Informal Letter
1- What to include
-Use of Contractions
-Phrasal Verbs (Take up,get on well,keep on+ing,look forward to)
-Idioms (It’s a piece of cake=easy, hit the books= study hard, drop me a line=escríbeme pronto)
-Intense adjectives
Good: awesome, great
Bad: awful
Happy: delighted,glad,thrilled
Funny: Hilarious
-Connectors
Adding info: As well as that,also,beside/s
Contrast: However , Although
Others: In spite of,instead of
2- Useful Expressions
Give advice: If I were you,I would.. , Why don’t you? , you really should… since (ya que), I think it
would be a great idea to…
Ask for info: Could you let me know? I’d like to know,
Accept (ing?) :Count me in, look forward
Refuse: Unfortunately, What a pity!, I wish I could but..
3- Structure
1: Introduction
Hi Dani,
How are things? Sorry to be so slow getting back to you but.. I was afraid to hear that.. / What
great news! I’m glad to hear that..
2: Answering questions 1/2
In your letter you mentioned.. Well, If I were you I would… since.. Besides, Why don’t you..?
As well as that,you also wondered about… I think you really should… because this way..
3: Question 3
Anyway/ By the way
I’ll be delighted to pay you a visit,count me in!
Let me know when it suits you so I can plan ahead
4: Closing
Well,that’s all for know. I hope this was helpful.
Drop me a line soon!
Best wishes,
Alex
