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Duong Address Date Opening Body / Main contents Closing/ Ending Signature. Informal letter of invitation.[r]
(1)What is an Informal Letter?
It is a letter that is written in a
personal fashion (not a formal letter in professional relationships or
business) You can write informal
letters to close relationships such as relatives or friends
(2)We should mention the following seven elements:
1 address 2 date
3 opening
4 body / main content 5 closing / ending
6 signature
7 Postscript ( P.S: tái bút)
(3)1 Address:
We should write down your own/ personal address or receiver’s address:
- Own/ Personal address: At the top right of the letter/ page
- Receiver’s address: At the top left of the letter/ page or on the front of the envelope
(4)Date:
The date is usually located below your own address
Example:
American letter: November 12, 2017
English letter: 12 November, 2017
(5)3 Opening:
Examples: Dear David,/ Hi David,
I’m happy to hear (that)…. How are you?
How have you been?
How is life treating you? How are the kids?
I hope you are doing well
I hope you, Mike, and the kids are having a
great time in .
(6)4 Main contents:
- If we write paragraphs, we should follow:
In the first paragraph of your body, you should
state your reason for writing.
In the second paragraph and following
paragraphs, expand on what you mentioned in the first paragraph.
In the final paragraphs, you can make some
concluding remarks ( tạo ý bao gồm trong đoạn).
- If we write in short, we should only focus on the main contents in one paragraph It’s ok.
(7)5 Closing/ Ending:
Closing sentences examples:
(I am) looking forward to seeing you (there). I can't wait to see you soon.
I can't wait to hear from you.
I am looking forward to hearing from you, I hope
to be hearing from you soon.
See you soon.
Send my love to .
I hope you are doing well. Give my regards to .
(8)6 Signature:
In terms of signing off, the choice is yours and you have a lot of freedom here Here are some examples:
- Cheers,
- Best wishes, - Best,
- Kindly,
- Kind regards, - Best regards, - Lots of love, - Love,
(9)6 Signature:
- Cheers,
- Best wishes, - Best,
- Kindly,
- Kind regards, - Best regards, - Lots of love, - Love,
Eg: Cheers, Hoa
(10)7 Postscript:
Example: P.S please reply.
(11)What are the six parts of the letter?
The outline The letter
1 ……… 82 Tran Quoc Hoan Rd Ha Noi
2 ……… Nov 12, 20…
3 ……… Dear David,
I’m happy to hear you are in Ha Noi again
4 ……… /
………
This time, how about watching a water puppet show? I’m sure you’ll like it Is Saturday evening OK for you? It’s at 57B Dinh Tien Hoang St., Hoan Kiem Dist The show begins at 8p.m, so let’s meet at 7.45 outside the theatre I hope we’ll have a happy time together.
5………… / …………
Looking forward to seeing you there. Have a nice day!
6 ………… Cheers,
Duong Address Date Opening Body / Main contents Closing/ Ending Signature
(12)The six parts of the letter?
The outline The letter
1 Address 82 Tran Quoc Hoan Rd Ha Noi
2 Date Nov 12, 20…
3 Opening Dear David,
I’m happy to hear you are in Ha Noi again
4 Body /
Main contents
This time, how about watching a water puppet show? I’m sure you’ll like it Is Saturday evening OK for you? It’s at 57B Dinh Tien Hoang St., Hoan Kiem Dist The show begins at 8p.m, so let’s meet at 7.45 outside the theatre I hope we’ll have a happy time together.
5.Closing/ Ending
Looking forward to seeing you there. Have a nice day!
6 Signature Cheers,
Duong
7 Postscript