WEEK 8 F2 L2
📚 SUBJECT : English
👩🏻🏫 TEACHER : Miss Amalina
🕰️ TIME : 9.00 - 10.30 AM
📲 MODE: MEET + TUTORIAL (OFFLINE)
📝 TITLE: INFORMAL LETTER (WRITING)
💬INSTRUCTIONS:
A) Go to Meet here
https://meet.google.com/xhu-kudr-ysb
B) Our topic for today is writing an informal letter.
Let's see what it's all about.
NOTES :
General Info
-An informal letter is a letter you would write to a friend, a family member or an acquaintance.
-Informal letters are usually written when asking for information and giving news about some event. Besides that, they are also written to thank, invite or keep in touch with someone.
Guidelines and Tips
(a) write in a conversational style.
Therefore, you can use contractions such as 'can’t', 'won’t', 'I'm' and so on.
(b) use appropriate expressions for salutation and closing
(c) arrange the contents of the letter in a logical sequence
(d) write in short paragraphs.
(e) use casual or informal language, for example, ‘I’ve’, ‘I’m'.
FAQ : Can I use the terms ‘wanna’, ‘gonna’, ‘gotta’, and so on in my essay?
Answer: NO. Not recommended.
(f) organise your letter into paragraphs for easier marking experience for your teacher
Informal Letter Format
Greeting: Dear Laura Khor,
(1) Introduction:
Useful phrases for the opening
§ How are you? / How have the family been? / I hope you are well.
§ Thank you / Many thanks for your (recent/last) letter / postcard.
§ It was good / nice / great to hear from you again.
§ I was so surprised to hear that...
§ I’m sorry I haven’t written / haven't been in touch for such a long time.
§ It’s ages since I’ve heard from you. I hope you're well / you and your family are well.
§ How are things? / How are you? / How’s it going?
(2) Body: - purpose
- details
Useful phrases to state the purpose of your writing
Referring to news
§ Great news about … Glad to hear that … Sorry to hear about …
Giving news
§ Listen, did I tell you about …? You’ll never believe what …
§ Oh, and another thing … This is just to let you know that …
§ I thought you might be interested to hear about / know that …
§ By the way, have you heard about / did you know that …?
Apologies
§ I’m writing to apologise for missing your party but I’m afraid I was with flu.
§ I’m really sorry that I forgot to send you a birthday card but I was busy with my new job.
Invitations
§ I’m / We’re having a party on Friday 19th and I / we hope you’ll be able to come.
§ Would you like to come / go to see ‘Room With a View’ with me at the weekend?
§ I was wondering if you’d like to go to th
e theatre / come on holiday with us.
§ Could you let me / us know if you can come / you’d like to join us?
§ Thank you very much for your invitation. I’d love to come.
§ Thank you for asking / inviting me to … but I’m afraid I won’t be able to …
Requests
§ I’m writing to ask for your help / you (if you could do me) a favour.
§ I wonder if / I was wondering if you could help me / do me a favour.
§ I hope you don’t mind me asking but could you (possibly) …?
§ I’d be very / really / terribly grateful if you could …
Thank you / Congratulations / Good Luck
§ I’m writing to thank you for your hospitality / the wonderful present.
§ It was so kind of you to invite me to stay with you.
§ I really appreciated all your help / advice.
§ Congratulations on passing your exams / your excellent exam results!
§ I wish you good luck / Good luck in / with your exams / your driving test / your interview.
§ Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll do well / pass.
§ Do be on time, won’t you, and don’t forget to …
Making suggestions and recommendations
§ Why don’t you …? / Maybe you could …? / How about …?
§ You can’t leave New York without (...doing sth)
§ I’m sure you will enjoy (...doing sth). If you like, we can …
§ Do visit ... / Don’t forget to ...
(3) Conclusion:
Examples of closing remarks:Give a reason why you're ending the letter:
Anyway, I must go and get on with my work! / I guess it's time I got on with that studying I've been avoiding.
Send greetings and/or make reference for future contact:
Give my love / regards to... / Say hello to... / Anyway, don't forget to let me know the dates of the party. / I'll try and phone you at the weekend to check the times. / We must try and meet up soon. / I can't wait to hear from you / Look forward to seeing you again / Hope to hear from you soon / See you soon / Write soon
Informal Letter Sample
C) Now it's time for you to write an informal letter!
Take out your Writing book. Write this :
Tuesday Informal Letter (Writing) 10/3/21
Question
Your cousin is feeling the stress of studies and the examination, Using the notes below, write a letter to your cousin giving him/her tips on how to cope with the stress.
Essay
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(Write your essay!
THE DUE is TODAY 10/3/21 at 10.30 am)
Send me a picture of your essay as evidence on Whatsapp)
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