Transactional Writing - Informal Letters

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  • Created by: DanBurt
  • Created on: 06-10-16 15:07

Informal Letters

FORMAT

Your address in top right corner with the date underneath.

Salutation: begin with ‘Dear …..’

Paragraph 1

  • Friendly, ‘how are you?, etc. You could end up with introducing the topic of the letter.

Paragraph 2,3,and 4 

  • Each one should cover a different aspect of the topic of the letter.

Paragraph 5

  • Conclusion – say what you want your friend etc. to do, sum up your ideas.

Sign off – ‘Hope to hear from you soon’, ‘Best Wishes’, ‘All the best’ etc.

LANGUAGE AND TONE

Friendly, chatty, personal, colloquial, idiomatic, contracted words allowed.

Use…

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