Informal letter Y3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1-3

Welcome H3

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Today's planning

To do: 

Informal letter

Goals: 

* You know how to write an informal letter

Informal Letter Writing:

•  Is a non-official letter that we usually use to write to our friends, family, or relatives.
•  For example; if we want to inform them about our achievement in school or college, then we write them a letter to spread our personal news.

Format of Informal Letter:

• Address of the sender
  
• Date of writing a letter
• Salutation/Greeting
  
• Body of the letter
  
• Conclusion
  
• Signature of the sender

Format of Informal Letter:

Address of the sender:

•        Number and street name
  
•        City, state, and postal code
  
•        Country

Format of Informal Letter:

Date:

Informal letter structure

[Address of the Sender]

Date:

Dear (name of person)

Body of the letter:

Paragraph 1: Ask for the well-being of the person

Paragraph 2: The main reason to write the letter

Paragraph 3: Conclusion and end of the letter (Take care)

Yours lovingly,

Name of sender

FAQ’s on Informal Letter:

1. What is an informal letter?
2. What are the topics of the informal letter?
3. How to write an informal letter?
   
4. How to start an informal letter?
5. What are the types of letters?

What is an informal letter?

An informal letter is a non-official letter that we usually use to write to our friends, family, or relatives. These letters are personal letters that are not used for official purposes. There could be many reasons for which we write these letters to our family and friends.

What are the topics of the IL?

• Inviting a friend  for a birthday
  
• Calling a friend for a trip or holiday
• Writing just to ask for the well-being of a person
• Asking help from someone
  
• Asking help from someone
• etc

How to write an informal letter?

1. Address of the sender
   
2. Date of writing a letter
   
3. Salutation/Greeting
   
4. Body of the letter
   
5. Conclusion
   
6. Signature of the sender

How to start an informal letter?

You can start the letter by first greeting the person such as Hi/Hey/Hello/Dear (name of the person). Then ask if he/she is doing good.

What are the types of letters?

There are two types of letters.

1. Informal Letter
   
2. Formal Letter

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Let's practise; Start Yours!

Write an informal letter to your friend in America. Tell him/her that youre excited about your summer vacation because you will visit him. 

Tell him all the things you want to do and that you cant wait.