A formal letter
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•ADDRESSEE: someone you don’t know
•WE TALK ABOUT: work, business or
offical subjects
•KINDS OF FORMAL LETTERS :
What kind of business letter am I writing?
CHARACTERISTICS
Letter of inquiry
Letter of application
Letter of complaint
Letter of regret
Thank you letter
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•ADDRESSEE: someone you don’t know •WE TALK ABOUT: work, business or offical subjects •KINDS OF FORMAL LETTERS : What kind of business letter am I writing? CHARACTERISTICS Letter of inquiry Letter of application Letter of complaint Letter of regret Thank you letter
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LAYOUT
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LAYOUT
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1.Address + date
2.Salutation
3.Body
4.Complimentary close
5.P.S.
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1.Address + date 2.Salutation 3.Body 4.Complimentary close 5.P.S.
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1. ADDRESS & DATE
•In the top left
corner..
–Address and date of
the person/company
you are writing to
•In the top right
corner...
- Address and date (leave
a line between the
address and the date)
Hillcrest Secondary School,
P.O Box 60453,
Livingstone,
ZAMBIA
10101
7th February 2004
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1. ADDRESS & DATE •In the top left corner.. –Address and date of the person/company you are writing to •In the top right corner... - Address and date (leave a line between the address and the date) Hillcrest Secondary School, P.O Box 60453, Livingstone, ZAMBIA 10101 7th February 2004
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2. SALUTATION
•The most common salutation in an
informal letter is “Dear….”
•Note that it is followed by a comma.
Dear Mr / Ms Harkness (if you know the
name) /
Dear Sir or Madam NOT Dear Manager (if
you do not know the name).
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2. SALUTATION •The most common salutation in an informal letter is “Dear….” •Note that it is followed by a comma. Dear Mr / Ms Harkness (if you know the name) / Dear Sir or Madam NOT Dear Manager (if you do not know the name).
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3. BODY
TOPIC
FORMAL REASON
(ENCLOSURE)
CONTACT
4. COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yoursfaithfully, (if you do not know the name)
Yours sincerely, (if you know the name).
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3. BODY TOPIC FORMAL REASON (ENCLOSURE) CONTACT 4. COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE I look forward to hearing from you. Yoursfaithfully, (if you do not know the name) Yours sincerely, (if you know the name).
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STYLE
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STYLE
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STRUCTURE AND CONTENT
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STRUCTURE AND CONTENT
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USEFUL LANGUAGE
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USEFUL LANGUAGE
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SAMPLES
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SAMPLES
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123 Pine Street
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
October 30, 2005
ABC Company
345 Spruce Street
Whatever, IL 01233
Dear Mr. Brown,
Insert the part of the body of the letter here. The
body of the letter should tell something about what
you hope to convey.
It should also have a closing paragraph in it. There
should be at least two sentences per paragraph.
Sincerely,
Mrs. DeGraw
Mrs. DeGraw, Chairperson
Enclosure
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123 Pine Street Oak Ridge, NJ 07438 October 30, 2005 ABC Company 345 Spruce Street Whatever, IL 01233 Dear Mr. Brown, Insert the part of the body of the letter here. The body of the letter should tell something about what you hope to convey. It should also have a closing paragraph in it. There should be at least two sentences per paragraph. Sincerely, Mrs. DeGraw Mrs. DeGraw, Chairperson Enclosure
