EMAILS & LETTERS FORMAL AND INFORMAL

1. EMAILS 1.1General features:

Emails can be formal or informal, depending on ho ell !o" #no $he person !o" are ri$ing $o% Emails are ri$$en for a reason& he$her i$'s as#ing for informa$ion, gi(ing informa$ion, or ma#ing)ref"sing an in(i$a$ion, $he poin$ is $o e*change informa$ion%

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1.2 EMAIL STRUCTURE

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Dear00%,

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+aragraph 7 8 closing remar#s

informal&9es$ ishes ) formal&:o"rs fai$hf"ll!, :o"r name

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2. LETTERS 2.1 General features

Le$$ers can be formal or informal, as ell% There are (ario"s $!pes of formal and informal le$$ers and i$ is impor$an$ $o $hin# abo"$ $he person ho !o" are ri$ing $o in order $o choose $he righ$ lang"age% T!pes of le$$ers& as#ing) gi(ing informa$ion, as#ing)offering ad(ice, ma#ing) accep$ing) ref"sing an in(i$a$ion, le$$ers of complain$)applica$ion, narra$i(e)descrip$i(e le$$ers, e$c%

2.2 ,-RMAL LETTER STRUCTURE

;!o"r address< 55 Main S$ree$ =$h >"ne 5?35

;$he recipien$'s address< The Direc$or of S$"dies 3@ +ine S$ree$ London

Dear Sir)Madam,

+aragraph 34

reason for ri$ing re,"ired informa$ion

+aragraphs 5 & 64 +aragraph 7 8

closing remar#s

:o"rs fai$hf"ll!, f"ll name

5%6 INFORMAL LETTER STRABTARE ;!o"r address< 55 Main S$ree$ =$h >"ne 5?35 Dear0!o"r friend's name0,

+aragraph 34

reason for ri$ing re,"ired informa$ion

+aragraphs 5 & 64

+aragraph 7 8

closing remar#s

9es$ ishes) C"gs and #isses) All $he bes$, !o"r name

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STYLE I1 LETTERS A12 EMAILS

Formal style The gree$ing ; Dear +e$er, Dear Mr% Ford, Dear Sir) Madam Fre,"en$ "se of $he passi(e Formal lang"age ; comple* sen$ences, non4collo,"ial English< No abbre(ia$ed forms The ending ; :o"rs sincerel!) !o"rs fai$hf"ll!, >ason Mc Neil

Informal style The gree$ing ; Dear Ale*, Dear Dad< Informal lang"age and s$!le idioms, collo,"ial English< Abbre(ia$ed forms The ending ; :o"rs ) Lo(e ) 9es$ ishes ) Regards, An$hon!