Embracing the Charm of Writing: Crafting a Friendly Letter in the Digital Age
In today's era dominated by instant messaging and texting, the art of writing a friendly letter to connect with loved ones remains special. This guide explores the essence of a friendly letter, emphasizing informal language, layout, key elements like address, date, salutation, body, and closing, and the warm touch it adds to communication. Rediscover the joy of personal connection through the thoughtful act of writing a letter.
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WHAT IS A FRIENDLY LETTER? In the present times, instant messaging, video chatting and texting have become the most common ways of communicating with our friends, relatives and family. But writing a personal letter is always special. Writing a friendly letter to your dear ones is always very thoughtful. It is a great way of sharing your thoughts and experiences with the people whom are special to you. Because of the technology and mobile phones, we have forgotten the charm of writing letters to our loved ones
NOTES: INFORMAL LETTER/FRIENDLY LETTER. An informal letter is a letter that you write to a friend or a family member. It should be 150 words Use informal language e.g. short forms; couldn t, shouldn t. No punctuation marks when writing address or date. The second paragraph must capture all the details as asked in the questions. Add linking words or connectives. Purpose - Communication between two people who are usually familiar to each other - Topic on a personal level (introduction, personal report, invitation, etc.)
LAYOUT OF FRIENDLY/ INFORMAL LETTER
St. Louis Mahe Seychelles 24 March 2020 Dear Jane (no comma) Paragraph 1: Introduction (Greetings-I hope you are doing well. Acknowledge any received letters) Paragraph 2: Development (Use the prompts to develop your letter. The purpose of writing is mentioned here) Paragraph 3: Conclusion (Ending your letter by either passing regards or being grateful) Closing tag Name (First name e.g Nakeesha)
a. Address - Always remember to start the address on the right side - has to be youraddress (address of the addressee in not needed) - Name of the district followed by the name of the island and (country) - (eg) Ile Perseverance 1 Mahe Seychelles b. Date - always necessary - quite free format, e.g. 24 October 2011 (CORRECT) 24th October (Incorrect) Monday, 24 October ( Incorrect avoid using commas)
c. Salutation: - Always start with Dear ,Hi, Hello -Be sure that you know the ways of starting a letter to different people. To a friend: Dear+ First name e.g. Dear Mary. To a brother/sister: Dear + First name To your mother/father: Dear Mum/Dad To your parents: Dear Mum and Dad. To a cousin: Dear+ First name To an aunt: Dear auntie+ first name e.g. Dear Auntie Annie. To an uncle: Dear uncle+ first name e.g. Dear Uncle James
d. Body - Has to be divided into paragraphs - Format of paragraphs: first line of each paragraph is indented oran empty line between paragraphs without indention.
1st paragraph (Introduction) States the purpose of writing. Acknowledge received letters. Should be short. Do not write (How are you?) Prepares the reader for the main part (body) of the letters. You can use short forms like I m , don t , etc. Exclamation marks are also possible to give emphasise Ask questions to motivate an answer
Starting examples: Thanks for your letter/ I ve just received your letter and I m writing at once because . I m sorry I haven t written for a while but I ve been very busy. Sorry for not writing so long. It was great to hear from you again. Thank you very much for answering my last letter so quickly. Thank you for replying so quickly to my last letter. It was a pleasant surprise to receive a letter from you. I am glad to hear from you after a while.
Starting examples: I hope you are I am sorry I haven t written for ages, I have been busy studying for my assessment and I haven t had the time I am sorry I haven t written since your birthday party I have been meaning to write since the party but thing kept cropping up and I am afraid I haven t had the time. It was lovely to receive your letter yesterday. It was great to hear from you last week. You are most welcomed letter arrived this morning. Congratulations on passing the exam! I hope you are feeling better/ I hope you have got over the flu.
2nd paragraph: Body of the letter. The main part of the letter. Use the given prompts to write the letter. Possible beginnings for the second paragraph. Anyway, I thought I would drop you a few lines to I thought you might like to know something about I thought I would drop you a few lines to let you know I m really happy Just a quickie to let you know
Example Write a letter to your friends telling him or her about the trip you had during your holiday The prompts will include; When and where did you go? Who accompanied you? How did you go and what did you see? What did you buy? What did you enjoy the most? Why would you recommend the visit to a friend?
3rd paragraph phrases I am looking forward to seeing you. I can t wait to see you soon. I can t wait to hear from you. I am looking forward to hearing from you. See you soon. Send my love to I hope you are doing vigorous exercise, we need fitness remember? Give my regards to I will await your response. I ve no more news at the moment. I hope to have a letter from you soon. Write me and let me know how you are getting on. Well, that s all for now. I must end now but I ll write a longer letter next time. I can t think of anything else to write about at the moment. Bye for now. Take care and write me soon.
