How to write a friendly letter

Get started…Write a greeting

Dear _____________,Hello _____________,Hi _______________,

Then what?

After your greeting, you start the body It should start to the right of the greeting on

the next line. Your first sentence should be an introduction

of why you are writing. – Are you responding to a letter they sent you?– Do you have a question you want to ask?

Greeting + body

Response to someone else´s letter:– Dear Pilar,

Thank you for the postcard from Rome. It was beautiful.

You are writing your friend first:Dear Pilar,

I am writing to you because I will be visiting Tres Cantos next week. Would you like to go shopping with me?

Next… Provide more details.

– Do you need to tell your friend where you are meeting?

Respond to questions that your friend asked in their letter. OR ask your friend questions if you are writing first.

Body cont…

Dear Pilar,

I am writing to you because I will be visiting Tres Cantos next week. Would you like to go shopping with me?

Let´s meet next week at the Carrefour in Tres Cantos. We can do our grocery shopping and then go to Sfera.

Structure of a friendly letter

(Today's date) (greeting)

(body)

(closing)

(your name)

Letter Generator

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/letter_generator/

Complete letterDear Pilar,

I am writing to you because I will be visiting Tres Cantos next week. Would you like to go shopping with me?

Let´s meet next week at the Carrefour in Tres Cantos. We can do our grocery shopping and then go to Sfera.

See you soon,

Jessica

Complete letterDear Pilar,

I am writing to you because I will be visiting Tres Cantos next week. Would you like to go shopping with me?

Let´s meet next week at the Carrefour in Tres Cantos. We can do our grocery shopping and then go to Sfera.

See you soon,

Jessica