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How To Write An Informal Email?: Intro 8 - B1 Writing

The document provides tips for writing an informal email or letter in English. It discusses including a greeting and farewell that is informal in tone, addressing the recipient by their first name, using abbreviations and emojis, and keeping sentences short and simple. The structure of an informal email is also outlined, including an introductory greeting, brief introduction, development section using colloquial language, farewell, and final greeting. An example is given of an informal 100-word email asking a friend if they have seen missing study notes and can borrow theirs for an upcoming exam.

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How To Write An Informal Email?: Intro 8 - B1 Writing

The document provides tips for writing an informal email or letter in English. It discusses including a greeting and farewell that is informal in tone, addressing the recipient by their first name, using abbreviations and emojis, and keeping sentences short and simple. The structure of an informal email is also outlined, including an introductory greeting, brief introduction, development section using colloquial language, farewell, and final greeting. An example is given of an informal 100-word email asking a friend if they have seen missing study notes and can borrow theirs for an upcoming exam.

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Intro 8_ B1

Writing

how to write an informal email?


The best advice to write an informal email of ten is to write as you speak, without
thinking much about what to put or include connectors or passives or long
sentences. Simple is better!
Although it is a normal email or letter, which we write in natural language, it is
important to aspects to keep in mind that will help your grade to rise.
 Informal greeting and farewell
 Address using the proper name
 Use phrasal verbs, abbreviations and acronyms
 Make contractions
 Use short and spontaneous sentences, natural language
 Avoid the infinitive and verbs of Latin origin — those similar to Spanish

Structure
Emails or informal letters have a fixed structure which we must divide into 5
parts and, at least, each one must be a paragraph. Although the normal thing is
that the body of the email or development has two or more paragraphs depending
on the number of words you want to write.
1 Initial greeting: A simple Hello or Hi is appropriate. We can also include
a colloquial version of the mythical how are you? like how are you doing?
how's everything? …
After this greeting, we move on to the next paragraph, which we can start with a
phrase of this type in the emails that ask us to respond to your friend's emails -
which is usually normal.
It's great hearing from you!
It's so good to have news from you!
I'm so happy to hear from you!

Use exclamations to express emotion, and even an emoji 😉 if you feel like it,
remember that you are writing to your friend.
2 Introduction: Unlike a formal email, the person we write to already
knows us, so we can get straight to the point. We do not need any kind of
presentation.
I can't wait to go visit you!
I'm so excited about our plans together!
We are all so happy you are coming to visit!
3 Development: You have to keep the tone of your informal language,
which you can do with these tips.
 Use colloquial expressions.
 You can include familiar expressions like LOL, FYI or TBH.
 Try to include some idiom
 You can simplify interrogatives and constructions
4 Farewell: The farewell of an email or informal letter must be somewhat
simple and colloquial.
I'm really looking forward to seeing you!
Can't wait to see you again! I'm so pumped up!
Speak soon,
We can include memories or greetings for friends or family.
Say hi to your folks!
Send my love to your family!
Send my love to your peeps!
5 Final greeting: We can say goodbye to our email or informal letter with
any of the following phrases.
Lots of love,
Take care,
Regards,
Best regards,
Sees it,
https://idiomium.es/como-escribir-un-email-informal-en-ingles/

Exercise
You have an important exam next week but you can’t find your notes. Write an
email to your friend Peter. In your email you should:

tell Peter about your problem


ask Peter if he has seen your notes
ask to borrow his notes
say when you will need them
say when you will need them
Write your answer in around 100 words in an appropriate style.

Hi peter, how are you doing? I hope you’re okey


I’m sorry I haven’t been in touch with you
Btw I was wordering if you have seen my notes I dunno where I left them
You know I’m so clueless and I’m really very worried for them like you know next
week is the exam you could lend me your notes?
about that do you feel preparated for THAT exam? ‘cause I don´t ,so I decide take
an extra class if you wanna come lemme know and also lemme know ‘bout the
notes
bye see ya

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