Unit 13 The New Park
Let’s talk Skim the letter below. What is the main idea ? Who is the audience ? What is the purpose ? Reading The New Park
The features of a formal letter are: • the address of the person you are writing to • the reason you are writing (purpose)
• formal language • formal closing.
Queen Street, Primary School, Millhop, Barbados
Address of the writer
Date
4th February, 2017
Address of the person you are writing to
The Editor, The Weekly News, Longwall Street, Barbados
Dear Sir, There are plans for a new park in Burgess Field, on the edge of Millhop. My class looked at the proposals and these are our views. We need a park where local people can relax and take exercise but Burgess Field is not the right place. It is a big field but it is on the edge of town. It is twenty minutes’ walk from the school so it is unsuitable for P.E. and sports lessons. In our opinion, Church Field is a much better site although it is smaller. There is enough space for a children’s play area and a sports pitch. People can get there easily because it is in the centre of town. It is so close to school that we could go every day. It is also very peaceful because it is behind the church. We strongly encourage the Council to choose Church Field so that everyone can enjoy the lovely new park. Yours truly, Darren Clarke
Greeting
Purpose of writing
Formal language
Persuasive writing
Closing and signature
• Skimming: Tell students to look at the layout and to read just the first sentence in each paragraph. • Discuss with students the six parts of a formal letter : (1) sender’s address and date, (2) recipient’s address, (3) greeting, (4) body (the content of the letter), (5) closing (varies according to whom you are writing) and (6) signature. • Talk about where on the page you write the addresses, the greeting and the closing of a letter.
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