Dublin, Ireland 2- 2- Date: always necessary 2 08 October 2019 quite free format, e.g. 02nd November Dear Mehdi, 1 November 2nd, 2017 Friday, 2 November My name is Linda and I am 49 years old. My birthday is on 7 th April, so I will be 3- 3- Salutation: Always necessary 50 next April. Hi,.../Hello,.../ Dear......, 4- 4- The main Body: has to be divided into paragraphs. I live in Boston with my husband and my daughter. My husband’s name is Peter 5- Format of paragraphs: first line of each paragraph is indented or an empty line and he is 47 years old. My daughter’s name is Madison and she is a very good between paragraphs without indentation. student. The first paragraph introduces the topic of the letter. 3 Thanks for your letter./I’ve just received your letter and I’m writing at once I am not a very sporty person, but I do gymnastics and and I go dancing. I also because…. like reading and going out with my friends. My favourite colour is blue and my I’m sorry I haven’t written for a while but I’ve been very busy. favourite singer is Sting. I really like all his songs. Sorry for not writing so long. It was great to hear from you again. Thank you very much for answering my last letter so quickly. That’s it for now. Keep in touch. 5 6- 5- Closing / wishes: always necessary Examples: best wishes/ Lots of love / Love /Yours /All the best /Take care /Best 6 Mary regards / keep in touch /well /that’s all for now / bye for now, take care and write to me 1. Read the letter above and choose the correct option. soon / I’m looking forward to hearing from you / hope to see you soon. Mary and the person she is writing to are: a. Workmates b. Friends c. Relatives 2. Write the number of each element. a. Closing b. Writer’s name c. The main body d. Salutation e. Address f. date - 1- Address: Not always necessary Has to be your address