A Problem with My Order (Writing a complaint)

A2 (Pre-Intermediate) B1 (Intermediate) Teens Adults Writing

A2–B1 writing lesson about online shopping problems and customer complaints that helps students learn how to write polite, clear, and professional complaint emails.

Students explore common shopping issues, analyse real-life scenarios and model emails, and discover how to structure a complaint effectively. The lesson includes useful functional language, polite phrase transformations, guided writing practice, and a self-correction checklist to help students write their own 100–120-word complaint email.

November 1, 2026