FORMAL AND

INFORMAL LETTER

BY: GROUP 3
• BULAN DESICA AYU SUDARYANTO
• ANGEL LUMBANTORUAN
• RENA DEWANTI
 DEFINITION
•A FORMAL LETTER IS A LETTER WRITTEN TO A BUSINESS, A
COLLEGE OR ANY PROFESSIONAL THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED
FRIENDS OR FAMILY.  

•INFORMAL LETTER ALSO KNOWN AS PERSONAL LETTER THAT

ARE WRITTEN TO PEOPLE WE KNOW SUCH AS FRIENDS, PARENTS,
SIBLINGS, COUSIN. LETTERS ARE NOT ONLY WRITTEN TO INFORM
BUT TO STRENGTHEN THE BOND BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE
WRITING TO EACH OTHER. 
 FORMAL LETTER
Writing a formal letter one should keep in mind the following things:
• It should be in specified format.
• It should avoid the use of unnecessary words.
• It should be straight to the point.
• It should be relevant and objective.
• It should be complex and thorough.
• It should be polite, even if it is a complaint letter.
• It should be free from any mistakes, i.e. grammatical or spelling.
 FORMAT AND EXAMPLE FORMAL
LETTER
STRUCTURE:
1. Sender’s address
2. Date
3. Name / Designation of Addressee
4. Address of the Addressee
5. Salutation
6. Subject
7. Body – Introduction, Content, Conclusion
8. Complimentary Close
9. Signature / Name of the Sender
10. Designation of the Sender
 INFORMAL LETTER
• Informal letter written to family, friends, acquaintances, etc.
• Informal letter written in first, second, or third person
• informal letters are used for casual or personal communication.
•  informal letter use short and simple sentences which are easy to interpret.
• The size of a formal letter should be concise; that does not include irrelevant
matter. In contrast, the informal letter can be concise or large.
• Formal letters do not include contraction like (didn’t, can’t) and
abbreviations rather it uses full forms. As compared to informal letters,
which makes use of contraction, abbreviation, idioms, phrasal verbs and even
slang and colloquial terms.
 FORMAT AND EXAMPLE INFORMAL LETTER

1. Address
2. Date.
3. Greeting

4. Introductory of Paragraph
5. Body of Letter
6. Conclusion
7. Signature
THANK YOU