Curriculum
Module 5 Military Writing in Military Operations
Unit 5.1 - Patrol Reports
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Unit 5.2 - Report Writing
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5.3 The After Action Review
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5.4 Correspondence
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Unit 5.5 - The Intelligence Cycle
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Final Vocabulary Check
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5.4.3. Correspondence Role Play
Scenario
Lieutenant Alex Nilsson is a platoon commander in A Company 2nd Battalion Swedish Light of Foot Regiment based in Stockholm. As part of his duties as the unit historical officer, he is planning a trip to London on 11 March to visit The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum, which is located in the Tower of London, as his regiment is affiliated with The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. It is also his intention to visit the Naval Academy in Portsmouth as the regiment is planning to run a regimental overseas adventurous training activity there in the summer and would like to use their facilities and equipment.
- Read the emails focusing on language register and style?
- How do they explain their reason for writing, underline the relevant phrases?
- After Lt Nilsson had written to the academy he remembered that he needed some more information, so he sent another email.
- Lt Nilsson is now waiting for replies from the museum and the academy.
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In three groups, write the correspondence between them. You will be given role cards which provide information, but you must decide exactly what to write. When you have written an email, ‘send’ it to the correct group. Then wait for a new card (there are three cards for each group).
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Card number 1
Lt Nilsson discovers that his flight has been changed and that he will arrive in the UK later than expected.
He now writes to Roderick Pendleton to request a change of time/ date (students decide details).
Unaware of this, the Roderick Pendleton replies to the previous mail, agreeing to Lt Nilsson’s proposal.
Captain Clarke does likewise, also including the requested travel info (students decide details).
Card number 2
Lt Nilsson now writes to Captain Clarke, responding to their previous mail and additionally asking for an equipment demo and the chance to meet some instructors while in Portsmouth.
Roderick Pendleton replies to Lt Nilsson, informing him that he can meet on 12th March (students decide details).
Captain Clarke receives a message informing him that he is to attend an important meeting in London on 12 March. He writes to Lt Nilsson to say that he’ll be meeting with Lt Mike Farqua instead.
Card number 3
Lt Nilsson now replies to the two previous emails appropriately (students decide details).
Roderick Pendleton discovers that the museum will be closed on 12th March for a medal ceremony. He now writes to Lt Nilsson to inform him that the new appointment will also have to be changed (students decide details).
Captain Clarke finds out that Lt Mike Farqua will also be otherwise engaged on the 12th March. He writes to Lt Nilsson to inform him.