writing- an informal letter
REMEMBER THAT:
REMEMBER THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A LETTER AND AN E-MAIL
LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES OF INFORMAL LETTERS
- The address and the date normally go in the top right hand corner.
- The date can also be written 14/4/2005
- All letters begin with Dear+ the name.
- Looking forward to hearing from you is a very useful phrase to end a letter or an e-mail (if you hope the recipient is going to reply).
- PS (Post Scriptum in Latin) is for anything you have forgotten or want to add to the end of the letter.
REMEMBER THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A LETTER AND AN E-MAIL
- You don't put your address or the date in an e-mail.
- You start an informal e-mail with Hi+ name instead of using Dear+ name.
LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES OF INFORMAL LETTERS
USEFUL PHRASES
(It was) lovely to get your letter. Thank you / thanks so much for your letter. I just wanted to say… Give my love to Peter. Say hi / hello to Peter from me. Thank you for all you have done. It would be nice to meet up in the summer. I look forward to hearing from you soon. We’d love to see you again soon. Thanks once again for the delicious lunch. Hope to hear from you soon. |