LETTER TO A FRIEND

Salutations Dear X,

Starting 1. Greet and/or ask after your friend –

How are you?
How’s everything going?

And/Or

2. Tell your friend that you are happy …

… to hear from her/him

It was great to hear from you the other day!
Thanks for your letter and your recent update!

… that she is visiting/coming

I’m so excited that you’re coming to visit!
I can’t wait to show you around Hong Kong.
I can’t wait to meet up again. I’ve missed you so much!

3. Brief line on the topic/what the letter is about

Body
Paragraphs (2-
3 paragraphs)

Closing What do you think? Tell me your thoughts on this in your next letter.
Remarks
Say hello to your family and friends for me.

I can’t wait to […]

Take care, and please write back soon! I can’t wait to hear from you.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Ending/ Best, Cheers, Regards, Yours,

Complimentar
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Reminders:
-Use block format
-Remember to sign with the given name
-Make up details that correspond with the given circumstances
-Tone: Informal – can use exclamation marks, questions, and contractions
 Food in Hong Kong

You are Chris. Your pen pal, Tony, is coming on a study tour to Hong Kong from London
with his schoolmates this summer. It is his first visit.

Read his letter and write a reply to him in about ________ words.

Use the following pictures and / or your own ideas:

Dear Chris,

How are you? I have some exciting news! My schoolmates and I are going on a study tour

to Hong Kong this summer. Isn’t that great? We can finally meet up!

We have never been to Hong Kong, but our teachers mentioned that there are a lot of

must-try dishes there. Can you tell us what we can try after class and during the weekend,

as well as where we can try them?

I look forward to hearing from you!

Cheers,

Tony