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Mar 2025
26m 57s

How to Write Formal Letters (part 2)

BEN WORTHINGTON
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The aim of this tutorial is to help you: -Understand the questions and the setting or context for the letter. -Think about what to write – how to use the prompts that you are given in the question rubric. -Understand how to start and how to finish your letters – with IELTS you cannot make […] 
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