Idioma

ACADEMIC STUDIES
ENGLISH

Support Materials and Exercises
for

WRITING LETTERS

WINTER 1999

WRITING LETTERS

ACADEMIC ENGLISH
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The following persons have contributed to the development of this learning material:
Content and Structure:
Curriculum Developer(s)

Leslie Childs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English Curriculum Content Expert
New BrunswickCommunity College . . . . . . . . . . Bathurst

Project Supervision/Co-ordination:

Angela Acott-Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . Project Co-ordinator
New Brunswick Community College . . . . . . . Woodstock

Kay Curtis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literacy Co-ordinator
New Brunswick Community College . . . . . . . Woodstock

This document is available full-text on the World Wide Webthanks to
the National Adult Literacy Database.
http://www.nald.ca/CLR/search/
The financial support for this learning materials project was provided by
the National Literacy Secretariat of Human Resources Development Canada.
Winter 1999

This support module may be used with BAU-ENG 6.9, Letters, and IAU-ENG 2.7,
Writing Letters.
BAU-ENG 6.9

LETTERS

OBJECTIVE

Upon successfulcompletion of this unit, the learner will be able to
1. compose a friendly/informal letter.
2. prepare a letter for mailing.
TEACHING POINTS

Level

5/6

correct punctuation of parts of the friendly/informal letter

5/6

3

fold letter correctly

5/6

correct format for address

5/6

5

correct postal codes: e.g. NB, ON, SK

5/6

6

correct format and placement of postalcodes

5/6

7

size of envelope

5/6

8

return address

5/6

9

to correspond with friend

5/6

10

letter to the teacher

5/6

11

letter to “Dear Abby”

5/6

12

Uses

salutation, body, closing

4

Mailing

1
2

Format

informal invitation, letter of regret, letter of condolence

5/6

Learners should be encouraged to write “real” letterswherever possible in this module. In
addition, learners may take over the responsibility of writing letters associated with the day to
day activities of the class, e.g. inviting and thanking speakers, thanking donors, etc.

IAU-ENG 2.9

WRITING LETTERS

OBJECTIVE

Upon successful completion of this unit, the learner will be able to
1. plan and write friendly and formal letters.
2. plan andwrite business letters.
3. prepare letters for mailing.
TEACHING POINTS

Level

Personal
Letters

1

Parts: date, salutation, body, closing

7

2

Appropriate content

7

Envelopes

3

Correct address position and format

7

4

Return address

7

5

Folding and inserting letter correctly

7

6

Parts: return and inside address, salutation, body, closing8

7

Types: request

8

8

inquiry

8

9

order

8

10

complaint

8

Business
Letters

11

Format: full block

8

12

block (sometimes called modified block)

8

13

modified block (sometimes called modified with indents

8

14

Structure: 1st paragraph-general statement

8

15

2nd paragraph-specific details

8

16

3rdparagraph-specific request

8

17

Special Parts: subject line

9

18

copy line

9

19

enclosure line

9

20

typist’s identification

9

NOTE TO FACILITATORS AND LEARNERS:
1.

This module, Writing Letters, presents information and exercises to accompany the
objectives of BAU-ENG 6.9, Letters, and IAU-ENG 2.7, Writing Letters.

2.

Learners working to complete therequirements of BAU-ENG should complete all the
sections on PERSONAL LETTERS plus the section on ENVELOPES located on page
42.

3.

Learners working to complete the requirements of IAU-ENG should review the section on
PERSONAL LETTERS before starting work on BUSINESS LETTERS.

4.

Facilitators are free to use any support materials appropriate to their learners’ needs.

5.

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