WRITING A REVISION OF (most) FORMATS

NB 2

By Pili A.M.

POSTCARDS

Dear.. Mary , Say where you are, what you are doing, where you are staying tell some anecdotes, things you have done, plans, etc Bye / Love / See you soon... Your name

Write name & the complete address of the recipient on the right

INFORMAL EMAILS
From: you@mail.com To: yourfriend@mail.com Subject: something relevant Hi ... John, Start: say something friendly, refer back to a previous email... Body: say what you have to say. Deal with all the points & organise similar information together; use linkers and structures of the level Finish: Please write soon / Hope to hear from you soon. Best wishes or Love, Mike

FORMAL EMAILS
(when you don't know the name of the person you are writing to) FROM: your_mail@mail.com TO: their_mail@mail.com SUBJECT: Dear Sir / Madam, INTRODUCTION: Give your reason for BODY: Give details, reasons, examples FINISH: I look forward to hearing from you Yours faithfully,
M. Williams

Michael Williams Remember: DON'T USE contractions or colloquial expressions. And be polite (Could you...? would like to+Infinit, please...)!

FORMAL EMAILS
(when you know the name of the person you are writing to) From: you@mail.com To: yourfriend@mail.com Subject: be brief and to the point Dear Mr/Ms Jones, Start: give your reason for writing, refer back to a previous email... Body: State your point clearly. Organise information into paragraphs; use linkers and structures of the level. Be polite Finish: I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely
M. Williams Michael Williams

INFORMAL LETTERS
25 Church Road London NW3 1KR 14th May 2012 Dear (Paul), Start: say something friendly (e.g. How are you? Im fine OR Great to hear from you.) Body: say what you have to say. Use paragraphs. Finish: Looking forward to seeing you / hearing from you. Best wishes / All the best or Love, Mike

Use short forms of verbs.

FORMAL LETTERS
The company's address 25 Church Road London NW3 1KR 14th May 2012

Dear Sir/Madam (if you don't know the name)...Mr/Ms Smith, Start: say why you are writing Body: give details of what you have to say. Use paragraphs. Finish: I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully (if you don't know the name) / Yours sincerely, Michael Robinson Do NOT use short forms of verbs.

NOTES

Greet the person: Mary, Hi Paul, Dear mum, Make your point (thank, explain, apologise, inform, suggest...). Be polite, direct and clear. Regards (With love / See you soon/ ) Sign: Mike

STORIES

INTRODUCTION: set the story (who, when, where): past tenses (simple & continuous) BODY: 2-3 paragraphs, chronological order CONCLUSION: solution/ end of the story Describe people (physical & personality: adjectives), places, feelings, weather, give time references... (in the morning, some time later...)

Use rich vocabulary, linkers (because, besides...)

DESCRIPTIONS: (place, person, object...)

INTRODUCTION: general information, reasons for describing this person/place/event... BODY: characteristics, parts and history (if it's a place), how long you have had this object (or known this person... CONCLUSION: comments or feelings Use varied adjectives, linkers, structures and vocabulary

BIOGRAPHY

INTRODUCTION: who is this person? BODY: his/her life (vocabulary: be born, go to

primary/secondary school, work, get married, get divorced, die...) Varied tenses: present simple,

present perfect, past simple & continuous... Relative clauses...

CONCLUSION: your relationship with that person, why you admire this famous person...

INSTRUCTIONS

Short sentences & imperatives. Be clear Make paragraphs / use bullets Linkers (first...second...then...and...later...finally) Use short forms

TEXT MESSAGES

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