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Informal and Formal letters

1. One of your friends recently had a birthday celebration, but you missed it and forgot
to tell your friend that you couldn’t attend.

Write a letter to your friend. In your letter

- Apologize for missing the birthday celebration
- Explain why you missed it and why you didn’t tell your friend
- And say what you would like to do to show that you are sorry

- Greeting
Dear Tom,

- Opening
+ I am happy (glad, delighted, excited, surprised) to get your letter
+ It’s amazing (exciting, interesting, surprising) to get your letter
+ How are you and your family? / How have you been?
+ How are things going on? / How is your business?
+ I hope/wish you are all fine/well
+ I hope/wish everything is going well with you.
+ I am so sorry for not writing to you for so long.
+ I have been so busy these days. I have been working hard for the coming
exam/ plan/ project/ meeting
+ You know I have just been offered a very well-paid job in ABC corporation

- Body

- Ending

Dear Susan,

I am so sorry that I did not come/ for not coming to your birthday celebration yesterday
and forgot to tell you that I couldn’t come.

Yesterday morning I got wet on the way to work. I had a cold. I had a terrible headache, a
running nose and a sore throat. I took an aspirin but I did not feel better. I was so tired
that I had to go to the hospital. I had to stay there until late evening. My husband picked
me at the hospital and drove me home. It was 9 PM when I got home and I completely /
absolutely forgot to call you. That’s the reason why I could not come to your birthday. It’s
a pity that I could not attend your birthday as it was your special party. I want to invite
you to have dinner with me this weekend. Is it OK? / To show my sincere apology, I would
like to invite you to have dinner with me this weekend. Can you make it? I hope you can
come.
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I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours.

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Dear Tom,

I am so sorry that I didn’t come to your birthday celebration yesterday and forgot to tell
that you I couldn’t come.

When I was on the way to your birthday, I had an accident. I was driving fast when a child
suddenly ran across the street, right in front of my car. I had tried to stop my car but I
couldn’t. I hit the child and had to take him to the hospital. His leg was broken and I had
to stay in the hospital with his family to deal with my troubles until late evening. When I
got home, I completely forgot to call you.

I feel so sorry and pity that I couldn’t come to your party. To show my sincere apology for
this, I would like to invite you to have dinner with me next Sunday. Is it OK?

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours

2. You and some friends ate a meal at a restaurant to celebrate a special occasion, and
you were very pleased with the food and service

Write a letter to the restaurant manager. In your letter

- give details of your visit to the restaurant
- Explain the reason for the celebration
- Say what was good about the food and the service

- Greeting:
+ Dear Mr. David,
+ Dear Ms. Susan,
+ Dear Sir/Madam,

- Opening:
+ Introduction:
My name is David, from Hanoi. I and some friends had dinner at your
restaurant to celebrate my birthday party last Sunday. One of my friends told
me that your restaurant is the best in this city and that’s the reason why I
wanted to have my party here.
+ Purpose of writing: I am writing this email to tell you that I am very pleased/
happy/ satisfied with the food as well as the service here.
- Body:
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- Ending:
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Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is David, from Hanoi. I had a birthday party with my friends at your restaurant
last week. Some of my friends told me that your restaurant was the best in Hanoi and I
should have a party here. Honestly, I was completely satisfied with the food as well as the
service here.

The food was diverse and suitable for all of my friends. It was delicious, fresh and healthy.
I really like the soup and the salad. The taste was special and well-balanced. Some of my
friends loved the beef and the seafood as they could feel the original taste of the food.
They said to me that the food here was the best they had ever eaten. Also, we were
impressed with the excellent food decoration. I was so happy about that. The staff were
so friendly and helpful. They always served with their smiles and polite words. The
atmosphere was so pretty cosy and the view was so beautiful. We took a lot of nice
photos.

Thank you so much for lovely experience at your restaurant. I will recommend your
restaurant to my friends.

Best regards.