Formal letter

Formal letter

Tips for writing formal letter

1-Align your address against the right hand margin or in a block with each new line starting directly under the one above.

2-Align left the address of the recipient (person to whom the letter is to be sent) with the date under it.

3-The Start salute the addressee.

4-The Reference and the Reason for Writing Try not to begin your letter using "I".and keep your sentences concise and precise.

5-Start a new paragraph when you want to introduce new information.

6-End with a short sentence that anticipates the response of the addressee.

7-Enclosing Documents

8-Reference to Future Contact.

9-"Yours faithfully," is to be used for formal letters and "Yours sincerely" for informal letters.

10-End by writing your full name, leaving enough space for you to fill in a signature above the typed name.

Formal Letter Example
Ex 1

____________________________________________________________________
Ex 2
12,Rue Zerktouni
Cité Massira Boudenib
Morocco
31st January,2008

Recipient's Name
Address

Dear Sir or Madam: (use this if you don't know who you are writing to)

Dear Dr, Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms Smith: (use if you know who you are writing to, and have a formal relationship with - VERY IMPORTANT use Ms for women unless asked to use Mrs or Miss)

I am a Moroccan lycee student of Arts at lycee Boudenib, Morocco, and have just been accepted to study for a year at Edinburgh University. I would like to stay in the hostel, and would be grateful if you could let me know if there would be a place for me from September 2010 to July 2011. Could you please send me the
necessary application forms along with some details about the hostel, including costs.
I hope that you will look favourably on my application and that I look to hearing from you in the near future.
Yours faithfully,
your signature
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