•Start
with Dear
followed by the first name of the person who you are writing to.
•Use only
the first name of the person you are writing to and not Dear
Mr
John,
which is never used,
or Dear Mr John Brown,
which sounds too formal.
•Informal
letters have a
comma after the person's name, and the letter starts on the line below.
Opening
•You would
normally start with a greeting
•For
example:
–How are you?
–I hope you are well.
-I know that we haven’t spoken for a
while but…
-It has been a long time since we
last spoke to each other …
-I know you may/might be angry with
me so I decided to write rather than call you.
-I decided to write to you because I
am scared of you and I don’t want to see you.
Referring to
news
–Great news about (+ gerund) passing your A-Level
Maths
exam
–Glad to hear that
you are alive and have been writing to me for two years.
–Sorry to hear that
you prefer to live with your mum
–Your mother/father has told me ….
–I am happy about
…
–Did you know …?
–I have just found out that …
–I have been thinking about what happened
and …
Giving
news
–Listen, did I tell you about …?
–You’ll never believe what …
–Oh, and another thing …
–This is just to let you know that …
–I just wanted
you
to know
that
…
Apologies
–I’m really sorry about
killing Wellington …
–I’m really sorry that I killed
Wellington.
–I wanted to apologise
for shouting at you …
–I know that you might be angry with me
but …
Requests
- I wonder if / I was wondering if you could
help me / do me a favour.
Closing
the letter
Give a reason why you're ending the
letter:
–Anyway, I must go and …
–I guess it's time I got on with …
Repeat main message
-As
I said, I am really sorry for …
-Lots
of love from, Christopher
-
-P.S.
