English · Stage 4

Writing Letters

Writing — match your style to the reader: an informal letter to a friend, a formal letter to someone you do not know

✦ English📘 Stage 4 · S4⏱ ~12 min🧒 Ages 8–9★ Free to start

I can write a letter in both informal and formal styles.

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Kavi's Two Letters

"I am writing two letters today," said Kavi. "One is to my friend Sam — so it is warm and friendly: Dear Sam at the top and Love, Kavi at the end. The other is to the head teacher, Mrs Khan, whom I have never met — so it is polite and tidy: Dear Mrs Khan at the top and Yours sincerely at the end. Same three parts in both — a greeting, a body, and a sign-off — but I change the style to fit who will read it!"

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What your child will learn

1Every letter has three parts — change the style for the readerA letter always has a greeting at the top, a body in the middle (what you want to say), and a sign-off at the end. You keep those three parts, but you change the STYLE to match who will read it. Write to a friend or family? Use a warm, informal style. Write to someone you do not know, or an important person? Use a polite, formal style.

2What every letter needsTap each part to hear Kavi explain it. These three parts are in EVERY letter, informal or formal.

3Informal letter vs formal letterBoth letters have the same three parts — they just sound different. Tap each card.

4Which phrase fits which letter?

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A peek inside

You are writing to the mayor, Mr Lee, whom you have never met. Should the letter be informal or formal?

the reader is a stranger and an official → formal

Try this at home: What are the three parts that every letter has?

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