Informal letters-giving advice

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Informal letters-giving advice

• Form - 2

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General ideas

• Sometimes we need to give advice in
  letters.Depending on how formal the writing is,
  we can use special phrases.
• We usually write 4/5 paragraphs.
• In the introduction we express sympathy and say
  that we understand the problem or that we think
  we can help.
• In the main body we make suggestions and give our
  reasons.
• We write each paragraph in a separate paragraph.
• In the conclusion we write our closing remarks
  and sign off.

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Phrases for giving advice

• Why not.......?
• Why dont you....?
• You should.......
• It would be a good idea to/if......
• Have you thought about/considered...?
• If I were you, I would....
• I think the best thing would be to/if....
• One/Another suggestion/idea is to......

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Phrases for showing the result

• This will/would mean that.....
• Then,/That way, ...........
• If you do this....
• By doing this, ......
• The result of this would be.....
• As a result....
• For example....

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Task

• Your friend has moved to live in London.
• She wrote you a letter and asked for giving
  her/his advice about finding a flat in London.
• Write a letter of advice in 110-130 words.

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Plan

• Introduction.
• Main body
• 1 para - think of the first suggestion and
  reason.
• 2 para - think of the second suggestion and
  reason.
• Conclusion.

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Introduction (1)

• Dear Fiona,
• (1) Im so glad to hear that you have decided
  to move to London. Itll be great to have a
  friend from home living here. Well be able to do
  things together like we used to. In your letter
  you asked me to give you some advice finding a
  flat here are some suggestions.

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Main body(2)

• (2) If I were you I would start by checking
  advertisements in the London papers. For example,
  the Daily Mail and the Evening Standard have
  large sections with houses and flats for rent.
  That way, you will be able to see what is
  available for rent at the moment.

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Main body (3)

• (3) Another good idea is to contact an estate
  agent. Goldsmith and Howland have offices all
  over London.By doing this you can get a list of
  all the places in the area you want at a price
  you can afford.

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Conclusion(4)

• (4) I hope this helps. Please let me know how
  things turn out. If you need anything else,
  please call.
• Love,
• Mandy

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After writing check

• If you used the informal style.
• If you used short forms, certain phrases.
• If you organised the points clearly into
  paragraphs.
• If you wrote the topic sentence in each paragraph
• If you corrected all mistakes.

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Tasks

• Write a letter of advice in the following
  situations
• 1.Your friend has lost his/her purse.
• 2. Your friend wants to go abroad for the first
  time.
• 3. Your friend wants to organise A tree planting
  Day at school.

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Thanks for your attention
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