Formal and Informal Letters

Personal letters may be short or long but they are usually ________.

• formal

• informal

• professional

• unimportant

• unnecessary

Information necessary to include in a formal letter are _______.

• dates, names, and addresses

• dates, serial numbers, and locations

• date, relationship, and age

• date, preferred language, and race

• date, marital status, gender

______ letters are generally precise and to-the-point, without any unnecessary detail.

• Formal 
• Informal

Choose the sentence that uses formal language:

• I don't care if you do it or not.

• Just yell of you have any problems.

• A loss of your name tag should be reported immediately.

• Lots of kids love that kind of music.

• How are you doin?

Which sentence is the formal way of saying, “He asked for more cash.”

• He wants more money.

• Better give him more dough.

• I need some extra bucks.

• He requested more money.

• He begged for more bucks.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Your closing of an email when you open with:

Dear Sirs;

Dear Sir or Madam;

To whom it may concern should be…..?

• Take care,

• Bye,

• Yours faithfully,

• Sincerely

• See you soon

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

If you don't know the person's name you could write?

• Yo!,

• Dear Mr Smith,

• Dear Madam,

• Hi Katie,

• Dear you,

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CCSS.L.5.1A

I regret to inform you that you were unsuccessful with the interview you attended.

• Apologising

• Giving bad news

• Wishing you hadn't done something bad

• informal language

• Congratulating

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

5.What is the purpose of the text?

• To describe about an event

• To retell about a program

• To persuade someone to ignore an event

• To invite someone to come to the event

• To explain about an event to someone

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When will the party be held?

• In the afternoon

• On March

• At night

• After May

• In the beginning of May

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7