Writing part 3

Writing an informal letter

Information

You must choose between two tasks: Story or informal letter.

You must write about 100 words.

Its the most important part of the writing.

You are expected to

Organise your text well.

Variety of grammatical structures and vocabulary.

Link sentences. ( Connectors)

Suitable style. Informal if its a letter to a friend.

Avoid long sentences that make difficult to understand the text.

Expressions used at the beginning of an informal letter

Dear , Hello, Hi

How are you? / How are things? / Hows it going?

Thanks very much for your letter.

It was great to hear from you.

Sorry I havent written for so long, but .

Expressions used at the end of an informal letter

Well, thats all for now.

Dont forget to write soon.

Im looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Best wishes, Lots of love, All the best, Love, Bye for now (before the
signature.)

Writing Part 3: Useful Phrases for informal letters