2. Get started…
Write a greeting
Dear _____________,
Hello _____________,
Hi _______________,
3. Then what?
After your greeting, you start the body
It should start to the right of the greeting on
the next line.
Your first sentence should be an introduction
of why you are writing.
– Are you responding to a letter they sent you?
– Do you have a question you want to ask?
4. Greeting + body
Response to someone else´s letter:
– Dear Pilar,
Thank you for the postcard from Rome. It
was beautiful.
You are writing your friend first:
Dear Pilar,
I am writing to you because I will be
visiting Tres Cantos next week. Would you like to
go shopping with me?
5. Next…
Provide more details.
– Do you need to tell your friend where you are
meeting?
Respond to questions that your friend asked
in their letter. OR ask your friend questions if
you are writing first.
6. Body cont…
Dear Pilar,
I am writing to you because I will be
visiting Tres Cantos next week. Would you like to
go shopping with me?
Let´s meet next week at the Carrefour in
Tres Cantos. We can do our grocery shopping and
then go to Sfera.
7. Structure of a friendly letter
(Today's date)
(greeting)
(body)
(closing)
(your name)
9. Complete letter
Dear Pilar,
I am writing to you because I will be visiting Tres
Cantos next week. Would you like to go shopping
with me?
Let´s meet next week at the Carrefour in Tres
Cantos. We can do our grocery shopping and then
go to Sfera.
See you soon,
Jessica
10. Complete letter
Dear Pilar,
I am writing to you because I will be visiting Tres
Cantos next week. Would you like to go shopping
with me?
Let´s meet next week at the Carrefour in Tres
Cantos. We can do our grocery shopping and then
go to Sfera.
See you soon,
Jessica