Mr . Mostafa Alkholy Igcse tutor 01062342783 / 0543250962

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Mr . Mostafa Alkholy Igcse tutor 01062342783 / 0543250962

Frriendly letters format

1-Greeting 2- parag2 Introduction parag3-4 body parag4 – conclusion

Ending and signature

say Don’t sayDear Ali (brother/sister) Dear brother samyDear mum/Dad Dear father/ mother/dear parentsDear Sally Dear cousin SallyDear uncle/auntie =Omar/salmadear Dearest /best friend

Don’t forget to indent each paragraph and to use simple names withour groups of letters dj/hm/kh/dh

*How to write an introduction :-

1-using apology 2-using personal reference 3- other ways

A-using apology when there is a reason for not writing

Ex-I’m sorry I haven’t written for ages ,but I’ve been busy studying and havn;t had the time .B- using apology when there is no reason for not writing

I’ve been meaning to write for Ages ,but I’m afraid I just havn;t got round to it .C-introductions without apology:-

It was great to get your letter last week .D- using personal reference :-

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Mr . Mostafa Alkholy Igcse tutor 01062342783 / 0543250962

Ex-Congratulations on passing the exams /I hope you are feeling better than before .

--------------------------Transition-------------------A- Use the transition words anyway or anyhow when using the apology style of introduction .Ex- Dear / Nayl I’m sorry I haven’t written for ages but I’ve been busy rehearsing my part for the school play. Anyway,I thought I would drop you a letter……Note –Use anyway only when the previous sentence doesn’t matter or isn’t important B-Use past tense Ex:I thought you might like to know something about …..-I thought I would drop you a line to let you know something about my family -Just a short note to let you know

----------------- signature ------------------Love / love from with love from / yours…

1-Descriptive 2- Advice 3Narrative 4-Narrative-discriptive

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Types of friendly

Descriptive

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You may be asked to describe your home ,family ,school,hobbies,free time.1-create interest 2-personalise for the reader 3-support each ides 4-don’t list. 5- draw a full mental picture for the person you are writing to. 6-don’t state the obvious.

I live in a…..,it’s a house built on stilts to keep us above water in the floods.It’s a four-bedroom house .

I live right (person+verb instead of nouns)in the city centre of Paris with a marvelous view of river scene………………(supporting sentences )./I live in a three-bedroom house right in the city cenyre .It’s very different from your quiet village (contrast is the best way to create interest)and there are so many things to do ,you will never be bored .(creating interest)

I thought you might like to share my room with me,so we can listen to music together,but the guest room is all ready,if you prefer / I thought you might like some privacy , so you can have my brother’s room if you like , and he will move in with me.

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Describing your house

Location

Living arrangements

Describing your

Mr . Mostafa Alkholy Igcse tutor 01062342783 / 0543250962

1-Describing Members :- I have an older brother,Mark,and a sister called Maria,who is two years younger than me .

Note:-pick only one person to talk about ,so avoid listing .

Ex:-My older brother ,Mark, is mad about computer , just like you .!

Ex:-I’m sure you will get well on with my Dad .He loves football almost as much as you .

Ex:-My sister Maria is two years younger than me and loves to sing at the top of her voice whenever I’m trying to study .Don’t worry,she is going to summer camp,so we won’t be seeing much of her.

Note : always ask yourself , why are you telling friend this? And why should this interest him ?!

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Mr . Mostafa Alkholy Igcse tutor 01062342783 / 0543250962

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Describing your