There is more than one way to organise a formal letter, but here is one standard way
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14 Clivedon Road, Finstock, Oxford OX& 3BY 23/6/96 The Manager,1 Leisure and Business Travel, 73 Chorleywood Road, Rickmansworth, Herts WD3 OQL
Dear Sir/Madam,2 As you are probably aware, my family and I…
Yours faithfully, Robert Smith |
1With more formal letters the address of the person or company you are writing to should be on the left-hand side of the page, positioned below the address of the sender.
2If you begin the letter Dear Sir/Madam, you should end it with Yours faithfully. If you begin the letter Dear Mr (or Mrs/Ms/Miss) Jenkins, you should end with Yours sincerely.
Here are some useful phrases/expressions to use when writing formal letters.
TO REQUEST INFORMATION:
· I am writing in response to your advertisement in Friday’s edition of The Times. I would be grateful if you could send me a copy of your summer brochure.
· I am writing to enquire whether you could let me have some information about your pension scheme.
· I would like to know more about the type of accommodation that you can provide.
TO MAKE A COMPLAINT:
· I am writing to you about an unfortunate incident that took place in your shop on Tuesday.
· I have now been waiting a month for a replacement.
· To make matters worse, we were told that there was no record of our reservation.
· I would be grateful if you could refund the cost of the holiday as soon as possible.
Write about 100—140 words.