Questions: Give information about structure of formal letters

Group:017-12

Done by: Omonova Gulhayo

Task 8

Questions:

1. Give information about structure of formal letters.

2. What are the differences between formal and informal letters?

3. Choose one of them and write letter.

You are moving to China for a year and have arranged with an agency to exchange houses with a Chinese family who are moving to your country for the same period of time. Write a letter to the Wong family to welcome them to your home. Include information about the house and neighborhood which they might find useful and make a few suggestions that might make their stay more pleasant and interesting.

You are a member of a famous pop group. You are about to visit your home town as part of a tour. Write a letter to an old school friend informing him/her of the event and describing the ways in which your life has changed since you were at school.

4. Give examples of common phrases which are used in informal letters.

5. Write down types of formal letters

Answers:

1.A formal letters to somebody you do not know, it contains :

Full name and title

Job title

Full address

Today's date(Use the full date without abbreviations i.e. October 3rd 2018)

Email address(Avoid using email addresses that aren’t professional)

Phone number

Left-hand side: recipients details in this order

Full name and title

Company or organisation

Full address

Introductory line

Dear

Recipients title (when applicable)

Recipients full name

2. There are two types of letters, i.e. formal letters and informal letters.

The formal letter is written for business or professional purposes with a specific objective in mind. It uses simple language, that can be easy to read and interpret.

On the contrary, informal letters are written to friends and relative for personal communication and uses a casual or an emotional tone. The article excerpt presents you all the important differences between formal and informal letters in a detailed manner.

The significant points of difference between formal and informal letters are discussed as under:

A formal letter is one, written in formal language, in the stipulated format, for official purpose. A letter is said to be informal when it is written in a friendly manner, to someone you are familiar with.

Formal letters are written for official or professional communication. On the other hand, informal letters are used for casual or personal communication.

3. Letter to my friend

Dear Zarifa

Hi! I hope you`re well. On your previous letters, you asked me to tell you my visiting to my home country and when we meet.

It's a long time since I met with you. A lot has changed during this time. I graduated from university and joined a popular pop group 3 years ago. I am very friendly with my companions. I want to introduce them to my country. We are going to give a concert in my country at the end of May. Then you will have the opportunity to meet and talk with you.

Looking forward to hear from you.

Take care,

Gulhayo

4. Using the words, expressions and phrases will help us write in an informal style and will also help us organise our letter into clear paragraphs.

Starting your letter (Paragraph 1)

Thanks for your letter.

Lovely to hear from you.

How are you?

How are things?

Hope you're well.

Commenting on something (Paragraph 1)

I'm sorry to hear/learn ...

I'm so pleased to hear ...

It's great to hear ...

What wonderful news about ...

Moving the topic on (Paragraph 2)

Anyway, the reason I'm writing ...

I thought I'd write to tell/ask you

Anyway, I was wondering ...

Ending your letter (Paragraph 3)

Well, that's all for now

Write back soon

Looking forward to hearing from you again

All the best

Best wishes

See you soon

Take care

Yours

Love

Lots of love

5. Complaint letter

TM. M. 19a

Nakshab Street

May 1, 2020

Salohiddin Muhammadiev

Production Manager, XXX Inc

WA 98502

Nasaf Street.

Dear Ms. Salohiddin:

I am writing this letter to you to bring to your attention a problem I have had with a laptop I purchased from one of your retailers. Allow me to elaborate.

Yesterday, I purchased a laptop made by your company from one of your retailers. I know it is one of your best selling products and that is exactly what prompted me to buy it. Unfortunately, it looks like the unit I purchased is defective. The energy quality is pretty low. I am impressed with the quality of the memory and other features.

This is not the first time I have purchased laptops built by your company, but this is the first time I have experienced a problem. I am hoping that you will take measures necessary to replace this fault unit with a good one. I can provide you with the receipt, if needed.

Expecting a prompt response,

Sincerely

Omonova Gulhayo