To write a formal letter to the Queen, the convention is to open with ‘Madam’ and close the letter with ‘I have the honour to be, Madam, Your Majesty’s humble and obedient servant’. Formal writing ...

In this episode we'll give you some tips about letter writing, one of the tasks in the IELTS General Training Writing test. Hello. I’m Margot Politis. Welcome to Learn English, IELTS preparation.

In today’s world, people deal with most of their business communications through email. However, that doesn’t mean the formal letter is obsolete. Although used less often, a printed business letter, ...

AP and NWP teachers participating in the survey report giving students written assignments ranging from research papers to short responses, journaling, and creative writing. The type and frequency of ...

Writing assignments at the university level often require an academic voice. There are certain aspects of academic voice that are more formal than every day, conversational speech. Typically, academic ...

Whether you’re communicating professionally or personally, understanding the difference between formal and informal letters is essential for effective writing. Letters are often a crucial part of ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: How do we teach ELLs formal language and how to write argument essays for the CCSS? The number of English Language Learners in our schools is growing and, at the ...

As time goes by, I am ever more perplexed by why we make students learn to write the classic five-paragraph essay but have so much less interest in developing their spoken argument skills. As much as ...