Informal letter parts

 

INFORMAL LETTER

 

Greeting

Лист починається із звернення

Dear Sally, 

 

Introduction

На початку листа зазвичай

 

·         Дякують адресату за раніше отриману кореспонденцію

 

 

 

 

·         Згадують якийсь факт з отриманого листа

 

 

·         Вибачаються, що не писали раніше

How are you?

Thanks (a lot) for your last letter.

Many thanks for…,

Your last letter was a surprise.

How nice of you to …,

I was awfully glad to get your letter.

It was great to hear from you.

I was happy to hear that…

 

I’m glad you passed your History test!

Sounds like you had a great time in London!

Great news about your … !

 

I must apologise for not writing,

I really should have written sooner,

Sorry I haven’t written for so long,

Sorry I haven’t been in touch for so long.

Sorry, I’ve taken so long to put pen to paper,

 

(but I was really busy preparing for my school-leaving exams)

 

Main Body

 

Тут повинні бути розкриті всі умови, зазначені в завданні.

 

 

Обов'язкове структурування

по абзацах!

 

Кожну умову розкривають

в окремому абзаці.

 

 

Допустимо об'єднання двох близьких за змістом умов в одні абзац.

Перехід до основної частини:

Anyway, I’m writing to tell you about…

 

 

Використання розмовних зворотів:

Guess what?

You know…

Another thing,

Can you imagine…

If I were you, I’d…

By the way,

Well,

 

Використання слів-зв'язок:

And, but, because, so, that’s why, who, which, that, if… 

 

Вживання фразових дієслів:

take up a hobby, my friends come round…

 

Conclusion

 

 

У кінці листа слід

 

·         пояснити причину, чому ви закінчуєте лист

 

 

 

·         згадати про подальші контакти.

 

Well, I must finish now because I have to walk the dog.

Well, I’d better go now as I have to do my homework.

I’ve got to go now. It’s time for my favourite TV show.

 

I’ll write again soon.

Write back soon !

Looking forward to seeing you.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Take care and keep in touch.

I can’t wait to hear from you !

Drop me a line when you can.

 

Ending

 

Ця фраза залежить від ступеня близькості автора і адресата, після неї завжди ставиться кома.

(з нового рядка)

Lots of love,      Much love,

Best wishes,     All the best,

Yours,             Your friend,

 

Signing off

Особисті листи підписують без зазначення прізвища

(з нового рядка)

Peggy   

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