An Informal Letter

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An Informal Letter Writing Help
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street number name of city countrypostcode
date

• Greeting.
• Introduction. Say who you are and how you know
  the person you are writing to.
• This h Ruth Marker. Remember me? We were friends
  in Primary School ...
• Questions. Ask the other person questions about
  his/her life.
• What are you doing now? Are you working?

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• Information. Give information about your own life
  and how you have changed.
• At the moment I'm studying medicine at the
  university here ... I don't tike heavy metal
  anymore - / prefer classical music now.
• Reason to finish. Give a reason (or excuse!) to
  stop writing.
• Well, I must finish now because I've got an exam
  tomorrow.
• Sign off
• Alt the best,
• Ruth.

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Linking (Informal Expressions)We haven't seen
each other for ten years - right? / Anyway, how
are you? /... and guess what - we're going out
together! / Well I must finish now because I've
got an exam tomorrow.

• Useful Vocabulary
• This is... /We haven't seen each other for... /
  At the moment I'm ... / Do you remember...? /
  Write back soon / Tell me all your news

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Read Loras letter to her friend Ruth. Choose the
best alternative from the words in brackets.
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• (Dear/Miss) Ruth,
• Im (sorry/sad) I (havent/not) replied to
  your letter for so long. My Dad (has/is) been ill
  and (its/has) been a stressful time for us but
  he is better now.
• Ive just (come/coming) back from a holiday
  in Turkey. We go there every year. We always
  (go/going) to Cappadocia ( and/but) we usually
  go in May (because/so) that is one of the best
  months for balloon flights.
• Are you (working/work) in the holidays or are
  (we/you) going on holiday too?
• (Please/Dont) write son and give me all your
  (news/stories).
• All the (best/good)
• Laura.