Save our pool: a formal letter objecting to a sports facility closure
A swimming club writes to the council opposing a pool closure. Students study persuasive formal register, then write their own objection.
C2Adults55 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 55 minutes
- Topic
- Sports
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Matching, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Key words
- register an objection, we do not dispute that, reconcile A with B, close to capacity, with respect, defer, a feasibility study, in advance of
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Analyze how a formal letter of objection concedes, argues and requests
- Use a formal, measured register to disagree persuasively
- Write a 280–320 word formal letter to a decision-making body