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Writing informal letter / email
INTRODUCTION
1) Why do people write informal letters / emails?
Give news, thank-you letter, invitation, accepting / refusing invitation, apology, request,
congratulation…
2) How can you start and end a letter / email?
Dear…, Hi / Hello, Love, With love, Lots of love, Yours…, Best wishes, All the best, Bye
3) Which parts does the letter / email have?
Date, greeting, introduction, main part(s), conclusion, ending + signature
4) What language do we use?
Informal language, phrasal verbs, short forms, simplier sentences, slang, exclamation marks,
omitting words (e.g. pronouns)…
2. Read the following sentences. Which are biginnings and which are endings? Write B or
E:
1) Thanks for your letter. B
2) I´m looking forward to hearing from you. E
3) Well, that's all for now. E
4) I’m writing to ask you a favour. B
5) Hope you're well. B
6) Sorry for not writing for so long. B
7) How are things? B
8) Give my regards to Tommy. E
3. Here is an example of an informal letter. Put the lines in corect order and answer the
following questions:
a) Who is the letter from? Sofia
b) Who is it for? Maria
c) Why is the person writing the letter? What is she / he writing about? Giving news – how
she is, school, friends, free time, what she is doing now + asking for friend´s news
5th September 2009
Dear Maria,
B) how are you? I really missed being with you during the holidays this year!
F) Everything in London is so different from Italy that I don't know if I'll ever get used
to living here. I'm so happy that my father's job at the Italian Embassy will only last
until June. Then we will come home, and you and I can spend the summer by the sea.
D) I've already made some friends here. After school, I sometimes go to my friend
Julie's house. She enjoys listening to the same music and watching the same films that
you and I like. I hope you´ll meet one day.
A) Life is very different here. Would you believe that we have to wear a uniform to
school? It's terrible! A blue skirt, a white blouse and a ridiculous checked tie.
G) Besides, there is nothing to do in the evening. All the shops close by 4.30 p. m. and
restaurants are only open till 11 p. m.
C) That's all for now. I must start my homework for my English class tomorrow. The
teacher wants us to write an informal letter to a friend and I don't even know where to
begin!
E) Please write soon and tell me all the news. I miss you.
Love, Sofia