Formal Letters in English



Formal letters in English
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•typical features???

Formal letters in English
•Which DOESN’T belong to formal letters?
• I’m writing to…
•Dear Mr Smith
• I would appreciate if…
•pretty sure
• Yours faithfully,
•I look forward to your answer
• With love

Formal letters in English
•Which DOESN’T belong to formal letters?
• I’m writing to…
•Dear Mr Smith
• I would appreciate if…
•pretty sure
• Yours faithfully,
•I look forward to your answer
• With love

Formal letters in English
•NO everyday, colloquial language; slang or jargon
•NO contractions (I’m; it’s, we´ve, etc)
•NO emotive, subjective language (terrible, rubbish etc)
•use ‘modal verbs’ such as would, could and should.
•„Please send me“ → more formally „I would be grateful if you could send me“
•Don’t overdo it though, and don´t make your language too formal or maybe old fashioned.

Tips for formal letter
las short as possible but not shorter
lclearly written
lclearly set out
lwell structured – paragraphs
lappropriate in tone and style