INFORMAL LETTER

STRUCTURE(YOUR) ADRESS AND DATE: Some people prefer

to leave the adress and date out. However, you can include them in the right hand corner.

GREETING: Dear Laura, Hi! , Hello Laura, etc.BODY: Content of the letter.CLOSING: Love, Lots of love, Best wishes, etc.

(Always followed by a comma)POST SCRIPT: A short message after the closing.

Use it to write something that you have forgotten in the body of the letter.

SIGNATURE

TIPSYou can use the first paragraph (after the

greeting) to tell your friend about your life and ask him/her about theirs.

Use of contractionsUse of exclamations marks at the end of

short expressions to show strong feelings or surprise : Brilliant news! Congratulations! (Don't use them too much)

Use of questions. It shows that you include the recipient in your letter and expect an answer from him/her.

LINKShttp://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/writing/phrases-for-informal-letters.htm

http://www.brays-ingles.com/writing-informal-letters.html

http://www.writing-lovers.com/informal_letter.html

http://www.carmenlu.com/first/writing/letter_format1.pdf

http://esl.about.com/od/writinglessonplans/a/Writing-Informal-Letter.htm