Complaint Letter · B1+/B2 · Dear Neighbour | No-Prep ESL Writing Lesson

A ready-to-teach B1+/B2 writing lesson on a polite but firm complaint letter about a noisy neighbour, the Irish way.

Students rank six noisy-neighbour situations and decide what they would do, then read a model letter and work out its layout, the job of each paragraph, its tone and its Irish expressions (Would you ever…?, fierce thin, Thanks a million). They compare a semi-formal note with a formal letter, learn five golden rules and useful phrases for softening and asking, and rewrite six too-direct sentences. After a role-play of the chat at the door, they write either a friendly note to the neighbour or a formal letter to a letting agent, check it with a peer checklist, and finish with a team letter auction.

What's inside (one PDF):

• 12 colourful slides to project, with answer keys straight after each activity
• Model letter with analysis tasks, a register table and five golden rules
• Useful phrases, a rewriting task, two role-play rounds and two writing tasks (120–150 and 150–180 words)
• Peer checklist and a team letter auction with answers

Level: B1+ / B2 · Time: 75–90 minutes · Prep: none. Project and teach.

Please note: this is a slides-only lesson, without a separate printable worksheet.

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