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level: Writing formal and informal letters

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level questions: Writing formal and informal letters

Question	Answer
What type of letter follows a strict set of rules when writing it?	A formal letter
What should you type in the top right of a page when writing a formal letter?	Your address
What should be written under your address on a formal letter?	The date
What should be written in the top left of a formal letter?	The address of the person you are writing to
Underneath the person you are writing to's address in a formal letter, you write their name. What do you write before their name?	Dear..
If you don't know the name of the person you are writing to in a formal letter, how can you address them?	Dear Sir/Madam
What should you put at the top of a formal letter underneath the name of the person you are writing to?	A title regarding what the letter is about
What information should you put in the first sentence of a formal letter?	The reason for writing
What is the best way to structure a formal letter after the first sentence?	Clear paragraphs for each point being made
How do you end a formal letter if you know the name of the person you are writing to?	Yours sincerely
How do you end a formal letter if you don't know the name of the person you are writing to?	Yours faithfully
How do you finish a formal letter?	Your signature, with your full name typed underneath
What sort of language should you use in a formal letter, that you wouldn't normally use when speaking directly to someone?	Formal language
When writing an informal letter, how would you generally address the person you are writing to?	Their first name, i.e. Dear Laura
What would you write at the top right of the page when writing an informal letter?	Your address
What sort of language would you use in an informal letter?	Friendly, chatty and slang
What is a good way of making an informal letter easier for the recipient to read?	Breaking each point into paragraphs
How would you end an informal letter?	An informal ending plus your first name only