HOW TO WRITE A LETTER EEE Hi, Dear, Body: The content of the letter/email. (the most important part of the letter/email) This part answers all the questions/requirements of the letter/email The body may have 3 4 paragraphs. The body may have: + opening paragraph + main paragraph + main paragraph 2 + Closing paragraph ‘You must start the opening paragraph in a new line. ‘The opening paragraph is the place to react to your friend’s or relative’s email. In order to do so, you can use a number of different expressions, Here we have some exampl +ht’s nice/ great / good to hear from you. +1'm sorry to hear that + It’s nice / great / good to read your email. +1'm really sorry to read your news. +1'm glad to hear your news. + Thanks a lot for writing! +1'm excited about (your news.) + It was good to receive your email. + It’s great to hear that + Thank you very much for your email. Main paragraphs For the main paragraphs, there aren’t any fixed expressions which you must use, as it depends mostly on what you have to write about, However, you should try to make use of connectors and appropriate punctuation, You must answer all the questions or requirements in the to Closing paragraph As we mentioned earlier, a closing paragraph in this Writing part 3 is used to start goodbye to the addressee and to ask for @ response to your email ‘So we can use the following expressions: * Well, it’s time to say goodbye. + really hope to hear from you soon. + Anyway, I have to go now +1'm looking forward to hearing from you. + Well, it's time to go. + T hope you write back soon. + Anyway, gotta go. * Make sure you write back soon. Looking forward to hearing from you! I do hope to see you on that day. Thank you very much for inviting me! See a at the party. Formal letter: Yours cordially, (Cordially yours,) Yours respectfully, (Respectfully yours,) Yours faithfully, (Faithfully yours, ) There are many ways in English to close an informal email. The most frequently used ones are the following: + Best wishes, * Best, + Sincerely, + Take care, + All my love, + Love, + Lots of love, * See you soon, + Regards, Good luck! SAMPLE LETTERS 1. Write a letter to invite a friend to a party held on the occasion of your passing an examination. 25 Dinh Tien Hoang St. District 1 HoChiMinh City February Ist, 2016 Dear Mary, Tam very happy to have passed a KET last week. How happy all my family is! On this great occasion my parents allow me to hold a party at Arc-en-ciel restaurant on February 10th, 2016. You will certainly come. The party will begin at 5:30 PM. We will be happier to sec our common friends and enjoy delicious dishes at this famous restaurant. Then we will play some nice games. I do hope to see you on that day. Cordially yours, Lan 2. Write a letter to accept the invitation to a birthday party: 21 Longman St. Columbia district, London Feb, Ist, 2016 Dear Lan, Tam very happy to get your letter of invitation to your birthday party next week. How nice you are! Itis certain that I will come. I have thought of a nice gift for you, but it is'a secret now. It is sure that there will be new games for me to learn how to play. How wonderful!Now Ihave been looking forward to enjoying the party. Thank you very much for inviting me! See you at the party. With love, Mary 3. HiLinda, How’s it going? Sorry I haven’t been in touch for such a long time but I’ve had exams so I've been studying every free minute. Anyway, I'd love to hear all your news and I’m hoping we can get together soon to catch up. We just moved to a bigger flat so maybe you can come and visit one weekend? Looking forward to hearing from you! Love, Helga Hi Jo, Just wanted to let you know we got the project! 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