Writing Letter
Letter writing is a important skill for any English language learner. Although email is a common way to correspond these days, you will still often need to write letters when enquiring about a service or responding to a request for information. English letter writing can seem a daunting task to non-native speakers but all EFL students can learn a few useful phrases that will make writing letters in English a much easier task. Practising your letter writing will also improve your general writing skills and your language awareness, while helping your English letters sound more natural and authentic. Business letters When writing letters in English, you should always begin with ‘Dear …’ unless you are writing to a friend or writing an informal note , in which case you might prefer to write ‘Hello …’ or ‘Hi …’ or the American ‘Hey …’ For business letters, you should always start with ‘Dear …’ using the recipient’s title and surname. For example: Dear John (informal, or if ...