A voice for the unborn? A letter to the editor on future generations
A policy lecturer replies to an editorial mocking a "future generations" commissioner; students study courteous disagreement and write their own letter.
C2Adults60 minFormal letter
About this lesson
A C2 writing lesson (formal letter). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Formal letter
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Society & big questions
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- I write in response to…, While I share some of your…, I believe…, This is true as far as it goes, The evidence suggests otherwise, I would readily concede that…, seems to me misplaced, on its merits, Sincerely
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Analyze how a letter to the editor disagrees firmly but courteously
- Use formal phrases to concede, qualify and rebut
- Write a 300–350 word letter to the editor responding to a published opinion