Every letter should have the following parts:

)A date (1/1/09 or May 20, 2009) .1

An appropriate greeting (Dear Petre, Dear Mr. Ford) .2
An introduction clearly stating the reason you are writing – 1st paragraph .3
A body in which the subject is developed – 2nd and 3rd paragraphs .4
A final paragraph in which you make your closing remarks – 4th paragraph .5
An appropriate ending (Yours, Best wishes, yours sincerely, See you soon) .6

Composition Topic
You are abroad spending your holidays in very exciting places you have always wanted
to visit. Write a letter to your friend describing what you are doing and what you still
plan to do.

Dear Amy, 5.1.09

Thank you a lot for your last letter. It was a nice surprise to
hear from you. I'm sorry I haven't written to you earlier but I
had to organize some things for my trip.

As you probably remember, I've always wanted to visit some

unusual places. And now, at last, I did it! But you'd never guess
where I’m spending my holiday. It's Antarctica! This place is
amazing. I'm so excited about it!

The people I travel with are incredible. They know every path in
the snow and they are very helpful. However, it is so cold here
and everything you do is very challenging, even preparing food.
Tomorrow we plan to move north and maybe we will see some
penguins.

Anyway, I'd like to meet you when I get back. Hope you are
enjoying your holiday. I hope to see you soon.

Love,
Becky

Task: Write the missing parts of the letter.

Useful expressions to begin the letter

  Thank you for your letter. It was nice to hear from you.
 Thanks a lot for the information you've sent me in your last letter.
 I've just received your letter. I'm so happy to hear that...
 I'm sorry I haven't answered earlier but I was really busy with my
school. I have a lot to tell you about…
 I'm sorry I haven't written for so long but...

Useful expressions to end the letter

 I’m looking forward to your reply.

 Well, that's all for now. I will talk to you soon.

 Give my regards to your family.
 I hope we will be able to arrange a get-together

:Put the jumbled parts of the letter in the correct order

May 8, 2008 Well, that’s all for now. Please Dear Joe,
call or write back. Let me know
if you decide to come here.

All the best,

Dan Thanks for your last letter. I’m sorry I haven’t
written earlier, but I’ve been very busy lately.

I was in New York last month. Do you

remember that I spent my last summer in New Apart from this, everything is as
York to improve my English? So I decided to usual. I have a lot of tests at
visit my friends there. We had a great time. school. I’m still playing
basketball and we have a match
this weekend. Why don’t you
come? I could meet you at the
station.