WritingUnit 5 p.98-99

Short Argumentative letters

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Do you remember the format of a letter?

• Dear Mr Lee• ……………………………………………

……………………………………………………………

• Yours sincerely• Mc Kee• M. C. Kee• (Messenger)

For writing argumentative letter, you have to:

• 1. Give your main argumentFor or Against?

I’m the most handsome cat in the world!

No, you’re not. I am!

2. Give an example to support your argument.

• We should have a longer summer holiday because we have a lot of things to do. For example we can go to the beach.

3. Give your conclusion

• For these reasons, I think Ms Yoong should be fired.

You are fired!

Read the situation carefully!

• What do you think of school uniform? Have you ever been to a school which did not have a school uniform? Write and tell us about your experiences and opinions. Send your letters to ‘Chatback’ at Hong Kong Mirror.

Read the instructions carefully too!

• Write TWO different letters to ‘Chatback’. Write one letter in favour of school uniforms, and one letter against them. Each letter must be about 100-120 words in length. Both letters must follow the outline.

Be careful!!!

Here are some of the main arguments for and against school uniforms.

• FOR• 1. Students look neat and tidy.• 2. People know which school you are from.• 3. Parents all pay the same amount of money.• 4. Students don’t need to worry about

fashions.• 5. Teachers can find their students on school

trips easily.• 6. Good discipline for students

Against

• 1. Uniforms are very expensive.• 2. Children grow fast, and so parents have to b

uy new uniforms very often.• 3. Some uniforms are ugly and uncomfortable t

o wear.• 4. Students all look the same and cannot be indi

viduals.• 5. Students get bored with the same clothes eve

ry day.• 6. Wearing uniforms has nothing to do with dis

cipline.

NOW

• 1. Choose your stand point. (for or against)

• 2. Choose your main argument from the list on p.99 or your own.

• 3. Give examples to support your argument. You can use your personal experience or you can invent it (use your imagination).

• 4. Write your conclusion.

Remember• You can use the phrases that we learnt

last time, like:

• I personally think that…

• It seems to me that…

• In my opinion…

I personally think that

you’re the most beautiful girl in

the world.

In my opinion, you’re the fittest

boy in the world.

To write your letter, you can try something like this:

• Dear Editor• I personally think that school uniforms are useless.

Children grow fast, and so …• I bought two new uniforms just six months ago. H

owever, they are too small for me now. …• In my opinion, school uniforms are …• Yours faithfully• Sandy Yoong

• Sandy Yoong

TRY YOUR BEST!