Nowadays, some secondary students are not used to writing a letter so they do not know how to do it, but it is important and necessary to know it. Here, there are some advices for this.
How to write a letter
- Put all the information that the reader will want to know at the beginning of the letter, before you begin to write the body of the letter. If you are writing to a friend, you will not need much except the date, which will help your friend remember when it was received. If you are writing a business letter, on the other hand, the reader may not know who wrote the letter. The arrangement of this information depends on the type of letter that you are writing.
- The opening should begin at the left side of the page. The most common opening is "Dear" followed by the person's first name and a comma; but if the letter is formal, use the recipient's last name and a colon instead of a comma.
- If the letter is casual, you can begin with, "What's up?" or "How are you?" but if it is a business letter, be direct about why you are writing the letter. Go over the main points and be sure to write clearly so that the reader will understand you.
- Then, have to write the body of the letter. Most business letters should be no more than two pages long, but casual letters can be as long or as short as you want them to be. Keep each paragraph interesting.
- After that, use the closing paragraph to indicate the type of answer you are seeking, choose your closing based on the recipient and the level of formality.
- Finally, your address should be written on the front of the envelope in the upper left hand corner or on the back. The recipient's address must be on the front of the envelope, right in the middle.
Posted by:
Elienai Ferrer
Nicsarahi Zapata
Rosmary Díaz
