María Jesús Duque Sánchez

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 Hillcrest Secondary School,
104, Heyscroft Road
Withington
1. Address and date Manchester
M20 4QN

7th February 2004

The address and date
should be in the right
hand corner.

After you have

written the address,
leave a line and write
the date.

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2. Salutation María Jesús Duque Sánchez
104, Heyscroft Road
The most common Withington
salutation in an Manchester
informal letter is M20 4QN
“Dear….”
7th February 2004
Note that it is
Dear Mimi,
followed by a comma.

However, some go
extremely informal and
use “Hey!” or “Hi!”
REMEMBER! you would
not use “Hey!” unless
of course you are
extremely close.
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 3. Body
Here are a few things you should take note of:
Paragraphs:
Make sure your letter structure is divided into
paragraphs:

-An introduction in which you write your opening

remarks (e.g., asking about your friend´s health,
etc) and mention your reason for writing.

- A main body in which you write the main subject(s)

of the letter/mail in detail, starting a new paragraph
for each topic.

-A conclusion in which you write your closing remarks

María Jesús Duque Sánchez
Use informal language
Remember you are writing to someone you know very well, so
try to be as friendly as possible.

Punctuation and spelling

-If you use contractions, make sure that you put the
apostrophe in the right places.
-- Remember also to use capitals for the right things i.e. the
names of people, places, holidays, etc should all start with a
capital letter.
Bottom line? Don’t throw away your grammar book!

Use consistence voice and style

Use the active voice if you want your letter to sound more
conversational and interesting.

Ask questions
It is always a good idea to ask questions in the body of the
letter that you would like the person to answer in their
reply.
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4. Closings
This is where you sign off:

In informal letter writing, the complimentary close

is always very friendly:
Love,
Lots of love,
Best wishes,
Missing you lots,
Yours forever,
Take care,
etcetera…

Remember, a comma always follows the complimentary close.

María Jesús Duque Sánchez