Informal Letters

B1 · Intermediate57 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 2 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: write a warm, natural informal letter — friendly openings, casual linking, a proper sign-off — that still develops all three bullet points.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Sound like a friend, score like a pro

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: What the examiner wants from an informal letter

    Read a 196-word text about What the examiner wants from an informal letter

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Informal Expressions

    6 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: The finished Band 7 letter

    Read a 268-word text about The finished Band 7 letter

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Informal Letter Phrases

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Formal to Informal

    Matching exercise, 5 items

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your letter, full length

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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