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Unit 1.9 Writing: Letters/Emails

▪ Letters/Emails can be formal, semi-formal or informal depending on who you are writing to. There are quite a few types, such as: invitations, accepting or refusing invitations, asking for or giving information, applications, complaints, apologies, asking for/giving advice, giving news, expressing thanks/regrets/congratulations etc. Before we start writing a letter/email, it is important to think about who we are writing to. This helps to decide how formal/ informal the letter/email will be.

▪ Informal letters/emails are sent to people you know well (e.g. friends, relatives etc). An informal letter/email should consist of:

• an informal greeting (e.g. Dear Mary/Aunt Sue/Dad etc);
• an introduction in which you write your opening remarks and the reason for writing (e.g. How is it going? I thought I'd drop you a line to let you know ...);
• a main body in which you write the main subjects of the letter/email in detail, starting a new paragraph for each topic.
• a conclusion in which you write your closing remarks (e.g. I'd better go.);
• an informal ending (e.g. Love/Yours/Best regards + your first name).

▪ Semi-formal letters/emails are normally sent to someone you know but are not intimate with (e.g. your friend's parents, a distant relative etc). Semi-formal letters/emails contain:

• formal greetings (e.g. Dear Mr and Mrs Smith);
• informal endings (e.g. Best Wishes/Yours + full name);
• a respectful tone, depending on the relationship you have with the person;
• pronouns shouldn't be omitted/idioms should be used carefully.

▪ Formal letters/emails are normally sent to people in an official position or people you don't know well (e.g. Director of Studies etc). A formal letter/email should consist of:

• a formal greeting (e.g. Dear Sir/Madam – when you do not know the person's name; Dear Ms Jones – when you know the person's name);
• an introduction in which you write your opening remarks and mention your reasons for writing (e.g. I am writing to apply for the position of ...);
• a main body in which you write about the main subjects of the letter in detail, starting a new paragraph for each topic;
• a conclusion in which you write your closing remarks (e.g. I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible...);
• a formal ending (e.g. Yours faithfully – when you do not know the person's name; Yours sincerely – when you know the person's name) followed by your full name.

Style in informal and formal letters/emails

SEMI-FORMAL OR INFORMAL STYLE

Greeting:

Dear Mary/Aunt Sue/Dad, etc

• friendly, relaxed, personal tone (e.g. Thanks so much for your last letter.)
• frequent use of colloquial expressions, idioms, phrasal verbs, short forms (e.g. It's been ages since we hooked up.)
• pronouns are often omitted (e.g. Thought I'd drop you a line.)
• chatty, use of literary devices (e.g. You're as stubborn as a mule sometimes.)

Sign off:

Best wishes/Love/Yours/Regards,

Peter

FORMAL STYLE

Greeting:

Dear Sir/Madam/Dear Mr Smith,

• serious, impersonal tone (e.g. It was pleasing to hear that you are in good health.)
• complex sentence structure – frequent use of passive voice – no phrasal verbs – no colloquial English – advanced vocabulary – no short forms (e.g. The item in question, which I received last week, was damaged in transit.)

Sign off:

Yours faithfully,/Yours sincerely,

Peter Brown

General outline for letters/emails

Paragraph 1: opening remarks, reason(s) for writing

Paragraphs 2, 3: development

Paragraph 4: closing remarks

Решение 1.