Formulaic Expressions

Aim:

To help students with formulaic expressions

Target Audience:

Students

Relevance to ILEC Writing:

Whole paper

Organisation:

Pairs

Materials needed:

Worksheet; Answers
  1. Ask students to work in pairs.

  2. Give each pair the worksheet and ask them to classify the expressions.

  3. Discuss the answers as a class.

  4. Ask students for any more letter-writing expressions they know, and how they would classify them.