There is more than one way to organise an informal letter, but here is one standard way:
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14 Clivedon Road, Finstock, Oxford OX& 3BY 23/6/961 Dear Stuart, Thank you very much for your …
Best wishes,2 Robert |
1The date can be written in various ways: 23rd June 1996, June 23rd 1996, 23 June 1996.
2There are various ways of closing letters to friends depending on your relationship to them.
Some of them are: (With) best wishes,
All the best,
(With) love,
With all my love,
Lots of love.
Here are some useful phrases/expressions to use when writing informal letters.
TO BEGIN THE LETTER:
· Thank you for your letter. It was great to hear from you.
· Sorry, I haven’t written for so long. I’ve been really busy just recently.
· I thought I’d better write and let you know that…
· This is just a short note to tell you that…
TO END THE LETTER:
· That’s about all my news. Do write soon and let me know what you’ve been doing.
· Once again, thanks very much for all your help…
· I’m (really) looking forward to seeing you on…
· Give my love to…
TO APOLOGISE:
· I’m really sorry that we couldn’t come to your party on Saturday, but unfortunately both of us had really bad flu.
TO INVITE SOMEONE:
· Why don’t you come and stay with us next weekend?
· We’re having a few friends for dinner on Friday night and we were wondering if you and Paula would like to come.
TO RESPOND TO AN INVITATION:
· Thanks for the dinner invitation. Paula and I would love to come.
· It was really kind of you to invite us for the weekend, but I’m afraid we’ve already arranged to go and see Jill’s parents in Scotland.
TO MAKE A REQUEST:
· As you know, our car is at the local garage at the moment, and I was wondering if there was any chance that we could borrow yours while you are away next week?
· One of the reasons why I am writing is to ask a favour. Do you think you could find out how much a reasonable hotel would cost for bed and breakfast for two people for one night?
TO CONGRATULATE SOMEONE:
· Congratulations on getting the job! Does this mean you will be moving up north?
· Well done on passing your driving test first time! All you need now is a car!
· Jim and I just wanted you to know how pleased we were that you did so well in your university exams.
Write about 100—140 words.