Thanking a sponsor: a formal letter after a Thanksgiving dinner
A model formal letter from a student club to the local store that sponsored its Thanksgiving dinner; students study its structure and formal register, turn informal phrases into formal ones, plan in groups and write their own formal thank-you letter to a host or sponsor.
B2Adults50 minFormal letter
About this lesson
A B2 writing lesson (formal letter). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Formal letter
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Celebrations & festivals
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Matching, Gap-fill, Table to fill in
- Key words
- sponsor, on behalf of, generous, donation, food pantry, shelter, voluntary, enclose
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand the layout and paragraph plan of a formal letter of thanks
- Choose formal phrases instead of informal ones
- Write a formal thank-you letter of 180–220 words