One Part 2 option is a letter or email. At B2 it is usually formal: an application for a job, a course or a volunteer role, a letter to an editor, or a complaint. In most tasks here, an advert lists a few roles and you choose one.
Your reader is someone you don't know, so be polite, clear and persuasive. Now and then the task asks you to write to someone you know, and then a friendlier, semi-formal tone is right.
Before anything else, find the purpose: applying, complaining, suggesting or giving an opinion. State it in your first sentence (I am writing to apply for...) so the reader knows at once what the letter is about.
In an application, the advert tells you what they are looking for: experience, skills, availability, personality. Show how you match each one, with a real example, not just "I am very responsible".
If the advert lists several roles and says choose one, pick one role and name it clearly. Writing about all of them makes the letter vague.
Use full forms (I would, not I'd), polite phrases (I would be grateful if...) and no slang or exclamation marks. Start with Dear Sir or Madam if you don't know the name and end with Yours faithfully; with a name, use Yours sincerely.
For a semi-formal letter to someone you know, relax a little, but stay polite and well organised.
Greeting, an opening paragraph that states your purpose, one paragraph per main point, a closing paragraph with the action you want (an interview, a reply), then the sign-off and your full name.
Use B2 language with a purpose: the present perfect for experience (I have volunteered at...), relative clauses (a role which would allow me to...), and phrases like I am confident that or I would welcome the opportunity to. Vary how your sentences begin.
Content: are the task's points covered? Communicative Achievement: is the tone right, and would it persuade the reader? Organisation: letter layout, paragraphs, linking. Language: range and accuracy.
Common traps: mixed registers (Dear Sir or Madam... See you!), no clear reason for writing, writing about every role instead of one, and a missing sign-off.
You have seen this advertisement on your local library's website: "Summer Reading Club: young volunteers wanted" for storytelling sessions for children, the book-swap stall or the club's social media. Write a letter explaining why you would be suitable for one of these roles (choose one).
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to apply for a place as a volunteer at your Summer Reading Club, which I saw advertised on the library's website. I would particularly like to help with the storytelling sessions for young children. I have loved books since I was a child, and I have spent the last two summers working at a holiday camp for six- to eight-year-olds. One of my tasks there was to read to the children every afternoon, so I know how to keep a lively group interested, even on a hot day. In addition, I am patient and cheerful, and I enjoy acting out different voices, which always makes young listeners laugh. I am also studying drama at school, which has helped me feel confident speaking in front of an audience. I am available from the beginning of July until the end of August. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss my application with you, and I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Laura Romero
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