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Advanced Practical Writing - A Letter to your Landlord

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Looking for a letter writing worksheet? This worksheet provides a practical and realistic activity for your class. Learners write a brief letter to their landlord, who can be either real or imaginary, asking him or her to fix a problem in their apartment. The students are provided space to do a rough draft and a final draft and are required to include a detailed description of the problem. Help class members think of possible problems with a pre-writing activity!

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friendly letters, letter writing, formal letters

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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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