INFORMAL LETTER

• English
• Secondary Education

Informal Letter writing

"You are writing a letter to the editor of a national daily about the bad conditions of historical monuments in your city/state."
Is this an example of a formal letter? Why, why not?

"You are writing letter to your friend congratulating him on his success in the examination."
Is this a formal or an informal letter? Why?

INFORMAL LETTER

• A formal letter, as the name suggests, is usually written for official reasons. The content here is strictly formal with a specific structure and format.

• An informal letter is a personal letter you may write to a friend or a relative to ask for something or communicate with him/her .

Adres

Hoofdstraat 1

6881SE Velp

The Netherlands

Datum

28 September 2022

Aanhef

Dear Lisa,

Dear Tom, 

Alinea 1

How are you? I'm fine

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Alinea 2 + 3

Onderwerpen hoor je op de toets.

Denk aan alinea's!

Afsluiting

I hope to hear from you soon.

Love, /Kind regards, /Best wishes,

Jouw naam

Opzet

Adres

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Datum

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Aanhef

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Alinea's met inhoud van de brief (meestal 3 alinea's)

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Afsluitende zin

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Afsluiting