Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to explain how to convert between informal and formal language when writing a letter of complaint and a template to structure and format a letter of complaint about a neighbour’s firework display using formal language.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to use formal language when writing a letter of complaint about a neighbour’s firework display.

This lesson is part of an English scheme of work to get the children to select and use formal and informal language to compose invitations, letters and speeches for a family and town party on Bonfire Night. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.