Formal and Informal Letters

Are phrasal verbs...

• more formal

• more informal

Idioms and slang are okay in...

• Informal letters / e-mails

• Neutral letters / e-mails

• Formal letters / e-mails

We use phrases like 'Best wishes', and 'Yours faithfully’ to end a formal letter. Which informal phrases might you use to finish an email to a close friend?

• Love

• Take care

• All the best

• Kind regards

Which informal phrases might you use to finish an email to a colleague?

• Love

• Kind regards

• All the best

• Yours

When do we use the phrase "Why don't we...?" in informal letters?

• To ask for information

• To give advice

• To suggest something to do

• To report something

When do we use the phrase: "I'd better get going..." in informal letters?

• To begin a letter

• To ask a favour

• To change subject

• To finish a letter

When do we use the phrase: "I am very grateful for..."?

• To ask for a response

• To apologize

• To thank

• To suggest or invite

The phrase "I am very grateful for..." is okay in...

• Informal

• Neutral

• Formal

When do you use the phrase "Yours faithfully"?

• In formal letters when you know the name of the person

• In formal letters when you don't know the name of the person

• In any kind of formal letter

• In love letters

When do you use the phrase "Yours sincerely"?

• In formal letters when you know the name of the person

• In formal letters when you don't know the name of the person

• In any kind of formal letter

• Only in business letters