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IGNALINOS R. VIDI?KI? GIMNAZIJAAsmeninio lai?ko ir es? ra?ymo angl? kalba reikalavimai ir patarimaiPareng? angl? kalbos vyresnioji mokytoja Ingrida Labuckien?2014 Vidi?k?sInformal letterInformal letterAn Informal Letter is a letter that is usually written to a close friend or an acquaintance. It is also known as a personal letter and this type of letter does not have hard and fast rules on the format of writing as opposed to a formal letter, although there is a conventional way of writing it. Informal letterGenerally speaking, the main difference between informal and formal letters is that informal letters are written as people speak. Steps to writing:Begin your letter with a salutation Dear…(,) For example: Dear John(,)It is followed by a comma if you use one at the end after finishing your letter with For example: Best wishes(,)Informal letterIntroductionThe first paragraph will consist of an introduction which will give the recipient an idea what you will be writing about and a short summary of the main topic of your letter.If you don’t know the person, you may need to introduce yourself.Informal letterThe body ( it may be 1-2 paragraphs)That consists of the message you want to get across along with any details you may want to include.The conclusionThe last paragraph will be the conclusion where you wrap everything up. You can sum up, thank the recipient, wish good luck, ask any questions.Informal letterUse the following phrases:Starting your letter (Paragraph 1)Thanks for your letter. Lovely to hear from you. How are you? How are things? Hope youre well.Commenting on something (Paragraph 1)Im sorry to hear/learn ... Im so pleased to hear ... Its great to hear ... What wonderful news about ...Informal letterMoving the topic on (Paragraph 2)Anyway, the reason Im writing ... I thought Id write to tell/ask you Anyway, I was wondering ...Informal letterEnding your letter (Paragraph 3)Well, thats all for now Write back soon Looking forward to hearing from you again A