Writing a formal letter

What is usually included in the Heading?

Read the text. What type of letter is it?

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing in response to your advertisement for a job published in the Washington Times on 15.10.2016. After reading your job description, I am confident that I have the skills and experience necessary for this position.

I would bring to your company a broad range of skills, including:

10 years of hands on experience in teaching.

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

A passion to learn and a willingness to work hard.

An ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

I would really appreciate it if you give me an opportunity to further discuss this position with you. If you have additional questions or would like to schedule an interview, please contact me by phone or by e-mail. I have enclosed my resume for your review.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Read the letter. What part of the letter is missing?

Dear Sofie,

Thank you so much for the lovely gift. I always wanted the gift and aspired to own it. However, I somehow could never make myself buy it. Thank you once more for being so thoughtful and gifting me such a wonderful gift. Not only is the gift good to look at, but also extremely useful. The gift has in numerous uses.

Thank you for being so caring and thoughtful. Would like you to know that your gift means a lot to me and I will always cherish the same.

Thanking you once more,

With love,

Mike

[Signature]

Read the text. What type of letter is it?

My Dear Cheryl,

Loving you is so easy.

The little things you do, the simple gestures you make, the feelings and thoughts that you share with me. I adore the way you look, the way you move, and your smile.

There are so many things to love about you!

I could go on and on.

It's important to me that you know that I love you - and how much I love you.

So whatever it is that you are doing, thinking or saying, as you go about your day -- know that I am there with you, loving you.

Much Love,

Nathan

Which complementary closings are normal for formal letter?

What statements are correct (true)?

Match the types of letters to their definitions.

1.

usually addressed to people we don’t know very well, people we haven’t met, or people who are in authority.

2.

usually addressed to family members, relatives or friends.

Read the letter. What part of the letter is missing?

George Smith

Bournemouth

18 St. James Avenue

HB3 4LN

Mary Clarks

Bournemouth

67 Queens Road

NT 34560

Dear Mary and Simon,

With great pleasure, we wish to inform you that we will be celebrating the first birthday of our first daughter Sharon on the coming Friday. We are arranging a small get together on this occasion. You are cordially invited to join the party. The party will help up at 10 P.M. I do hope you will come by all means. Please don’t forget.

George

[Signature]

Put the parts of a letter in the correct order.

The formal salutation usually begins with: