Y8 Informal Letters

Beginnning an informal letter: It's been such a long time...

• ...since 1992

• ...since we wrote to each other.

• ... to see you again

• ...for your last email

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...... me know if my help has been useful

• LET

• TELL

• ALLOW

• SAY

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To finish an informal letter: ALL THE ......

• BETTER

• WISHES

• LOVE

• BEST

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To finish an informal letter: TAKE ......

• CARE

• CONTACT

• YOU

• IT EASY

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You can invite someone informally like this.

• You must go ...

• Would you like to go ...?

• Do you have to go ...?

• Go to ....

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You can give advice saying:

• If I were you, I'd ...

• You have to ...

• You must ....

• I don't know what to say!

A letter should have ...

• greetings appropriate to its style

• conclusion where you state the reason for writing a letter

• introduction where you state the reason for writing a letter

• a signature ending and the author's signature

You may start an informal letter with the following greetings

• Dear Mum

• Hi/ Hello Bill!

• Dearest Karen!

• Dear brother

You may finish an informal letter/e-mail like this.

• Lots of kisses

• Yours faithfully

• Take care

• Best wishes

Find the odd-one-out

• Sorry I haven't written for so long but...

• It's taken me ages to reply.

• Well I'd better finish off here.

• I've been meaning to write back but ...