BACHILLERATO 1 - UNIT 3 WRITING SKILLS - PRACTICE

AN INFORMAL LETTER

1 Tick the expressions that are suitable for an informal letter.

...... 1. I am writing to ask for information about your courses....... 2. I’m mad about a girl I met there....... 3. I look forward to receiving a prompt reply....... 4. Yours sincerely,

...... 5. Dear Sir or Madam,...... 6. I‘m going to answer all your questions about

the party....... 7. Yours,...... 8. It was great to hear from you....... 9. We all stayed till late – about 2 am!

...... 10. Write soon!...... 11. Thank you for your letter of 14th January 2006....... 12. Hi John,

2 Write the numbers of the expressions that you chose in Exercise 1 in the correct place in the chart.

PLAN: An Informal Letter1. Greeting2. Opening remarks, reason for writing

3. Body

4. Closing remarks5. Signing off

3 Complete the letter by filling in the expressions you chose in Exercise 1.

1. ________________________________2. ________________________________________________________________ Sorry I haven’t written in so long. 3.__________________________________________________________________________________________All my friends were there, and I met some nice new people as well. The music was terrific and there was lots of dancing. 4. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________And the best thing is – 5. ___________________________________________________. Her name is Christine. Have you been to any good parties lately (or met any cool girls)?6. ________________________________________________________________7. ________________________________________________________________Richard

4 Match the parts of an informal letter or e-mail to the expressions and sentences below.

Informal Correspondence Expressions and Sentences

1. Greeting ...... a. Love,

2. Opening Remarks ...... b. How are you?3. Body ...... c. Dear Sam,4. Closing remarks ...... d. I’ve asked him to organise the music at my party next month.5. Signing off ...... e. Can’t wait to hear from you!

5 Complete the letter with the expressions and sentences in Exercise 4.

(1) ________________________________

(2) ________________________________ I haven’t heard from you in such a long time!

I want to tell you the news about my party. There’s a new student in my class.

His name is Steve and he’s from Leeds. He worked as a disc jockey there in the evenings. (3) _______________________________ He’s agreed!

I’m sure it’ll be fantastic! So write down the date - Saturday, 4th October, 9 pm. And I won’t take “no” for an answer!

(4) ________________________________

(5) ________________________________

Allison