B Highlight the useful phrases that are used to open a letter. Then choose one of the opening lines, look at it for 30 seconds, close your book and write it in your notebook.


C Now decide which of these endings are appropriate for each letter A–F. 2


1


I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, Mark King


3


Anyway – must get on now. See you at Jake’s dinner next week. Love to Claire. Best, Tom


4


Once again, I would like to apologize. Best wishes, Lucy Hayes


I look forward to receiving your reply. Yours faithfully, Graham Downs


5 D Talk with a partner. Answer these questions.


1. When do you close a letter with Yours faithfully and when with Yours sincerely? 2. When is it acceptable to use Best wishes or Regards? 3. What are some other ways of ending an informal personal letter?


Writing 3: organizing points in a personal letter


A You are going to stay with a family in Britain and you want to write a letter to introduce yourself. Which of the information in the box below would you include?


your family ___ your appearance ___ why you’re learning English ___ your age ___ your friends ___ where you live ___ your studies or job ___ your favourite food ___ your name ___ your hobbies and interests ___ your personality ___


B Read the letter below and put the ideas in Exercise A into the order in which they appear. Does Bruno include the same points that you wanted to include?


________ Mr and Mrs Gray,


I’m Bruno and I’m 22. I live in Valencia, which is a big city on the east coast of Spain. I live with my mum and dad and my sister, Lola, but I hope to go to university in Barcelona next year and I want to get a flat with some friends. My dad is a lawyer and my mum works part-time at a nursery school. I’ve got a brother called Carlos.


In my free time I play football and tennis, and I sometimes go rock climbing. I love playing computer games. I really enjoy most sports and want to study sports psychology next year.


People say I’m very friendly and outgoing, and I like to think I’m generous. I know I can be a bit stubborn sometimes – I like to do things my own way. I need to improve my English for my studies, but I also love travelling, and the best way to meet people is to speak good English.


I am looking forward to meeting you both very soon. ______________________, Bruno


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C Start and end the letter in an appropriate way. Go to Workbook page 144 for the Writing task.


I fully recommend him for the position. Yours sincerely, Simon Fox


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