About.com
Information
Subject Areas
MFL,
Guidance On Writing Letters In French for Key Stage 4 MFL
As part of Key Stage 4 Modern Foreign Languages, it is expected that pupils will be able to write for different audiences and purpose, demonstrating their communication skills. They are encouraged to adapt and apply the language they are learning to different contexts and situations. It involves pupils being confident and familiar with language structures and grammar.
About.com provides formulas and formats for producing written correspondence in French. This relates to the use of language in relation to education, training and employment as well as social purposes. The guide covers how to decide on appropriate salutations and letter openings. It offers a selection of sentence starters and suggested structures for making requests, giving reasons, expressing pleasure or regret and acceptable ways of closing a letter. Pupils may find this a useful source of information in supporting their own compositions as they draft or proofread their texts. The guide also makes it clear when certain language structures and grammatical forms are utilised.
