WRITING: An Informal Letter
PURPOSE: Its main aim is to write a friend, a relative or someone you have a close
relationship with to tell them about your latest news or answer back a letter you have
received from them.
LAYOUT:
Writer’s address
Date
Greeting
P1.- Reason for writing
P2.- Body: information, news, details
P3.- Closing
Farewell
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:
Greetings.- Dear Ana!
P1.- Thanks very much for your letter. Sorry I
haven’t written for so long/for ages/for a while.
(I’ve just received your letter and) I’m writing to
... It was great to hear from you. This is just
a short note to say.../ I’ve got so much to tell
you... Hope all’s well. How are you? How
are things? How’s it going? How’s life? I
haven’t heard from you in ages. It was great
to hear from you. Thanks for asking about...
You wanted to know about/if ... You asked me
about/if...
P2.- You won’t/You’ll never believe this, but...
Did I tell you that... Guess what? I’ve got to
tell you about... What else? Oh, yes... By the
way, ... Anyway, I ...
P3.- That’s all for now. Give my regards to ...
Give my love to everyone. / See you soon.
I’ll write again soon. I’d better go. Keep in
touch. Take care. All the best, ... Write
soon.
TIPS TO BE FOLLOWED WHEN WRITING An Informal Letter.-
Use fillers and colloquial expressions.
Use contractions.
Use REPORTED SPEECH and as many different grammatical structures as possible.
Keep stuck to the LAYOUT studied.
