Moscow
Russia
8 June 2009
                                                  Informal letter
                                                                                                      Address
                                                                                                             
	Date
Dear X,(Hi, X/ My darling X, 
Dearest X, Dearest X, My dear X,)	

This is the opening of a letter. It may include greetings like How are you?. Sometimes, you may refer to a previous letter. Write a purpose of your letter what will be this letter about,
Thanks a lot (many thanks) for your previous letter/ thank you very much for the letter you sent me in August/your nice letter has reached me safely/thank you for your letter and for your kind thoughts about me/it was great to hear from you/it was a nice surprise to hear from you(to receive your letter)/it was good of you to think of writing to me, and I appreciate it very much/ I am awfully(really, dreadfully, terribly) sorry, I have not written for ages (for so long) . 
I was very pleased to know that you are well/Our family misses you/Hope to see you next year/I thought youd never reply to my last letter

Letter of apology: Im really sorry that I forgot about; Im writing to apologise for/Im sorry I couldnt make it/It will never happen again.
Letter of invitation: Im writing to invite you to../Im having a party; Would you like to come?/I hope youll be able to join us(to make it). 
Letter of request: Im writing to ask you for your help/to do me a favour/I wonder (was wandering) if I could ask you to/I would be so(terribly, really) grateful if you could.
Thank you letter: Im writing to thank you so much for/The party was great (fantastic)/It was very kind(nice) of you to/I wish to thank you very much indeed for all you have done for me.
Congratulation letter: Im writing to congratulate you on passing your exams/Congratulations on/You really were the best/You deserved.
Letter of information: This is just to let you know that/Im just writing to tell you that/You must be wondering ehats happened to us all/heres our news at the moment. 

      Opening sentence

Body of the letter

This is the main body of the letter. It includes the message that the writer wants to tell the recipient. It is often divided into paragraphs.
Ask about plans for the summer holidays, exam results, it depends on friends previous letter. 
How are you?  I hope youre well.  I'm really buzzing! I'm having a really peachy time! I'm walking on air!  
/could you send me more information? And there is one more thing Id like to know. I cant wait it! - at the end of the first body. 
       Closure 
        This part indicates the letter is going to end. The writer may ask the recipient to reply here.
Give my regards to/I look forward to hearing from you/Let me know as soon as/That's all for now/ I must (start my homework for my English class tomorrow)/ Please write soon and tell me all the news/love to your parents

Complimentary Close

Yours sincerely/Best regards/(Lots of)Love/Best wishes/All my best(love)/With all my love/Kiss you a thousand times/Love and kisses/Kisses and Hugs/Always yours/Sincerely/Sincerely Yours/Love Always/Kind regards from Russia/From Russia with love/Most sincerely/Big hugs and tender kisses/My Best Wishes/With warm regards/Kindest Regards/Yours Truly/With thoughts of you/With care/Your very loving/Your sincere friend/Forever yours/Always in love with you/With Warm(est) regards/I wish you all the best!/Write soon/Keep In Touch/ ,

   Signature            	100-140 words
