Friendly letters

Friendly letters

Let's keep in touch

Friendly letters

• They are written to friends and relatives.

• They help people who are far apart to stay in touch.

Friendly letters

• They can be used to invite persons to share in major life milestones or simply have fun.

• They can also be used to restore relationships damaged by hurtful words and actions.

Letter of invitation

• It should include date, time, and venue of the event.

• It should give enough information to make the persons interested in attending.

• It should express your sincere desire to see the person at the event. (sound excited)

Letter of apology

• It should acknowledge the wrong that was done and express sorrow for the wrong done.

• It should state clearly what will be done to ensure that the wrong will not be repeated.

• It should never pass the blame.

Personal letters

• It should show an interest in the sender.

• It should respond to questions asked by the sender.

• It should be written in paragraphs.

• Write in a natural and engaging manner.

Multiple Choice

Your letter should be written using .....

• any format I like.

• the fully blocked format

• the format I learned in primary school

Multiple Choice

The fully blocked format means ....

• all parts start at the left margin

• my address should be to the right of my page

Multiple Choice

In the fully blocked format, I indicate a new paragraph by ....

• indenting

• skipping a line and going to the left margin

Multiple Choice

The comma in the saluation should be placed ....

• between Dear and the person's name

• after the person's name

• should not be there

Multiple Choice

The complimentary close should look like this.

• Your's truly,

• Yours Truly,

• Yours, truly

• Yours truly,

Multiple Choice

If I do not have enough space, I can place my complimentary close and signature on a page by itself.

• Yes

• Maybe

• Never

Multiple Choice

My letter of invitation can be sent a week before the event.

• Yes, as long as it is sent.

• No, I should give more time.

Multiple Choice

My letter of apology should ....

• be sent whenever my parents tell me

• be sent as soon as possible after the event.

• never be sent

Multiple Choice

The complimentary close should look like this.

• Your's truly,

• Yours Truly,

• Yours, truly

• Yours truly,