NON-FICTION
UNIT 6
As with Robert Pirosh’s letter, you need to make your application letter stand out from the thousands of other applications by using language to impress the reader.
Outline your reason for writing clearly.
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Be creative in your description as to why you would be perfect for the job and what makes you stand out from everyone else applying.
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Writing Tips
Use the features of a formal letter accurately (see page 203).
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Write convincingly in a formal tone.
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Emails
An email is an electronic mail. It is similar to a letter in that it is a form of written communication between two people. You need to have an email address to send or receive an email. An email can be formal or informal depending on who you are sending the email to, just like a letter. From line
From: sarahoflynn@gmail.com
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Subject line – what is the email about?
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Greeting
Written in first-person narrative perspective
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To: manager@studentaccomodation.com Subject: Night-time noise
Dear Sir,
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Information the sender wants the recipient to know
I am writing to complain about the noise coming from your student accommodation apartment blocks every evening. There is music blasting, shouting and singing going on until well into the early hours of the morning. This happens every single evening and my young children and I are getting very little sleep. I look forward to your response and a solution to the situation. Kind regards, Sarah
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Date: Tuesday, 16 March 2021 at 01:30
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