WEBVTT 00:00.890 --> 00:06.870 OK everybody let's move into our final practice question. 00:07.080 --> 00:15.090 This is another practice question for us to consider and what we're going to be looking at is here a 00:15.090 --> 00:19.070 formal letter dealing with a. 00:19.170 --> 00:20.940 But it's about a neighbor. 00:21.210 --> 00:24.100 But we're writing to the local council right. 00:24.420 --> 00:25.310 So it is. 00:25.380 --> 00:31.410 Don't be confused about it being an informal letter it's a formal letter we're writing to a local council 00:31.410 --> 00:34.880 about something this is a serious matter. 00:35.520 --> 00:35.880 All right. 00:35.910 --> 00:43.200 So it says here you have a neighbor who is often burning rubbish at your house write a complaint about 00:43.200 --> 00:47.130 it to the local council and say what is happening. 00:47.370 --> 00:49.390 How is your family harmed by that. 00:49.740 --> 00:52.950 What could be the solution in your opinion. 00:52.950 --> 00:57.310 And of course we always start with our outline. 00:57.480 --> 00:58.250 Right. 00:58.650 --> 01:01.600 So we have to first address why is what is happening. 01:01.680 --> 01:09.750 Lighting a fire gasoline in the can on the ground the harm fumes illness Long's vision. 01:09.750 --> 01:11.230 What can be the solution. 01:11.300 --> 01:12.130 Find them. 01:12.180 --> 01:14.700 Give warning the clean. 01:14.700 --> 01:25.170 So we always do an outline because doing an outline and doing an outline really helps you to organize 01:25.170 --> 01:27.300 and structure your thoughts. 01:27.750 --> 01:28.190 Right. 01:28.290 --> 01:33.130 And so now we moved down into our introduction. 01:33.330 --> 01:39.870 The purpose of this letter is to bring your attention bring to your attention important action and improper 01:39.870 --> 01:46.350 action I'm sorry by my unruly neighbor John Smith who is lighting a fire at his house to burn various 01:46.350 --> 01:48.800 types of garbage. 01:49.020 --> 01:53.930 Right now we have to first talk about what exactly is happening. 01:53.940 --> 01:55.890 But look at our introduction. 01:55.890 --> 02:01.370 Very solid introduction everything we need is there very to the point. 02:02.130 --> 02:02.780 OK. 02:03.090 --> 02:07.780 This obnoxious neighbor is igniting his rubbish on a nightly basis. 02:08.010 --> 02:10.990 And below you will read the details of what is happening. 02:11.130 --> 02:12.980 Topic sentence. 02:12.980 --> 02:19.540 Do you have the idea of what is about to come and what this paragraph is about. 02:19.590 --> 02:28.380 Mr. Smith has a large front yard and each night he takes in he Each night he takes a large white plastic 02:28.380 --> 02:36.120 bag of trash dumps it on the grass pours gasoline and ignites the entire amount as the fire burns he 02:36.120 --> 02:44.600 continues to pour more gasoline on the flame in an attempt to eliminate any evidence of the burned trash. 02:45.000 --> 02:48.900 Move on to the next part about the health risk. 02:48.900 --> 02:54.960 Ladies and gentlemen of the council his actions have become a serious health concern for many members. 02:54.960 --> 03:01.570 Many of my many of my family members my parents who were in their 60s have been complaining of breathing 03:01.590 --> 03:08.820 and vision problems vision problems over the last couple of weeks even more concerning is that my son 03:08.850 --> 03:14.910 who used to live who used to play with his friends in the courtyard has stopped going out to play because 03:14.910 --> 03:18.660 of because of the fumes and polluted air. 03:19.500 --> 03:22.170 So you see the parts right. 03:22.440 --> 03:28.650 You see all the parts as a council you have several options. 03:28.920 --> 03:34.860 But as as they start you should first give Well you should get well written. 03:34.860 --> 03:40.330 You should give him very well what are we missing everybody we're missing an article. 03:40.380 --> 03:45.410 We should give him a well written request to cease and desist. 03:45.540 --> 03:50.430 If that does not work if that does not work. 03:50.520 --> 03:56.580 A second suggestion would be that the council used his power to find him heavily until he complies with 03:56.580 --> 03:57.990 your requests. 03:57.990 --> 04:02.900 Now what is missing here right. 04:03.060 --> 04:04.500 What is missing here. 04:04.560 --> 04:07.120 How many parts do we have here. 04:07.170 --> 04:09.750 We have five parts. 04:09.750 --> 04:11.250 We have four parts we're missing. 04:11.250 --> 04:14.250 What we're missing are conclusion. 04:14.250 --> 04:18.620 So when we do a conclusion our conclusion is very strict to the point 04:35.510 --> 04:41.550 where immediate action to be taken. 04:43.200 --> 04:43.720 Right. 04:43.900 --> 04:51.370 So we just add in a simple straightforward simple straightforward conclusion. 04:51.370 --> 04:51.730 Right. 04:51.820 --> 04:53.480 And that's all we have to do. 04:54.520 --> 04:58.490 One sentence 3 3 3 1. 04:59.180 --> 05:01.230 OK. 05:01.330 --> 05:04.060 That's what a good solid letter looks like. 05:04.220 --> 05:06.670 Is nothing more than that. 05:06.670 --> 05:07.280 All right. 05:07.630 --> 05:13.250 So I hope that you have really learned from the application. 05:13.310 --> 05:19.090 Write the application of these of the strategies and tactics and you've had a chance to see them at 05:19.090 --> 05:20.280 work. 05:20.290 --> 05:20.840 All right. 05:21.040 --> 05:22.190 So thank you very much. 05:22.200 --> 05:29.950 That will conclude section 2 and then I'm gonna move on to a couple of live examples of showing you 05:29.950 --> 05:32.150 writing in action live. 05:32.630 --> 05:33.030 OK. 05:33.100 --> 05:34.660 So I'll talk to you soon. 05:34.660 --> 05:35.370 Take care.