Writing a formal letter: letter of complaint

Write a letter to the Head Teacher complaining about your school.

Write four paragraphs following this structure:

1. Introduction
2. Complaints
3. Suggestions and solutions
4. Conclusion and expectations

Analysing adverts

Go to this link about Advertising and watch a collection of adverts in English.

Choose TWO adverts from this link or any other advert in English and analyse them.

Follow these guidelines:

1. What is being advertised and what is specifically highlighted about the product?
2. Who is the advert aimed at? (audience)
3. Slogan (the language of advertising)
4. Images (description and technical effects)
5. Lines of appeal and attention-getting hooks (happy families, rich lifestyles, successful love, famous people, beautiful men and women, sex, humor...)


This is an example written by a classmate from last year:


IT RARELY STOPS

It's an advert against gender violence. What has struck me most is to see how the woman figuratively tries to cover up the blows with make-up. That is what people who suffer abuse try to do, "cover" the abuse of their abusers because they think they are going to change.

I believe that this should no longer happen, because we are free and owners of our destiny and we do not have to endure this type of abuse. Let's denounce it. The slogan is 'It's rarely stops' that means that there are a lot of women suffering gender violence in silence. This advert goes mostly for women but also for men.

Charity fundraising auctions

Get involved:  advertise yourself!

Think of your interests, skills and talents. Which could you use to help your local community?

Write 4 paragraphs:

1- Write about your skills and talents:  what are you good at?

2- Write about you offer:  what are you going to do?

3- Give details: timetable, money, location...

4- Write about the charity you are going to give the money to:  what are you going to do with the money? How is it going to benefit others?


Extra task : create a poster advertising your charity fundraising auction.

You can use Glogster or any other application (Word, for example) and send it to my email.