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A LETTER TO A
FRIEND |
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Let us read this letter to find out the sender's reason for
writing. Marisa is writing to give Daniel some news: |
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241 Canning Avenue
Madison 11425 NY |
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3 January 2007 |
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Dear Daniel, |
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Thank you for your letter. I was pleased to
hear about you FCE exam results at OM Personal. Congratulations
!! |
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I have some exciting news for you. I'm not friqhtened of aeroplanes
any more !! I told you about the first time I tried to go on a plane,
didn't I? I had a
panic attack and had to be taken off screaming. It was so dreadful that I never
wanted to try it again. |
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Then last month I went to an 'air anxiety'
seminar. There they explained exactly how
planes manage to stay in the sky, taught us some breathing exercises to do
when we felt panicky, and put us in a flight simulator. It was horribly
bumpy and noisy !! |
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Next we visited the airport just to get used to planes
taking off and landing. After that we actually flew to Paris. I didn't enjoy it, but I didn't
scream either. |
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I will soon be ready for the long
flight to Buenos Aires. Does your invitation stil stand? |
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Give my best wishes to all your
family. Please write to me again soon. |
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With love from
Monica |
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LAYOUT AND
ORGANIZATION |
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Look at the letter above and learn these notes about
the layout and organisation of a letter to a friend: |
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Your
ADDRESS should go in the top right hand corner. |
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The DATE comes underneath this. Remember
that the names of months always have a capital letter. |
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3. |
The correct
PUNCTUATION after the
initial salutation (tipically, Dear + your friend's name)
is a comma. |
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You should start your letter with a general friendly
BEGINNING, such as a
response to something in a letter from your friend. |
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In the next paragraph you should give
your REASON for writing. |
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You should organise what you want to say to your friend
in PARAGRAPHS. |
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If you add one or two general
CLOSING SENTENCES, it will sound
friendly. |
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8. |
You should
END your letter with an expression 'With love
from' or 'With best wishes from'. |
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9. |
The last thing you write is
YOUR NAME or
SIGNATURE. |
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BEGINNINGS |
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Here are some
beginnings you might write in a letter to a friend: |
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a. |
I'm sorry I haven't written for a long time. |
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b. |
It's ages since I last heard from you.
I hope you and
your family are all well. |
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c. |
I passed our old school yesterday
afternoon and I couldn't help
thinking of you. |
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ENDINGS |
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Here are some
endings you might write in a letter to a friend: |
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I'm looking forward to seeing you soon. |
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b. |
Take care of yourself. |
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c. |
Have a wonderful time and be sure to write and tell
me all about you and your family. |
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In the exercises below you can practise
this grammar. |
