Writing Formal and Informal Letters. Part 1. Домбровская И.В - 14 стр.

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                                    PART 1
                               INFORMAL LETTERS
Layout
                                                                                     Never put your name
                                                                                     before your address.
                                                                 22 York Street
                                                                                     Write the house num-
                                                                 Bridewell
                                                                                     ber first, followed by
                                                                 BR5 450
         Never begin                                             24th Nov. 19-
                                                                                     the street, town (and
         with       Dear   Dear Ken,                                                 postcode, if you know
         Friend.     Al-                                                             it).
                           Many thanks for your letter and for the photographs –
         ways use a
                           they brought back very happy memories of our holiday.     With closer friends,
         name.
                           I'm glad to hear that your new job is going so well. It   you could just put
         Begin the first
                           must be…                                                  Write soon.
         sentence with
         a capital.        Do let me know when you're coming to England. It          Best   wishes,    and
                           would be lovely to see you and you're most welcome to
                                                                                     Yours are useful gen-
                           stay here - there's plenty of room!
                                                                                     eral   endings.   For
                               Hope to hear from you soon.
                                                                                     close friends, you can
                               Best wishes
                                                                                     end with Love.
                               Sue

Types of Letters

Beginnings
In an informal letter to a friend, it may be appropriate to begin by mentioning a let-
ter which you have recently received or by making general friendly comments.
Useful language:
(Many) thanks for your letter...
It was lovely/very nice/wonderful to hear from you recently/again ...
I was glad to hear that you had a good holiday
I hope you and the family are well.
I'm sorry I haven't written before, but I've been very busy (-ing).

Invitation
Say what the event is and explain the details of date, time and place clearly. You
may need to add other details such as who else is coming, what you would like
your friend to bring (if anything), whether they can bring a partner or friend, when
you need a reply by, and how to get there. Use separate paragraphs for each main
piece of information.
Useful language:
I'm having a birthday party on Saturday the 22nd and I hope you'll be able to
come.