Letter Writing

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Letter Writing

Tips & Tricks

Motives for writing a letter:

• Applying for a job/position
  
• Filing a complaint 
• Asking for information 
• Sharing your opinion 
• A combination 

Street Name + Number

 City

Country

Palisiaweg 7

San Nicolas

Aruba

1. Your own address

2. Date

Day/Month/Year

EXAMPLE: 16 September, 2022

16 September 2022

(Recipient's name)
(recipient's position)

(Organisation)

Number + Street Name

 City

Country

(Harry Potter)

(Manager of Department of Dark Arts)

(Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry)

Rooi Bosal 23

Santa Cruz

Aruba

3. Recipient's Address

3. Salutations & Closings: 

Don't know their name?

Salutation:

• Dear Sir/Madam,

Closing:

• Yours faithfully,

Signature
First & Last Name

Know their name?
Salutation:

• Dear Mr./Ms./Mrs. <Surname>,

Closing:

• Yours sincerely,

Signature
First & Last Name

Don'ts

1. Forget about the lay-out
2.  Use the first translation you find in a dictionary without checking. 
3. Forget content elements 
4. No swearing 
5. Dumb language (gonna, u, 2, etc.) 

Frequent mistakes

Confusing Couples

There – they’re – their

Your – you’re 

It’s – its 

Two – to - too 

Frequent mistakes

Capital Letters:

i is wrong, it is always “I” 

Days of the week, months : Monday, Tuesday, August, October

How would you greet someone? Drag the greetings to the right spot.

- Someone you know well, a friend or family member

- Someone you don't know well, a teacher or your boss

- Someone you don't know the name of

Dear Daniel

Dear Mr Johnson

Dear Sir/Madam

I don't know where ... going

1. there
2. their
3. they're

I don't get it. ... going to have to explain it to me.

1. your
2. you're

I am sure it is autumn because the tree lost all ... leaves.

1. its
2. it's

I love you ...

1. to
2. two
3. too
4. 2