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Formal .Informal Letters

This document provides guidance on writing formal and informal letters. It outlines the typical structure of each type of letter, including the greeting, body, and closing. For informal letters, the greeting may use "Dear" followed by a first name and the closing "Bye," "Cheers," or "See you." Formal letters use a neutral register with "Dear Sir/Madam," "Mr.," "Mrs.," or similar in the greeting and "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely" in the closing depending on whether the recipient's name is known. The document also notes that abbreviations may be used in informal letters but not in formal ones.

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Formal .Informal Letters

This document provides guidance on writing formal and informal letters. It outlines the typical structure of each type of letter, including the greeting, body, and closing. For informal letters, the greeting may use "Dear" followed by a first name and the closing "Bye," "Cheers," or "See you." Formal letters use a neutral register with "Dear Sir/Madam," "Mr.," "Mrs.," or similar in the greeting and "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely" in the closing depending on whether the recipient's name is known. The document also notes that abbreviations may be used in informal letters but not in formal ones.

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IBN CHARAF PREP.SCHOOL Mr.

KHARDANI ANIS 8th Form

FORMAL and INFORMAL LETTERS…

Before writing:

Make notes about what you want to say;


Organize your notes;
Make sure you are familiar with the layout of informal / formal
letters ( the diagram below may help you)

INFORMAL LETTRES FORMAL LETTERS

Your address Name and address


you are writing to
Date Your address
Greeting Date
  Greeting
  Body of the letter
  Body of the letter

Good-bye
Good-bye
Signature
Signature
(Name)

Informal Register Neutral Register Formal Register


While Writing (notice organization and writing)

Dear + Sir /Sirs / Madam


Dear + first name Dear + first name Mr.
(Greeting)
Opening

Mrs.
Mrs. + family name
Ms.
 Bye  Yours sincerely  Yours sincerely (if you
 Cheers  Kind regards know the name of the person
Good-bye

 See you  Best wishes you are writing to)


 Love (…)  All the very best  Yours faithfully (if you
don’t know the name of the
 (…)
person)
You may use Limit abbreviations Do not use abbreviations
viation
Abbre

abbreviations
s

In the first paragraph say why you are writing;


Divide your letter into paragraphs ( one for each idea );
Do not include unnecessary information.

WRITING SKILLS

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