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UNIT 3: BECOMING INDEPENDENT

P6: WRITING

1 Have you ever taken any courses in life skills?

2 How can you get information about such courses?

3 Have you ever written a formal letter to get more information?

Activity 1: Read the advertisement and answer the questions.

1 What courses are advertised?

=> Courses that teach the skills people need to become independent.

2 What skills do you think you will be taught if you take the “ coping with loneliness” course?

=> The skills to overcome the feeling of loneliness.

3 What will you get if you enrol early?

=> A discount on tuition fee.

4 What can you do if you need more information about the courses?

=> Write to Ms Angela Brown.

Activity 2: Work in group to put Denise’s letter in the right order according to the template.

Date Greeting

1 Stating the reason for writing and / or giving reference

2 Giving background information

3 Requesting advice based on the background information

4 Requesting further information

5 Expressing hope

6 Thank-you note and formal closing

Signature

Letter template:

 d

 a

 b

 f

 c

 e

April 21st, 2013 Dear Ms Brown,

I am writing to enquire about the life skills courses you advertised in Teenage Magazine

I am first year student and live away from home Although I have close friends, I miss my family very much I don’t like being alone and I always need someone to be around me I don’t know how to overcome the feeling

of loneliness so I can become more independent

Could you advise me which courses I should take?

I would also like to know how much the tuition fee will be if I enrol early

I hope that your answers to my questions will help me to make the right decision about the course

Thank you very much for your time I look forward to hearing from you

Sincerely,

Denise

Useful phrases

Reason for writing:

- I am writing to ask if you could inform me about

- I am writing to enquire about

- I would appreciate some further information about

- I am writing to receive further details about

Requesting further information:

- I would like to know

- I would be grateful if you could inform me

- I would be interested in knowing

Thanking for information and closing

- Thank you for your time and assistance.

- Thank you in advance for your assistance / co-operation.

- I would like to thank you in advance.

- I look forward to your reply at your earliest convenience.

- I look forward to hearing from you.

Activity 3:Match each problem with its sign.

1 Lacking time-management skills

2 Suffering from stress

3 Lacking interpersonal communication skills

c Can’t schedule tasks effectively

b Don’t feel comfortable when talking to people or working in group

a Can’t concentrate and have memory problems

d Don’t know how to prioritise tasks

d Have difficulty in communicating ideas

or opinions

e Always feel worry and can’t sleep well at night

Activity 4: Imagine that you have one of the problems above Work in

group to write a letter to Ms Brown for advice on a suitable course and

get further information about:

Writing time

Correction