Spotlight 8 Module 6 E

How to write letters.

Spotlight 8 Module 6e

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Look at the advertisement!

How do you think you would benefit if your family played host to a foreign students?

Would you enjoyed the experience?

How do you think what this lesson might be about?

Types of letters

• Formal letters

• Semi formal letters

• Informal letters

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Types of an informal letter

• A letter of apology (письмо с извинениями)
• A letter of invitation (письмо-приглашение)
• A letter of request (письмо-просьба)
• A letter of information (письмо-информация)
• A thank you letter (благодарственное письмо)
• A congratulations letter (письмо-поздравление)

Write down address:

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend

• Jun Shan spent 4 weeks in a host family in the USA? He really enjoyed his stay, improved English/Now he is back home. He is writing a letter to his host family .

Translation of the words

Invite -приглашать

invitation- приглашение,

Complain -жаловаться

• a complaint -жалоба,

• Thank -благодарить

• a thank-you -благодарность,

• request-просить

• a request - просьба

• I appreciate your – я ценю ваше…

• Furthermore – более того

How to write a thank-you letter?

• Thank-you letters are written in semi-formal style. There are written to people you know but not very well, and to whom you want to sound polite and respectful.
• less formal language I am writing to…
• formal linking words Also, Furthermore, Moreover
• words/ phrases in the passive It is understood
• respectful, polite tone Thank you once again
• In the first paragraph we state the reason for writing our letter and express our thanks. In the main body paragraphs we express our gratitude giving examples. In the conclusion we thank again.

Ex. 2 p.98: Insert the phrases

Dear Mr and Mrs Reeves,

I’m writing to let you know that I have arrived home safely and to thank you for your kindness during my stay with you. 1 ……………..time with you and I will never forget you.

  2 …………………for everything you did to make my stay pleasant. I was made to feel at home. I loved my room, and I must say that Mrs Reeves’ cooking is amazing. My mum is going to try some of the recipes you gave me.

  I think my English improved a lot during my stay. 3 ………….was our interesting conversations during dinner in the evenings. I even understand jokes now thanks to Mr Reeves’ great sense of humour!

4 …………your generosity and your hospitality. I hope we will keep in touch and perhaps you could visit us one day.

Best regards,

Jun.

Check and read

Dear Mr and Mrs Reeves,

1.I’m writing to let you know that I have arrived home safely and to thank you for your kindness during my stay with you . I had a wonderful time with you and I will never forget you.

2.Thank you once again for everything you did to make my stay pleasant. I was made to feel at home. I loved my room, and I must say that Mrs Reeves’ cooking is amazing. My mum is going to try some of the recipes you gave me.

3. I think my English improved a lot during my stay. What helped me most was our interesting conversations during dinner in the evenings. I even understand jokes now thanks to Mr Reeves’ great sense of humour!

4. I appreciate your generosity and your hospitality. I hope we will keep in touch and perhaps you could visit us one day.

Best regards,

Jun.

less formal language:

• let you know, had a wonderful time, you really made me feel at home, my mum is going to try some of the recipes you gave me, perhaps you could visit us one day

formal linking words

• and I must say that, I even, thanks to
• words/phrases in the passive: I was made to feel at home, my English improved

• thank you for your kindness during my stay with you, I will never forget you.

respectful, polite tone

Formal letter

• Dear Dr. Brown,
• I am the chairman of the 2016 Metropolitan Medical Conference that is being held this year in Miami, Florida on July 5, 2016. I write to invite you to present your groundbreaking research on beta blockers with our conference participants and invited guests. A 30-minute discussion of your work along with a 20-minute question and answer session would add so much to the intellectual landscape of our annual medical conference.
• The Metropolitan Medical Association would be pleased to cover your travel and lodging expenses while you visit the conference, in addition to providing a per diem budget during your stay.
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• Please reply with your answer as soon as you are able so that we may begin making arrangements. I encourage you to contact me with any questions or concerns.
• Kind regards,
• Dr. Michael Smith

