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Frriendly letters format

1-Greeting 2- parag2 Introduction parag3-4 body parag4 – conclusion

Ending and signature

say Don’t say

Dear Ali (brother/sister) Dear brother samy
Dear mum/Dad Dear father/ mother/dear parents
Dear Sally Dear cousin Sally
Dear uncle/auntie =Omar/salma
dear Dearest /best friend

Don’t forget to indent each paragraph and to use simple names withour
groups of letters dj/hm/kh/dh

*How to write an introduction :-

1-using apology 2-using personal reference 3- other ways

A-using apology when there is a reason for not writing

Ex-I’m sorry I haven’t written for ages ,but I’ve been busy studying and
havn;t had the time .
B- using apology when there is no reason for not writing
I’ve been meaning to write for Ages ,but I’m afraid I just havn;t got
round to it .
C-introductions without apology:-

 It was great to get your letter last week .

D- using personal reference :-

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Ex-Congratulations on passing the exams /I hope you are feeling

better than before .

--------------------------Transition-------------------
A- Use the transition words anyway or anyhow when using the
apology style of introduction .
Ex- Dear / Nayl
I’m sorry I haven’t written for ages but I’ve been busy
rehearsing my part for the school play.
Anyway,I thought I would drop you a letter……
Note –Use anyway only when the previous sentence doesn’t matter
or isn’t important
B-Use past tense
Ex:I thought you might like to know something about …..
-I thought I would drop you a line to let you know something about
my family
-Just a short note to let you know
----------------- signature ------------------
Love / love from with love from / yours…

Types of friendly
1-Descriptive 2- Advice
3Narrative 4-Narrative-discriptive

Descriptive

You may be asked to describe your home ,family ,school,hobbies,free

time.

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1-create interest 2-personalise for the reader

3-support each ides 4-don’t list. 5- draw a full mental picture
for the person you are writing to. 6-don’t state the obvious.

Describing your house

I live in a…..,it’s a house built on stilts to keep us above water in the

floods.It’s a four-bedroom house .
Location I live right (person+verb instead of nouns)in the city
centre of Paris with a marvelous view of river scene………………
(supporting sentences )./I live in a three-bedroom house right in the city
cenyre .It’s very different from your quiet village (contrast is the best
way to create interest)and there are so many things to do ,you will never
be bored .(creating interest)
Living arrangements
I thought you might like to share my room with
me,so we can listen to music together,but the guest room is all ready,if
you prefer / I thought you might like some privacy , so you can have my
brother’s room if you like , and he will move in with me.
Describing your

1-Describing Members :- I have an older brother,Mark,and a sister

called Maria,who is two years younger than me .

Note:-pick only one person to talk about ,so avoid listing .

Ex:-My older brother ,Mark, is mad about computer , just like you .!

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Ex:-I’m sure you will get well on with my Dad .He loves football almost
as much as you .
Ex:-My sister Maria is two years younger than me and loves to sing at
the top of her voice whenever I’m trying to study .Don’t worry,she is
going to summer camp,so we won’t be seeing much of her.

Note : always ask yourself , why are you telling friend this? And why
should this interest him ?!

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Describing your

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