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English for Communication | Alvin Bersamin

LETTER WRITING

1. The Parts of a letter.

1.1 Writer’s address

1.2 Date

1.3 Receivers’ name and address

1.4 Salutation

1.5 Body

1.6 Closing

1.7 Signature

Note: Receiver’s name and address might not appear in the informal letter.

2. The Layout of the letter.

A. Informal Letter

Parts of Informal Letter

(1) Write your address

(2) Write the date, 10/11/19

(3) Begin Dear + name

(4) Put a comma (,)

(5) Use contractions

(6) Finish the letter (Best wishes/Regards to people you don’t know
well./ Lots of love to family or close friends.)

(7) Sign your name

(8) Use P.S. (Post Script) – to add something special or something you
forgot.

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