Closing tag; Examples Your friend Best friend Best regards Best wishes Yours in love Yours truly Sincerely Warm regards Cordially Love cheers,
Useful expressions Saying thank you I m just writing to thank you for . It was very kind of you to Thanks very much for I am very grateful for Giving advice Well, if I were you, I would Have you thought about .? In your last letter you said you were t sure what to do about .. I think you should/shouldn t In your last letter you asked me about .
Bad news I m sorry to tell you that . Bad news, I m afraid. I m extremely sorry to hear/read that It s so sad to hear/read about Good news I m sure you ll be pleased to hear that . I feel sure that you ll be interested to know that . By the way, did you know that .? You ll never guess what happened! I m really glad/ happy to hear about I was very happy to read that
Asking for help I wonder if you could help me. I hope it s not too much to ask but I wonder if I could ask you a favour. Could you ? Apologising I m writing to say sorry (for ) I would like to apologise for .. I m so sorry that
EXAMPLE OF A FRIENDLY LETTER
Ile perseverance Mahe Seychelles 24 June 2020 Dear Maya I hope you are doing well. Thank you very much from your last letter. It was great hearing from you. Thanks for the photographs you sent me. You seem to be having fun in France. I absolutely loved the snap of you standing in front of the Eiffel Tower. France looks stunning. I would love to visit there someday. There is so much happening here in terms of politics. I am busy preparing for exams as well. By the way when are you coming home? Please let me know the date. I will arrange for a meet up. I love you so much dear friend and I am looking forward to seeing you again. Best wishes Grace
TIME FOR TASKS AND TO PRACTICE
Task 1: Read the letter and circle the correct words. Hi Patricia, How s life? I m great! I m the/ at her out. the/ at Stella s new house helping She lives the city centre. His/Her .There s/It s There s/It s a beautiful garden all around it, too. That s us going for a/the a/the walk in the park near her house. Those dogs are her brother s. They re called Dusty and Bingo. Stella loves the/ the/ them them dogs very much. the / / in in Oxgreen. It s a a / / an His/Her house is very nice and a/ an small suburb near the a/ the the big Anyway, what about you? What are you doing these days? Love, Maggie
Little Judy got a letter from Santa. As she was about to read it, her cat jumped on the desk. He stepped into some paint, and left his paw prints on the letter. Help Judy to read the letter. Dear Judy, Thank you for your letter! Up here at the North Pole, we have been very busy this year! The elves are really excited that Christmas Day is almost here. They have been working day and night getting all the toys ready for Christmas Eve. Mrs. Claus made us her extra special chocolate chip cookies last night since we've been working so hard. They taste great with a big glass of milk! Once my sleigh is packed and ready to go, I'll be off on my journey around the world. I'm reading your letter right now, and it looks like you've been a very nice girl this year. That makes me so happy. Keep up the good work! While you are asleep on Christmas Eve, the reindeer will land my sleigh on your rooftop so I can hop down your chimney. I see that you like stuffed animals. I love stuffed animals too. I sleep with my teddy bear every night. He is warm and cuddly, and he is my best friend. The elves have been very busy this year making many new and different stuffed animals for Christmas! I'm really excited about making my big trip on Christmas Eve! Remember, you have to be asleep when I come, so make sure you go to bed in time! Ho! Ho! Ho! Have a Merry Christmas! Your Special Friend,
Task 3: Choose a word from the box to complete the letter. Serious, broken, personal, informs, heal Dear Maria Hope you are doing great in your new school. Thank you for your last letter. It came yesterday. I have big news! I fell next to the pool at camp and now I have a ______________________ arm. The fall was very ___________________, but the doctors told me I will __________________ quickly. My family came for a visit as soon as they found out. They got here in just a few hours. When a kid is hurt, the hospital always ___________________ parents right away. The camp let me have a _____________________ day so I could visit with my family. I am staying at camp until it is over, but no more swimming for me! Let me know how you are doing. Your friend always Ricky P.S:________________________________________________________________________________________________
B. Choose one of the words from the box to write a P.S to the letter. A postscript (P.S) is an afterthought, thought that is occurring after the letter has been written and signed.
Task 4: Write a letter to your friends telling him or her about the trip you had during your holiday The prompts will include; When and where did you go? Who accompanied you? How did you go and what did you see? What did you buy? What did you enjoy the most? Why would you recommend the visit to a friend?