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Semi Formal letter

• November 12, 2015
• Dear Mr. Bigena,
• Thank you so much for showing me around the city this past weekend. It was very beautiful. Your family is wonderful, and I couldn’t have felt more welcome. I also want to thank you for teaching me those useful phrases so I could speak a little Italian while I finished my business trip. My time in Venice was amazing, and it was just about the only time I could actually get a little rest. The remainder of my trip was busy, but I still enjoyed it immensely.
• I would love to reciprocate by inviting you and your family to my home in London. (I’m sure you could use a break from your hard work!) I know the city very well and can show you all my favorite places. And of course you’d all be able to stay at my flat during your trip.
• I do hope you are able to attend. Don't worry about the cost; it will be my treat. It’s the least I can do to pay you back for your amazing hospitality. Please write back if you would like to visit.
• Yours truly,
• Mike Ellis

Informal letter

May 8, 2015

Dear Grandma,

How are you? I was really happy to see you and Grandpa at my graduation ceremony, and I hope you’re recovering from your cold.

Do you think it would be okay if I stopped by to visit you on Saturday? I’d really like to show you my new puppy. I think you’ll adore her. Her name is Sassy, and I got her last week. And she’s your favorite breed: a golden lab, just like Satchmo!

I’m excited to come see you soon. Let me know if Saturday will work for you.

Love,

Olivia

MATCH THE COLOMNS

• 1 . I had a wonderful time with you
• 2.Thank you once again for everything 3. I think my English improved a lot
• 4.I appreciate your generosity and your hospitality
• 5.Best regards

• A ) Спасибо ещё раз за всё

• B ) Наилучшие пожелания
• C) Я ценю ваше благородство и гостеприимство
• D) Я чудесно провёл время
• E) Я думаю я улучшил свой английский

Paragraph Plan for Letters

• Salutation
• Paragraph 1:reasons for writing
• Paragraph 2:development
• Final paragraph: closing remarks
• Name

Dear Olga,   I hope your day is going well for you.  And, I hope it's not as cold there now, as it was before.  Hopefully, spring will come soon for both of us.   I'm writing to you to thank you for sending me all of those beautiful photos of your churches and other beautiful buildings there.  It was very kind of you and I am very grateful to you.    I hope someday to visit Ryazan and I hope to meet you, your family and some of your friends, when I visit.   Thank you for being so nice to me.  I'm very happy that we have met on the internet and I hope we'll keep in touch for a very long time and perhaps you could visit me one day.    I would love to hear from you whenever you have time to write.   Your Friend,

Nicole

Dear Olga,

I want to thank you for being such a great friend to me. It is with great pleasure that I write you and tell you how grateful I am to have you as my friend.

Also it was very nice of you to send me a birthday present. The small gift you gave me has filled my heart with joy and my mind with great memories of you and of our wonderful time together. Sometimes simple is best and you are just simply the best.

I hope we will have the chance to meet soon – perhaps you could visit me one day. Thank you once again so much for the joy you have brought to me by knowing you.

Best regards,

Andrew.

How to start a letter

• Informal

• Formal: Dear sir/sirs/Madam/
• Editor/President ….

• Dear Ann,
• Thank you for /Many thanks for your(recent)letter.
• It was good/nice/lovely to hear from you recently/
• I was glad to hear that you had a good holiday.
• I hope you and your family are well.
• I’m sorry I haven’t written/been in touch for such a long time.
• It’s ages since I’ve heard from you

Sample endings

Type

Formal, impersonal

Business

Middle of the road

With gratitude,

Personal

Kindest regards,

Always,

Best,

Familiar, intimate

Your friend,

Respectfully yours,

Thanks,

Sincerely,

Yours truly,

All my love,

Regards,

Cordially,

Thank you,

Truly,

Affectionately,

Best wishes,

Yours respectfully,

Regards,

Faithfully yours,

Eternally yours,

Yours always,

See ya,

Take care,

Much love,

Best wishes,

Wishing you well,

See you soon,

Later,

Until next time,

Hugs and kisses,

Home task

Don’t forget!