Dear + first name (nickname)

Dear John,Hi!

Dear Timmy,Hello Lisa,

Asking for information

- I would like to request a ...

- Please could you send me...

- I would like to get some information about...

- I enclose a stamped addressed envelope and a cheque for (amount).

Close the letter:

Sorry, but I have to finish.

(Hope to) see you soon,

I must be off now, Bye for now,

Love to all,Hugs,

Thank you,Yours,Best wishes,Regards,

Write (back) soon, Love from

Many thanks,Take care,

Your loving friend, Cheers,

Kindest regards, (first name)

Apologizing- I'm very sorry that/about...- Please forgive me for...- I'd like to apologize about...- Please accept my apologies for...

Thames Language School

18 Cambridge Road

London

HA5 9EC

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like some information about your Profiency courses in English beginning this July.

Please send me a prospectus, details of your fees, and information about accommmodation in London for the period July-December. If possible, I would like to stay with an English family.

I enclose a stamped addressed envelope. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thanking you in advance for your help, I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

John Smith

Dear John,

Hi there! Thanks for your letter. It's good to hear from you after such a long time!. Im glad you and your family are doing well. I'm pretty good in spite of working hard.

The photgraphs you sent me of our holidays are brilliant! I like the one of you and me with the fish we caught. Do you think you can get me a copy?

Anyway, the reason I'm writing is...

... ... ...

If you need to know anything else, just get in touch with me (contact me) as soon as you can. You know how to reach me. Thanks a lot for your help and I hope to hear from you soon.

Asking for help

- I would like you to...- I would be grateful if you could...- I need to ask your advice about...- I'd like to ask for information about...- What I'm looking for is...

Thanking

- I'm very grateful for...- I'd like to thank you very much for...- I very much appreciated...

Starting a letter

- Thanks for your last letter and the nice photos.

- Thanks for your last letter. Sorry, I haven't written you for a long time because...

- Sorry for not writing for so long.

- Long time no see.Hope all's well in your world!

Dear + title + surname

Dear Mr Phillips,

Dear Ms Jones,Dear Sir,

Dear Madam,Dear Sir/Madam,

Close the letter

- Thank you for your atttention. We hope to hear from you in the near future.

- I look forward to hearing from you,

- (for Dear Sir/Madam:)-(for Dear Mr Smith:)

Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely,

(full name) (full name)

Complaining- I'm writing to express my dissatisfaction/annoyance/ about/anger at...- I am not happy about...- ... is not what I expected/was expecting.

- I am prticularly unhappy about...- I want to know what you are going to do about this situation.

- What would suit me best is...

- I insist that you...

- You can contact me by phone (number) and at the above address.

Starting a letter

- I am writing to ask/ tell/ inform you that...

- I am writing to ask/ inquire about...

- I am writing with regard to...

- I am writing with reference to...- I am writing in connection with...- I am writing in response to...- In reply to your letter, I am writing to...

Starting a letter

- Thanks for your last letter and the nice photos.

- Thanks for your last letter. Sorry, I haven't written you for a long time because...

- Sorry for not writing for so long.

- Long time no see. Hope all's well in your world!

Starting a letter

- I am writing to ask/ tell/ inform you that...

- I am writing to ask/ inquire about...

- I am writing with regard to...

- I am writing with reference to...- I am writing in connection with...- I am writing in response to...- In reply to your letter, I am writing to...

Dear + title + surname

Dear Mr Phillips,

Dear Ms Jones,Dear Sir,

Dear Madam,Dear Sir/Madam,

Dear + first name (nickname)

Dear John,Hi!

Dear Timmy,Hello Lisa,

Dear John,

Hi there! Thanks for your letter. It's good to hear from you after such a long time!. Im glad you and your family are doing well. I'm pretty good in spite of working hard.

The photgraphs you sent me of our holidays are brilliant! I like the one of you and me with the fish we caught. Do you think you can get me a copy?

Anyway, the reason I'm writing is...

... ... ...

If you need to know anything else, just get in touch with me (contact me) as soon as you can. You know how to reach me. Thanks a lot for your help and I hope to hear from you soon.

John Smith

21 High Street

Oxford

SW3 7TM

23rd Oct, 2010

Thames Language School

18 Cambridge Road

London

HA5 9EC

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like some information about your Profiency courses in English beginning this July.

Please send me a prospectus, details of your fees, and information about accommmodation in London for the period July-December. If possible, I would like to stay with an English family.

I enclose a stamped addressed envelope. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thanking you in advance for your help, I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

John Smith

Asking for information

- I would like to request a ...

- Please could you send me...

- I would like to get some information about...

- I enclose a stamped addressed envelope and a cheque for (amount).

Thanking

- I'm very grateful for...- I'd like to thank you very much for...- I very much appreciated...

Apologizing- I'm very sorry that/about...- Please forgive me for...- I'd like to apologize about...- Please accept my apologies for...

Complaining- I'm writing to express my dissatisfaction/annoyance/ about/anger at...- I am not happy about...- ... is not what I expected/was expecting.

- I am prticularly unhappy about...- I want to know what you are going to do about this situation.

- What would suit me best is...

- I insist that you...

- You can contact me by phone (number) and at the above address.

Best wishes,

Tom

Close the letter:

Sorry, but I have to finish.

(Hope to) see you soon,

I must be off now, Bye for now,

Love to all,Hugs,

Thank you,Yours,Best wishes,Regards,

Write (back) soon, Love from

Many thanks,Take care,

Your loving friend, Cheers,

Kindest regards, (first name)

Close the letter

- Thank you for your atttention. We hope to hear from you in the near future.

- I look forward to hearing from you,

- (for Dear Sir/Madam:)-(for Dear Mr Smith:)

Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely,

(full name) (full name)

Asking for help

- I would like you to...- I would be grateful if you could...- I need to ask your advice about...- I'd like to ask for information about...- What I'm looking for is...

Best wishes,

Tom

John Smith

21 High Street

Oxford

SW3 7TM

23rd Oct, 2010