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LESSON: MAIN FEATURES OF AN INFORMAL LETTER

Objectives

At the end of this lesson you will be able to  Identify the different parts of an informal letter  Identify the different expressions used for the introduction and complimentary close  Use the colon after the salutation and other punctuation marks  Use the correct language for the salutation, introduction, conclusion and complimentary close of the informal letter

--Allison Sarjeant 22:00, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Study the letter below and the labels given to each section.

                                                                            Direccion y fecha/ Adddress and date

Saludo Salutation

                                                                                   Tarragona
					                                            6 de marzo de 2008
          Querida Elena;      
  

?Como estas?¹ Espero que estes bien ²..Es para invitarte a³ …………

Esto es todo para ahora. Escribeme pronto

Un abrazo de tu amiga,
Maria

Texto/ Body

Conclusion

Despedida/Complimentary close

Now, Can you identify the various sections of the letter?

Headings

Expressions Note: Here is a list of other expressions that you can use in the various sections Salutation: Hola / Mi querido(a) / Estimado(a) Introduction: Que tal? / Que tal estas?/ Como te va?1 Estoy frnomenal y tu?/ Espero que todo vaya bien contigo 2 Espero que tengas buena salud Espero que tu y tu familia esten bien Esta carta es para decirte/ invitarte 3 Estoy esctiniendo paa decirte/ inforrmar te Conclusion: Nada mas por ahora Hasta entonces Escribeme pronto Da recuerdos a tu familia / a tus padres/ a todos Complimentary close: Carinosamente Con carino Un abrazo muy fuerte Besos y abrasos Tu amigo(a)….. N.B. Remember • The address is not to be written out fully. e.g “Toco” is enough • Using a Spanish name will enhance your work • The use of de before the month and the year • The inrtroduction has three parts;1 greeting, 2 I hope and 3 reason for writing Activity 1.Match the expressions with the various headings Direccion Fecha Saludo Introduccion Conclusion Despedida Have you done it? Congrratulations you are doing well Activity 2.Place the parts of this letter in their correct order and format Mi querido Ramon: Da recuerdos a tu mama. Como estas? Nada mas por ahora. Carinosamente 5 de abril de 2009 Tu amiga Teresita Espero que tengas buena salud Activity 3.You will be given a question in your exam such as; Write in Spanish a letter of (130-150 words) to a friend inviting him/her to your birthday party. Be sure to use all the following cues in your letter A when and where is the party B what are the preparations for the party C what are the activities planned for the party D describe your feelings about having this party Now use what you have just learnt to format your letter Direccion, Fecha, Saludo, ,Introduccion, Conclusion, Despedida --Allison Sarjeant 21:35, 11 June 2009 (UTC) (In a later lesson you will be able to write the entire letter). link title link title http://www.caribbeanteachers.com link title] June course new sandbox /MCQ tria/l--Allison Sarjeant 00:48, 12 June 2009 (UTC)