Fisrt sentence
- I hope you are well
- I hope this letter finds you well
- I hope you enjoyed
- I am just writing to let you know that
- I am just writing to thank you for ...
- I just wanted to write a quick letter to tell you..
Final sentence
- I hope to see you soon
- Hope to see you then
- Enjoy your stay / trip
- best of luck with your
- I am sure you will have a great time
- keep in touch
- say hello to the family
- I look forward to catching up with you soon
Informal phrases for different purpose
- I am writing to just thank you for
- I can't thank you enough for...
- Thank you so much for ... It was really kind of you
Requesting
- I hope you don't mind me asking, but could you possibly...
- I'd be really grateful if you could
- I am just writing to ask weather you could
- It could be great if you could
Making a suggestion
- I was wondering if you would like to...
- why don't we
- why don't you
- you are more welcome to ..
- and don't forget to..
Problems / excuses
- I'd love to accecpt your invitation, but unfortunately
- I am afraid I won't be able to
- sorry, I don't write to you earlier, but..
- This is why I don't have time to...
Saying sorry
- Sorry, I didn't write to you earlier
- I am so sorry that I wasn't / didn't / couldn't
- I really hope you'll forgive me for...
- By way of an apology, I've / I 'd like to
Informal Begining
- Dear James
Inormal Ending
- Best regards
- Best wishes
- See you then
- Speak soon
- All the best
Vacabulary
- Unfortunally,
- I am really sorry.
- looking forward to catching up with you
- something has come up
- I am not going to be able to make it
- we haven't have a proper chat
- a conference that runs from ... to ...
- to rush back
- I'm expected to attend
- on a more positive note
- i will be cooking a meal at my place
- you are more welcome
- come along
- So what's my excuse?
- See you at my party
Formal or Informal?
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instructions
- The person you are writing to
- The purpose of the letter
formal :
Dear sir or Madam
a person you don't know
informl:
friend,
purpose:
friendly / social -> informal
professional / business -> formal