HOW TO WRITE A LETTER

FORMAL LETTER                                                                    DATE : month, day,year                                                                                                                                                                                       ADDRESS – street name, city,                                                                                                                    country                         Dear Sir / Dear Madam (on ne connaît pas le nom de la personne)                         Dear Mr Smith / Dear Ms Jones,                                                 I am writing to (ask you, let you know, apply for the position of, to complain about, to suggest, present…..                        Faire au moins 2 paragraphes                                                 (formules de politesse en fin de lettre) :                      I look forward (I am looking forward) to hearing from you                                                                 or                      I thank you for taking the time to examine my request                                                                  or                      I thank you in advance for helping me                        Sincerely,                                                   Signature                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMAL LETTER                                                                      DATE : month, day, year                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ADDRESS – street name, city,                                                                                                                      country                       Dear John, / Dear Mom and Dad,                                                       I am writing to tell you… / to let you know…./ to ask you….                                  Faire au moins 2 paragraphes                                           formules en fin de lettre:                  I hope to hear from you soon/ I hope to see you soon                                             or                  I look forward to hearing from you                                               or                  Say hello to ….. for me,  / Give my love to….                                                   (lots of) love,                    Hugs and kisses,                    Take care,                           Signature