To write a friendly letter, include a greeting like "Dear" followed by the person's name. In the body, introduce why you're writing in the first sentence. Provide more details in subsequent paragraphs and respond to any questions from the recipient. Close the letter with a sign-off like "See you soon" and your name. The overall structure is the date, greeting, body, closing, and signature.

1. How to
write a friendly letter

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)

8. Letter Generator
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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