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Deltion College
Engels
C1 Schrijven [Edu/004] thema: NIMBY
(Not in my backyard)
can-do : kan een uitgebreid en gedegen
betoog tegen iets schrijven.
Tijd opdracht:
3 SBU
Eindprodukt:
a. Formal letter of protest,
300 – 350 words
Needed: dictionary
• Je hebt deze opdracht naar behoren
uitgevoerd als je je protest in een duidelijke,
goed gestructureerde brief kunt weergeven
en uitgebreid je standpunten kunt
uiteenzetten.
Situation
You have acquired a traineeship abroad. You now
live in an English speaking, but low budget part
of Birmingham. Town planners have launched a
plan to build a complex in your neighbourhood,
including a multi-screen cinema and nightclub.
The local residents fear the impact this will have
on the environment. Because they are not so
highly educated, they have approached you to
help them write a letter to the authorities,
outlining their concerns.
Assignment for 1 student
no teamwork
no roleplay
Tip:
read the hints on the
lay-out of a formal letter
given on the last three
pages
• Content of the letter
• 1. Address your letter to: The Town Planning Committee,
Unit 319,The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham,
B9 4AA
• Use the lay-out of a formal letter (see also next page)
• You should use an appropriate, impersonal opening (e.g.
“To whom it may concern”).
• 2. Use a formal style throughout.
• 3. Consider some realistic concerns that residents might
have, such as parking, noise, etc.
• 4. Suggest solutions (i.e. how some of the potential
problems might be avoided) , but use a moderate,
impartial tone for these recommendations.
• 5. Ask for some information and ensure that this request is
related to one of the points you have made earlier.
• 6. Round off your letter in a conventional way.
Starting a formal letter
• Sender
• Your address (do not write your own name here).
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Addressee
Name + address (here: Town Planning Department etc.)
Don’t forget to add the country (here: "Britain").
Date
The date can be written in a number of ways:
 January 1st
 2nd February
 March 3
 14 May
Do not write “the seventh of August” or “June the 8th”, even though
this is what we say. Do not only use numbers.
• In Great Britain 7/9/01 = 7 September.
• In the USA 7/9/01 = 9 July.
The ‘body’ of the formal letter
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Addressing the person
If you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to,
 Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Sir, or Dear Madam.
If you do, choose from:
 Dear Mr or Mrs or Ms + surname.
Never use both first name + surname!
If you write a letter of protest: ‘To whom it may concern’
• Use paragraphs,
• so skip a line for each new subject.
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Ending the formal letter
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If you have asked for something, you can end by writing:
 I am looking forward to your (early) reply.
 I am looking forward to hearing from you (soon).
 Awaiting your reply.
 Many thanks in advance.
Rounding off
There are a number of choices:
 Yours faithfully (if the letter opens: Dear Sir, or Dear Madam,
– or Dear Sir/Madam.
• Yours sincerely (if you write: Dear + surname).
• Common in America:
• Yours truly, / Sincerely yours, / Very truly yours.
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• Your signature.
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• Your name in simple, legible (e.g. block) letters. If you write on behalf
of a group, write ‘On behalf of…..’