You will have:

• been shown how to lay out your letters
• been given ideas about how to start and finish letters
• been given ideas about phrases and words to use
• been given ideas about what to include
• looked at how to get things down on paper
• practised writing different types of letters

Helps you with letters for specific purposes eg. applying for a job writing away for things letters of complaint & more
 

Below are some common ways of starting letters.  Decide whether each phrase would begin a formal or an informal letter and put a tick in your chosen column.  The answers are over the page?
 
 

Starting phrase	Formal (tick box)	Informal (tick box)
Further to our telephone conversation of................
In reply to your advertisement in...........................
It was good to hear from you.........................
I am contacting you regarding.......................
I am writing to complain....................
In reply to your letter dated...............
Thank you for your kind invitation to.............
Sorry I haven’t written for ages..............
I would like to apply for the post of.........
I apologise for the delay in replying...................
I wrote to you on ................. concerning..............
Thank you for your letter dated..........