Friendly Letter

Imagine you have something serious to report to the principal,

should you write a friendly letter?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

If you want to write about serious public affairs, you should write a formal letter, instead of an informal (friendly) letter.

How do we call part a?

• Beginning

• Opening

• Heading

• Address

Answer explanation

Part a is where we put down the heading, which is the date we write the letter (and our address).

Is it a must to put your surname in box e?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Writing a friendly letter to someone close, you can just simply put down your first name.

Put down the correct punctuation mark in the orange boxes.

Answer explanation

Don't mix up English punctuation with the Chinese one!

Which of the following should be written in box a?

• How are you?

• Dear Mary,

• Write back soon.

• Love

Answer explanation

Box a is where we put down the greeting, e.g. "Dear Mum,", "Hi Maggie,", "To Ken,".

Which of the following should be written in box b?

• How are you doing?

• Hope to see you soon!

• It's bedtime now.

• See you next week!

Answer explanation

'How are you?' is a correct expression to be used to start the introductory paragraph, while 'It's bedtime now.', 'Hope to see you soon!' and 'See you next week!' should be used in the concluding paragraph.

In which box should you write "I look forward to your reply."?

• a

• b

• c

• d

Answer explanation

'I look forward to your reply.' is a concluding expression and it should be placed at C, while A is the greeting, B is the introductory part and D is for closing.

Which of the following should be written in box d?

• Best wish,

• Best wishes,

• Love,

• Loves,

Answer explanation

Both 'Best wishes,' and 'Love,' are correct closing expressions, while 'Best wish,' and 'Loves,' are incorrect.

How can you start your letter at the green part?

Answer explanation

"How are you doing?" or "How have you been?" are common ways to start a letter. Asking a question helps make the letter feel like part of a longer conversation.

How can you end your letter at the blue part?

Answer explanation

You can end with expressions like 'I look forward to your reply.'/'See you soon!'/'Thank you for reading.' etc.