How To Write Particular Types of Letter in English

These letters are useful for students who want to learn how to write particular types of letter in English. There is an application for a job, a letter to a newspaper and several complaint letters.

To do some exercises on these texts click here

Activiities From BBC to teach them how to write letters

 Try it!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/writing/letters/play.shtml

Are You Ready To Write a Letter?

Here is letter generator. Practice!

Unit 1 Let's keep in touch Lesson1 Meet old friends- Vocabulary

Dear students of classes 8B,8C!
Pay attention to the words you should use in your speech.

Unit 1 Lesson 1

 To get better marks, to join school clubs, to be late, to miss classes, to learn something, to become stronger (healthier, thinner), to travel, to make new friends, to visit relatives, to get a dog, to do one’s best, to buy something

Unit 1 Lesson 2,3

Verb activator:  the verb to get

to get away, to get back, It’s getting cold, to get a cold, to get up, to get over, to get through something,

How are you getting on?

Hope to hear from you soon.

 Best wishes, …..

To look forward to hearing from somebody

Thanks for your letter.

Write soon!

It was great to hear from you.

Let’s keep in touch.

I haven’t heard from you for ages.

Yours faithfully,…..

Yours sincerely, …

I’m sorry, I have to stop now

Unit 1 Lesson 4,5

Conversation bricks

That’s great! I’m glad to hear it. What a shame! That’s good news! Are you? Good for you! Mmmm… Really? Tell me! Did they? How wonderful!

Oh no! How awful! What a pity! Bad news travels fast.

How To Write an Informal Letter

Here is an example how to do it

How To Write a Formal Letter

Here are some tips how to write a letter

Homework for class 8C, 8B

Учащиеся моей группы 8 класса!
Напоминаю вам, чтобы успешно начать  курс английского в 8 классе, необходимо повторить материал грамматический за 7 класс.
Итак,
 1. стр. 222- Present Simple, стр. 229- Present Progressive, стр. 233- Future Simple. Особое внимание обратите на случаи употребления этих времён для выражения будущих действий.
2. Повторите материал о разных видах чтения на стр. 5,6 и тщательно поработайте с домашним упражнением на стр.8 (A,B,C,D)
Ваша учительница Л.А.

Useful Links for Unit 1

Hi there, Classes 8B and 8C! Here is additional information for our lessons.
Unit 1. Let's keep in touch
Lesson 2,3. New's from St David's School. Lesson 4,5 No news is good news— как писать письма по-английски? Где найти онлайн-тренажер, обучающий писать письма? Как писать formal and informal letters? Где найти образцы formal и informal letters?
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Letter - tips on how to write a letter
http://www.readwrite...tter_generator/ - an online letter generator, a wonderful activity to teach children how to write letters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/e...s/letters.shtml - an online activity from BBC to teach children how to write letters
http://www.usingengl...er-writing.html – tips on how to write formal and business letters
http://www.ehow.com/...mal-letter.html – instructions for writing a formal letter
http://www.englisch-...cial_briefe.htm – an example of a formal letter
http://www.vocw.udn..../m11322/latest/ - suggestions, tips and some exercises in writing formal letters
http://www.freeonlineresearchpapers.com/co...ivor-programme-a sample formal letter
http://www.beautiful-american-living.com/w...al-letters.html – basic rules of informal letter writing
http://www.ehow.com/...l-business.html – instructions for writing an informal letter
http://www.englisch-...rds/letters.htm – an example of informal letter
http://www.parapal-o...es/letters.html – model letters to learn how to write particular types of letter in English
http://www.xtec.net/...iting/infl2.htm - a sample informal letter

Lesson 6 Valentine's Day – Где найти информацию про обычаи, традиции, легенды, подарки, истории связанные с Valentine's Day?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day- encyclopaedia entry about St. Valentine's Day

http://www.history.c...ites/valentine/ - videos, history, interesting facts and activities to celebrate Valentine's Day
http://www.theholida...ntine/index.htm– ideas of gifts, cards and greetings for Valentine's Day

http://www.stvalenti...nd-customs.html– information about Valentine's Day traditions and customs
http://www.new-age.c.../valentines.htm - Valentine's Day ideas, cards and gifts
http://www.stvalentinesday.org/legends-of-...ntines-day.html – legends of St Valentine's Day
http://www.gifts.com.../valentines-day – the most popular Valentine's Day gifts
http://www.valentine-card.com/ - free collection of Valentine's Day cards, poems and jokes
http://www.dltk-holi...tines/cards.htm – free printable Valentine's Day cards
http://happyvalentinedaysms.blogspot.com/2...es-day-sms.html – collection of Valentine's Day SMS, stories, poems
http://crafts.kaboos...ne-parties.html– crafts and activities to celebrate Valentine's Day
http://www.akidshear...tine/valgms.htm– Valentine's Day games for children online