Lesson Plan
School: Ahmed Zabana Secondary School Teacher: Mr. Nouairi Omar Level: First Year – All Streams
Unit: Getting Through Sequence: Stop & Consider Lesson: Formal Vs. Informal Letters
Global Competence By the end of the sequence, learners will be able to: to produce oral/written messages / texts of
descriptive, narrative, argumentative, expository and prescriptive types of about 120 words using
written or oral support.
Target Competencies - Interacting - Interpreting - Producing (Orally and in Writing)
Domain Oral/ Written
- Oral and written with focus on Oral in listening and speaking lessons.
- Oral and written with focus on Written in reading and writing lessons.
Learning Objectives - SWBAT: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
➢ Differentiate between formal and informal letters
➢ Write both types appropriately, using suitable tone, structure, and language.
Linguistic Resources - Grammar - Lexis - Phonology
Communicative Tasks Which syllabus activities will this lesson include?
Framework ▪ Engage tasks
(ESA) ▪ Study tasks
▪ Activate tasks
Materials Course Book ICT’s Flip Charts Pictures Handouts Videos
Audios Songs PowerPoint
Time Lesson Framework Procedures Interaction Learning Aids
Patterns Objectives Aims
5 mins Warm Up Teacher: Tells a joke about a student who Whole class To introduce the Teacher
accidentally sent an informal invitation to discussion concept of formal story (joke)
their school principal and signed off with vs. informal
“See ya later!” The principal responded with T/Ls writing in a
a very formal letter, ending with “I look humorous way.
forward to attending your event, Mr. Smith.”
The punchline highlights how important it is Ls/T
to use the correct tone in the right context.
Students: Laugh and discuss why the mix-up Ls/Ls
happened.
Teacher: Leads discussion on why the tone
of a letter changes based on the audience.
10 mins Engage Task 1: Answer the questions orally. To get learners Worksheet,
Teacher: Leads discussion on when was the thinking about visuals &
T/Ls
last time students sent a letter, to whom and different types of pictures
how was it. letters and their
Students: Discuss and share answers with purposes.
teacher and in pairs.
Expected Answers: Responses may include
writing to a friend, family member, or for
Ls/Ls
work/school. Yes, the tone changes based on
familiarity.
Task 2: Match letters to the correct title.
Teacher: Monitors and provides feedback.
Answers:
Email: 4th image
Official Letter: 2nd image
Social Media Message: 3rd image
SMS: 1st image
Ordinary Letter: 5th image
Scam message: 6th image
35 mins Study Task 1: Match words with their definitions. To recognize Worksheet,
Teacher: Provides definitions. formal/informal handouts
Students: Match the words. styles in letters.
Answers:
Letter: D
Communication: A
Formal: B
Informal: C To identify when
Task 2: Classify the letters as formal or to use formal vs.
informal. informal letters.
Teacher: Guides students on how to identify
formal/informal language.
Answers:
Formal: Invitation Letter / Apology Letter /
Correspondence email / Inquiry Letter /
Application Letter / Request or Permission
Letter / Congratulation Letter
Informal: Instagram MSG / Invitation Letter
/ Apology Letter / Friend Email / Request or
Permission Letter / Congratulation Letter To capture
Task 3: Label the appositions specific phrases
(formal/informal). for both letter
Teacher: Asks students to read the letters types.
silently.
Teacher: Explains formal and informal
language and asks students to the task.
Students: Label accordingly.
Letter 1: Formal Invitation Letter
Letter 2: Informal Request Letter
Letter 3: Informal Permission Letter
Letter 4: Formal Request Letter
Letter 5: Formal Congratulation Letter
Letter 6: Informal Invitation Letter
Letter 7: Informal Congratulation Letter
Letter 8: Formal Permission Letter
Task 4: Below are two lists of phrases. Sort
them into “Formal” or “Informal.”
Teacher: Asks students to categorize
expressions.
Students: do the task and participate their
answers.
1 Formal "Yours sincerely,"
"Dear Sir/Madam," "I
look forward to
hearing from you."
2 Informal "Can’t wait to see
you!" "Cheers," "Hi
there!"
5 mins Activate - Task 1: Write four letters. (Formal &
Homework Informal) To apply Worksheet,
• Write a request letter to the school knowledge of handouts
principal formal/informal
• Write an invitation letter to your cousin letter writing.
• Write a congratulation letter to your
teacher
• Write an apology letter to your manager
Teacher: Provides examples and monitors
students while writing.
Students: Produce the letters following the
guidelines.
1. Request Letter to the School Principal (Formal)
Dear Principal,
I am writing to request permission to organize a class trip to the local museum next month. Please let me know if this would be
possible.
Yours sincerely,
[Your Name]
2. Congratulation Letter to Your Teacher (Formal)
Dear Mr. Smith,
Congratulations on your promotion to head of the English department. I am confident you will continue to inspire many students
in your new role.
Best regards,
[Your Name]
3. Apology Letter to Your Manager (Formal)
Dear Mr. Johnson,
I apologize for the delay in submitting the report. It was due to unforeseen circumstances. I will ensure it does not happen again.
Kind regards,
[Your Name]