What could be the solutions to global warming?

Discuss
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Task 4
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A complaint letter layout
The main parts of a complaint letter are: Check your answers
1. Introduction (Opening Remarks)
• The reason why you are writing.
2. Main Body
• Description of the problem and facts.
• Information of how human activities contribute to the problem.
3. Conclusion (Closing Remarks)

• What you want to be done about the problem.
We use the phrases below to introduce details, examples or facts.

as a result (of) because (of) that’s why
for this reason/ these reasons
Read the complaint letter about food waste in your student’s book on p.107. Discuss with your partner
the letter’s elements and find reasons why wasting food harms the environment.
Your teacher will check the answers with you.
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Assessment
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Assessment
You spent the weekend at one of the hotels in Bahrain and you noticed that large quantities of
water were being wasted. Write a letter of complaint to the hotel manager in 110-130 words.
Explain why they should not waste water. Do not forget to use phrases to introduce details,
examples or facts.
( as a result- because- that’s why- for this reason/ these reasons)
For writing support, look at the models in your ST. book p.107 and on slide 9.
Writing Assessment 1 2 3 4
Use these guidelines to assess students’ writing. You can
add other aspects of their writing you’d like to assess at
the bottom of the table. Writing: Student explains a process by clearly describing each
4 = Excellent step and introduces each step with words and phrases such as
3 = Good first, second, then, next, after that, at the end and finally.
2 = Needs improvement
1 = Re-do
Grammar: Student uses indefinite pronouns.
Vocabulary: Student uses a variety of word choices, including

words learnt in this unit.
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A suggested answer
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing this letter to bring to your attention the problem of wasting water I have recently seen during my
stay in the hotel. It is due to the irresponsible usage of the taps in the restrooms, swimming pools, and
restaurants, maybe even in the rooms. It is quite disturbing to see that many families using the hotel facilities
leave the taps running, thus causing huge wastage of this essential natural resource. Also, many of these taps
are in need of repair and maintenance.
Running taps contribute to the shortage of water. According to a newspaper report, the amount of water
wasted in this way could very well serve the needs of a large number of people. I would kindly request you
to take an immediate action to stop this.
People are not aware of the importance of water and how it can be used without wastage. Furthermore, the
hotel management is not providing regular maintenance of the taps. All of this leads to a large amount of
water getting wasted.
For these reasons, I believe we must do everything we can to save this precious natural resource.
Thank you for your attention.
Best regards,
Donna
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This is the end of the lesson.
Thank You!
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Impact 2

 What is global warming?

 In your opinion, what could be the causes of global

 What could be its effects?

 Do you think it could be a result of certain human activities?

In pairs, explain how?

What are some of the human activities that contribute to global

Oh, I see. That’s why cutting down trees

Suppose you wanted to write a letter to a

Now, let’s look closer at the previous letter and

Paragraph 1 Check your answers

1. Why is Mona writing a letter of complaint?

2. What causes global warming?

Paragraph 2 Check your answers

1. What is the effect of global warming on the earth’s temperature?

2. What increases the problem?

Paragraph 3 Check your answers

1. What is Mona recommending to be done about the problem?

What could be the solutions to global warming?

3. Conclusion (Closing Remarks)

We use the phrases below to introduce details, examples or facts.

Vocabulary: Student uses a variety of word choices, including

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