Letters and emails

Name: Letters and emails
Uploaded: 2026-10-24
Duration: 1 min 17 s
Description: In Years 4 to 6, almost one in three writing tasks is a letter or an email. The format earns marks before you've written a single idea. Here's how to get it right. First, check who you're writing to. A principal, a company or a council: formal. A friend or a pen pal: informal.

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The format that earns marks in AEAS letter and email tasks.

1Check who you're writing to. A principal, company or council: formal. A friend or pen pal: informal.
2Open with the greeting ("Dear Mr Hale," or "Hi Dilan,"), then one line saying why you're writing.
3Write one paragraph for each bullet point in the task.
4Sign off to match: "Yours sincerely," (formal) or "Cheers," / "See you soon," (informal), then your name.
5An email also needs a short subject line.

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