Writing: Exercise 5 (Letter writing)

Details of situation

________: give previous history of event or your background or experience.

Conclusion

________: The conclusion has to wrap up the letter.

You must be familiar with the format of an informal letter

salutation (Dear/Dearest..),introduction, body (maybe two paragraphs), conclusion, signature (With Love/Yours Truly..)

In the example above, you could say

Ive been dying to tell you about this circus that came to town last Friday

Body

This is the actual content of your letter

Conclusion

The conclusion has to wrap up the letter

Eg

 shortly after that/later/that afternoon/after dinner etc

Salutations and Signatures

use either of this format

Introduction

Dive straight into the point

Body

This can be divided into two paragraphs

Details of situation

give previous history of event or your background or experience

Further development

 Give further support to your claim or request

Conclusion

 Say what you wish to happen next