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Informal letter

4 56 Shamrock Avenue,  No name is needed


Dublin, Ireland 2- 2- Date: always necessary
2 08 October 2019  quite free format, e.g. 02nd November
Dear Mehdi, 1 November 2nd, 2017
Friday, 2 November
My name is Linda and I am 49 years old. My birthday is on 7 th April, so I will be 3- 3- Salutation: Always necessary
50 next April. Hi,.../Hello,.../ Dear......,
4- 4- The main Body: has to be divided into paragraphs.
I live in Boston with my husband and my daughter. My husband’s name is Peter 5-
Format of paragraphs: first line of each paragraph is indented or an empty line
and he is 47 years old. My daughter’s name is Madison and she is a very good
between paragraphs without indentation.
student.
The first paragraph introduces the topic of the letter.
3  Thanks for your letter./I’ve just received your letter and I’m writing at once
I am not a very sporty person, but I do gymnastics and and I go dancing. I also
because….
like reading and going out with my friends. My favourite colour is blue and my  I’m sorry I haven’t written for a while but I’ve been very busy.
favourite singer is Sting. I really like all his songs.  Sorry for not writing so long.
 It was great to hear from you again.
 Thank you very much for answering my last letter so quickly.
That’s it for now. Keep in touch. 5 6- 5- Closing / wishes: always necessary
Examples: best wishes/ Lots of love / Love /Yours /All the best /Take care /Best
6 Mary regards / keep in touch /well /that’s all for now / bye for now, take care and write to me
1. Read the letter above and choose the correct option. soon / I’m looking forward to hearing from you / hope to see you soon.
Mary and the person she is writing to are:
a. Workmates
b. Friends
c. Relatives
2. Write the number of each element.
a. Closing
b. Writer’s name
c. The main body
d. Salutation
e. Address
f. date
- 1- Address: Not always necessary
 Has to be your address

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