Wednesday 18 March 2015

How to write a letter: formal or informal style?


Knowing how to write a letter is a very important skill (at school, in business, for general personal relationships).
I have created two simple Glogster interactive posters to show  formal and informal letter layouts. By moving your cursor over the images, some links will appear. Click on them to get more information.

You will learn:
  • the structure of a letter
  • the difference between a formal and an informal style
  • the conventions of formal letter writing



Informal letter


Formal letter


Some useful resources about letter writing:
http://www.letterwritingguide.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/writing-a-letter
http://www.usingenglish.com/resources/letter-writing.php
http://www.studyenglishtoday.net/business-letter-parts.html
http://esl.about.com/od/businessenglishwriting/a/Formal-Letter-Structure.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/resources/letter-writing.php

Some exercises:
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/english_lessons/writing-letters-exercises