Writing Formal and Informal Letters. Part 1. Домбровская И.В - 64 стр.

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Closing      I trust you will accept this advice, I hope Hope this helped, Let me know how it
Remarks      this will be of help, I would very much went, Is this of any use, etc
             like to know if this was helpful/has been
             of some use, etc

Letters of invitation
Opening      Formal                                      Informal
Remarks      We would be honoured if you, I wish to      I am writing to invite you to, Why don't
             cordially invite you to, Your presence is   you come and spend some time, Please
             required at, You are invited to attend,     come to, I'd love it if you could come to,
             etc                                         etc
Closing      We would be grateful if you could in-       I'd love to see you again, I hope you'll be
Remarks      form us, We hope to see you, Please         able to make it, Please let me know as soon
             indicate whether you will be able to at-    as possible, I'm looking forward to, etc
             tend, etc

Letters giving directions
Opening      Formal                                        Informal
Remarks      I have enclosed some directions and a         In case you don't know the way I'll give
             map, I would be delighted if you could        you some directions, Here are a few di-
             attend, and to ensure you can find your       rections, so you don't get lost, I'll tell you
             way I will write some detailed directions     how to get there, This is just a quick
             below, In case you do not know the exact      note, to tell you how to get to..., I've
             location of the...hotel/venue, I have in-     written some directions, and drawn a
             cluded some directions, If you follow the     map to help, etc
             directions below/map below..., etc
Closing      I trust that you will find these directions   I hope the directions above are clear
Remarks      helpful, I hope that you are able to follow   enough for you, I hope that you can find
             the directions given, etc                     your way alright, Please pay special at-
                                                           tention to the directions, My directions
                                                           shouldn't be too difficult to follow, etc
Application for a job
Opening      I am writing with regard to your advertisement, I would like to apply for the post of,
Remarks

Closing      I would appreciate a reply at your earliest convenience, I look forward to meeting
Remarks      you, Please contact me regarding any queries you may have, etc


Letters of apology
Opening      Formal                                   Informal
Remarks      Unfortunately I must apologise for...,   I hope you will understand when I say that,
             Please accept my sincerest apologies     What can I say, except I'm sorry that..., I cer-
             for..., How can I apologise enough       tainly owe you an apology as I..., I'm so sorry
             for..., I must apologise profusely       if I upset you in any way, I find it very hard to
             for..., etc                              tell you that...and I'm sorry for..., I can't de-
                                                      scribe how sorry I am and how guilty I feel,
                                                      etc