Business letters are a vital form of written communication in the professional world.
In this lesson, we will explore useful vocabulary and sentence structures to describe personal experiences with writing and receiving business letters
Let’s get started
Pre-Task #1: ED vs ING Adjectives (45 Mins)
Task 1A
Let’s learn the difference between the -ed and -ing adjectives
The difference between -ed and -ing adjectives is all about who or what is feeling something and what is causing that feeling.
- She’s excited about the trip. (Her feeling)
- The trip is exciting. (The trip causes the feeling)
- He’s confused by the instructions. (His feeling)
- The instructions are confusing. (The instruction cause that feeling)
Task 1B
Write the right adjective
Task 1C
Describe an experience using different adjectives
| Interested | Interesting |
| Confused | Confusing |
| Depressed | Depressing |
| Embarrassed | Embarrassing |
| Tempted | Tempting |
| Frustrated | Frustrating |
Questions to think about:
- What kinds of things have you found interesting recently?
- What situations have you felt confused by recently?
- What kinds of experiences have felt depressing?
- What’s the most embarrassing moment you’ve had in public?
- When was the last time you were tempted to do something you knew you shouldn’t?
- Have you ever worked on a something that was incredibly frustrating?
Pre-Task #2: Present Perfect (45 Mins)
Task 2A
Learn the structure of the present perfect.
The present perfect tense is formed using the following structure:
| Subject | I |
| Have/has | have |
| Past Participle | worked |
| complement | there before |
These are examples of present perfect sentences
- I have eaten breakfast.
- She has gone to the store.
- They have finished their homework.
Task 2B
Complete this chart orally with your partner
| Verb | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| Be | ||
| Buy | ||
| Do | Did | |
| Feel | ||
| Find | ||
| Give | Gave | |
| Go | Went | |
| Make | ||
| Take | ||
| Think | ||
| Read | ||
| Say | ||
| Seen | Saw | |
| Speak | ||
| Spend | ||
| Wrote | ||
| Understand |
Task 2C
Answer these questions and tell your partner briefly one of them
- Have you ever bought something expensive you didn’t need?
- Have you ever done something you regretted?
- Have you ever made a big mistake?
- Have you ever found a solution to a difficult problem?
- Have you ever felt under pressure at work or at university?
Break (30 Mins)
Task3A
Take some time off and be back on time
Main Task: Have Conversation (90 Mins)
Task 4A
Prepare a short paragraph
Instructions
- Write a paragraph based on one of the answer from 2C
- Check the example
Example
Dear friend,
I’ve had a pretty frustrating time with my computer lately. At first, I felt really worried and confused because it started running slowly quite often.
Turns out, my computer was infected with malware.
It’s been really stressful trying to fix it. I’ve installed several security programs, but nothing has really worked so far.
I think I’m going to have to reset it.
Hopefully, you don’t have to deal with anything like this.
Can’t wait to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Jonas
Post-Task: Grammar
Task 5A
Complete these grammar tasks
| #1 | Present Perfect Exercise 01 |
| #2 | Present Perfect Exercise 02 |
| #3 | Present Perfect Exercise 03 |
| #4 | Present Perfect Exercise 04 |
