Advanced Writing with English in Use

Technical matters • Module7A

Why did Rachel writethisletter?Whatare thethree differentsubjects she

covers?

2 Thelett er says threedifferent things,orcontainsthreedifferentelements.

Whatare they?

3 What features of informalstyle canyou findin the letter? Consider the

following: vocabulary,grammar, punctuationandsentence structure,

cohesion/ linking words, tone (whataspectsoft he writingshow that

Arantxais afriend ?).

Noles

1 Don't writeyour nam ehe re.

2 The hou senumbe rofa Britishor Ameri canaddressis written before th e name

ofth e street, but write your own address inthewayYOllnormally do.

3 Include yo ur postcod e and,ifyou like , your telep hon enumbe r (not to doso can

he a realand unnece ssary way of los ing a friend).

4 Don 't write the name oraddressof th e person you' re writi ng to on the le ft. T his

is only don ein le tt e rsthatareform alandimpersonal.

5 Date. These abb reviationsarecommonly used for thedaysand months:ili on,

Tues. W eds, Thurs. Fri. Sat, Sun; Jail, Feb, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov,Dec.

6 Dearis always app rop riate- for famil y, intimate friends andeve ne ne mies.Afy

dearandDearestarealsopossible, but vel)' affectio nate.

7 Mostlette rs start witha re fe ren ceto th e mostrecentcontactyouhavehad with

the otherperson:

Thanksven)muchforyourletter,ichichcmn.eth i smoming.

Itwas great to see you again lastweekend-andlooking so fitandslim!

Some people 's letters alwaysbegin :

Sorn) it's been solong since [ last wrote, b ut...followed hy the excuses for not

llaving writte n.

8 Mostle tte rs endwith a refere nce to thenext contactwithth eotherperson:

I'm lookinefoncard to seeingyou/hearing f rom you.

Do write againsoon.

I hope toseeyo uagain in Jun e, if not be fore.

9 Loveis a suitableending for an intimatefriendofe ithe r sex.

More affection ate :Allm y love , Lov e andkisses ,Lotsoflove

Fora friendorcolleague(notintim ate):All the best, Bestrcishes

For a personallet te r,butnotto ap erson al frien d:YOlin ,Regards

10 Re memberthatthis is th e onlyplace eitheronth e le tteror the envelopethat

your nam e appears.Does yourcorres pon de nt know who you ar e ?Mak e sure

yo ursignatu re is le gible.You may even ne ed to writeyou r surname.

Task bank: Task 27

Task types • 103