How to develop writing PET exam

1. FORMAL AND INFORMAL
LETTERS
SOME TIPS

2. When you write a letter, you have to ask and
answer yourself to these questions:
•Why I am writing this letter? What is my
writing about?
•Who is my audience? What information
do I include in the writing?
•What response do I want? How much do
you write? How many paragrahs, words.

3. HOW TO WRITE A FORMAL LETTER
● Writer’s address should be in the top right-hand corner
● Date should be written below writer’s address
● Recipient’s name and address below that on the left-hand
side
● Use the correct opening (Dear Sir / Madam, Dear Mrs
Ferguson, etc)
● Opening sentence should explain the purpose of the letter
● Each paragraph should make single specific point
● Avoid contractions, slang, and abbreviations
● Concluding ‘action point’ paragraph states what you want the
recipient to do
● Formal ending, such as Yours Sincerely or Yours Faithfully

4. How to write an informal letter
https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Letter#Sample_Letters_sub

5. Sample Letter Format
Your contact information
• Your Name
• Your Address
• Your City, State Zip Code
• Your Phone Number
• Your Email Address
• Date
Contact Information (The person or company you are writing to)
• Name
• Title
• Company
• Address
• City, State Zip Code

6. Salutation Examples
• Dear Mr./Ms. Last Name, (Use a formal salutation, not a first name,
unless you know the person extremely well. If you do not know the
person's gender, you can write out their full name.
• For instance, you could write Dear Mr. / Mrs. Surname, Dear Sir /
Madam, “Dear Manager” or “Dear Human Resources Department.”
"Dear Pat Crody" instead of "Dear Mr. Crody" or "Dear Ms. Crody."
• If you do not know the recipient’s name, it’s still common to use the
generic salutation “To Whom It May Concern,”.

7. Body of Letter
• After the greeting, the first paragraph of your letter should provide an
introduction, usually this will be asking ‘How are you?’ or a ‘How have you
been?’. If the recipient is married or has kids, you may wish to ask how
their spouse or children are. Next, you should state why you are writing so
that your purpose or reason for writing.
• Then, in the following paragraphs, provide more information and specific
details about your request or the information you are providing.
• The last paragraph of your letter should reiterate the reason you are
writing and thank the reader for reviewing your request.
• If appropriate, it should also politely ask for a written response or for the
opportunity to arrange a meeting to further discuss your request.

8. Closing
End with:
Formal
• Yours Faithfully, Yours Sincerely, Best regards.
Informal
• ‘Love’, ‘Best regards’, ‘All the best’, and ‘Thanks’.
Signature

9. WRITING RUBRIC FOR EXAMS
______________________________________ Mark: __________ /2,5
Student’s signature
CATEGORIES Poor / 0,2 Fair / 0,3 Good / 0,4 Very good / 0,5
Construction of
paragraphs
There is no attempt to form
paragraphs.
Sentences length is not
appropriate.
There is some attempt to
form paragraphs but there
are not grouped by thoughts.
Sentence length is
appropriate.
Paragraphs are somewhat
structured but there is
difficult to identify main
ideas.
Sentences are generally of
an appropriate length.
Paragraphs are clearly
structured according to
thoughts.
Sentences are of an
appropriate length.
Cohesion
The sentences are not
related each other.
Few sentences are
connected each other.
Some sentences are
connected each other.
All the sentences are
connected each other
through linking words.
Coherence
The writing lacks sequencing
of ideas.
The ideas could have been
expressed more sequentially.
There is generally
sequencing in the order of
ideas.
All the ideas are structured
in a logical and sequential
way.
Grammar and vocabulary
A large amount of grammar
mistakes and limited
vocabulary frequently
impede communication.
Some mistakes in grammar
and misused vocabulary that
at times impedes
communication.
A few inaccuracies in
relevant vocabulary and
grammar that do not disrupt
communication.
Students express a clear
mastery of appropriate
grammar and vocabulary.
Punctuation
There are no punctuation
marks at all.
There are just a few
punctuation marks but some
are not used appropriately.
There are just a few
punctuation marks but they
are used appropriately.
The sentences are written,
making a good use of
punctuation marks.