Review!

Dear students,

In today's lab session we'll review some concepts related to email and letter writing.

One of the key features studied in class was language register. The following video will probably freshen up your previous knowledge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDBY2-Wmis

Activity 1: Writing Formal and Informal Emails

Instructions:

1. Make groups of 4.

2. Two students will work on Task A and the other two on Task B.

3. Each pair will create a Google Doc to do the task.

4. Once you have finished writing your task, share the file with the other pair.

5. After you have received the file from the other pair, proofread it and make the necessary changes to finally share the file with your teacher (descriptivewriting2013@gmail.com).

Task A

Your boss left this post-it note on your desk while you were at lunch. follow the instructions she gave you.

Task B

You received this memo at work. You worked with Carol for many years before changing departments. Send her an email. 

Activity 2: Editing Letters

Answer the following questions:

Do you always check what you have written to look for mistakes?

Is the content of what you write just as important as not making mistakes?

Do you use a dictionary to check spelling?

Do you try to show what you write in English to someone else before you submit it?

Instructions:

Look at the advertisement and read the letter that somebody wrote in answer to it. 

Correct the mistakes highlighted in yellow in the letter.