LEVÉLÍRÁS

INFORMAL LETTER FORMAL LETTER

Dear Sarah, Dear Sir/Madam, (1)
Greeting Dear Mr Smith / Mrs Smith (2)

Thanks for your letter. I am writing to you in connection

It was great to hear from you.
I’m sorry I haven’t written for ages.
Introduction
How are you? I’ve got your letter
and…
with…
I am writing to enquire about…
I am writing to complain about…

Well, I must finish. I look forward to hearing from you

Write back soon. soon.
Write soon. I look forward to receiving your
Endig
Keep in touch. reply.
Give my best regards to your parents. Yours faithfully, (1)
Your sincerely, (2)

Love, Jillian Anderson

Lots of love,
Best wishes,
Signing All the best,
Take care,

Jill

Fogalmazások típusai:

1. Accepting invitation:

Thank you for inviting me…

Thank you for your invitation…
I’d love to come…
I’d be glad to come…
That’s a great idea…
How could I say no?
How could I refuse such an invitation?
2. Refusing invitation:

I’m sorry but…

I’m sorry but I’m busy on…
I’m sorry but I’ve got to do..
I’m afraid I can’t come because..
Unfortunately, I won’t be able to make it.
It is nice of you to invite me, but…
That’s a good idea, but…
I’d love to but…

3. Making suggestion:

I’m writing to invite you…

I’s like to invite you…
Would you like to come to…?
Are you doing anything on…?
Why don’t we go…?
I was wondering if you’d like to come to…
How about…?
What about…?

4. Letter of enquiry (asking for information):

I’m writing to enquire about…

I’m interested in your advertisement, but I need further information.
I’d like to ask some questions.
Could you please send me more details about…
I’d like to know…
Could you (please) tell me…

5. Letter of application (applying for a job):

I am writing to you in connection with the job you advertised in…

I am interested in applying for the job of…
I have been studying at…school for …….years.
I studied at….
I left school in…
At the moment I am on a holiday / out of work / waiting for my entrance exam results.

I would like to work for you because I am interested in animals / environmental issues / social
problems/…
I think I would be good for this job because I am sociable, ambitious, hard-working and have a
good communication skills. I have got 2 language exams, a driving license and I can use a
computer very well.

I hope you will consider my application.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.
6. Letter of advice (giving advice):

I was sorry to read that you’ve got problems.

The reason I am writing to give you some advice.
I hope the following advice will be of some help to you.
I think / In my opinion you should …
Why don’t you…?
If I were you I would …
I strongly advise you to…
I think you’d better…
The best thing you can do is…
I suggest that you should…
Have you thought about… ?
You could…
How / What about ….?

I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

I hope I could help you.
Let me know what happened.
Don’t forget to keep in touch.
Good luck.

7. Giving opinion (writing an article, a letter):

I am writing in connection with your article / advertisement / TV programme.

I am writing with regard to your advertisement / article which appeared in the….issue.
I would like to express my opinion / my interest in…

First of all / Firstly / To begin with…

In my view / In my opinion…
My opinion is that ….
As far as I am concerned…
Furthermore …/What is more…/In addition to this…

To sum up…/ All in all…/In conclusion…

8. Letter of complaint (complaining):

I am writing to complain / make a complaint about …

I feel I must complain about…

In your advert you claim that…However, …

Your advert / brochure was misleading.
It was completely different from what you had offered.
I am /was dissatisfied with…
Unfortunately, it was nothing like what I had expected.
 The problem is that…
To make matters worse…
I was shocked / surprised…
To my / our amazement…

I would like you to refund my /our money.

I believe I am entitled to a partial / full refund.
I demand an immediate action.
I expect you send me a replacement. I enclose copies of the guarantee and the receipt.
I hope that you will give this matter your attention.
I hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Thanking you in advance.

9. Argumentative essay: (For and Against) (Advantages and Disadvantages)

Introduction

- make a general statement to introduce the topic

Main body

- give arguments for and justify them

- give arguments against and justify them
- use linking words:
 First of all / Firstly
 In addition / Furthermore / Moreover (similar ideas)
 So / As a result / Therefore (consequences)
 However / On the other hand / In contrast (different ideas)

Conclusion

- sum up your arguments

- include your opinion
- use phrases:
 To sum up,…
 To summarise,…
 In conclusion,…
 All in all,…
 As far as I am concerned…
 In my opinion / view…
 My view is that…

E.G.

Shopping centres have changed the way we shop.

First of all shopping centres make our lives easier, as you can buy everything in one place. Moreover,
they often have sales, and you can buy a lot of products much cheaper than in the corner shop…
On the other hand, in a supermarket you always buy more than you want. Furthermore, as they are
very big and the products are rearranged regularly you have to spend there a lot of time. …

To summarise, shopping centres offer a convenient shopping experience, but make us all
commercialised consumers.