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Lesson 2 · PREMIUM

Writing Task 1 — the letter

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General Training Task 1 is a letter (formal, semi-formal or informal). Match the tone to the reader and cover all three bullet points.

Formal opening: "Dear Sir or Madam," + "I am writing to…". Informal: "Hi Sara," + "I just wanted to tell you…".
Decide the tone in the first five seconds — the wrong register caps your Task Achievement score.

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