Informal letter writing Markou Abdelaaziz Markou Abdelaaziz
It’s extremely cold here. Hello! I cannot wait to meet you and your family again. I hope you and everyone else are doing well. How’s the weather there? I’m very busy here with my job. Dear Safaa I’ll be coming to Agdz for the wedding of my cousin. There’s a lot of work to be done. I’m waiting for your reply. Do write back soon. We have to meet up then. Take care. How’re you? Time is extremely precious. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Markou Abdelaaziz
32 Mont Blanc street , Paris Tuesday, January 3rd , 2017 Dear Safaa Hello! How’re you? How’s the weather there? It’s extremely cold here. I hope you and everyone else is doing well. I’m very busy here with my job. There’s a lot of work to be done. Time is extremely precious. I cannot wait to meet you and your family again. I’ll be coming to Agdz for the wedding of my cousin. We have to meet up then. Do write back soon. I’m waiting for your reply. Take care, Love, Ali Future plans Closing Asking for a reply D ate Greeting Introduction Giving updates Address Asking about the recipient Markou Abdelaaziz
32 Mont Blanc street, Paris Tuesday, January 3 rd , 2017 Dear Safaa Hello! How’re you? How’s the weather there? It’s extremely cold here. I hope you and everyone else is doing well. I’m very busy here with my job. There’s a lot of work to be done. Time is extremely precious. I cannot wait to meet you and your family again. I’ll be coming to Agdz for the wedding of my cousin. We have to meet up then. Do write back soon. I’m waiting for your reply. Take care, Love, Ali Informal letter
Ali MAJIDI LOT RMAL N32-F / TARRAST INEZGANE 066778899 Ali.majidi @gmail.com Dear Members of the Interactions in Literature, Culture and Society PhD Committee: I wish to apply to undertake a PhD at your distinguished establishment, as advertised in the faculty’s website. Please find attached all the instructed documents including my thesis and a selection of papers that exhibits my multidisciplinary background. I view myself as fully qualified to be part of your program. The multidisciplinary nature of the MA formation I underwent greatly honed my analytical skills and provided me with a vast reservoir of knowledge on different academic areas. I am anticipating to converse with you further on this in a personal interview. Thank you for your valuable time and consideration of my application. Sincerely, Ali MAJIDI Formal Letter Markou Abdelaaziz
32 Mont Blanc street, Paris Tuesday, January 3 rd , 2017 Dear Safaa Hello! How’re you? How’s the weather there? It’s extremely cold here. I hope you and everyone else is doing well. I’m very busy here with my job. There’s a lot of work to be done. Time is extremely precious. I cannot wait to meet you and your family again. I’ll be coming to Agdz for the wedding of my cousin. We have to meet up then. Do write back soon. I’m waiting for your reply. Take care, Love, Ali Ali MAJIDI LOT RMAL N32-F / TARRAST INEZGANE 066778899 Ali.majidi @gmail.com Dear Members of the Interactions in Literature, Culture and Society PhD Committee: I wish to apply to undertake a PhD at your distinguished establishment, as advertised in the faculty’s website. Please find attached all the instructed documents including my thesis and a selection of papers that exhibits my multidisciplinary background. I view myself as fully qualified to be part of your program. The multidisciplinary nature of the MA formation I underwent greatly honed my analytical skills and provided me with a vast reservoir of knowledge on different academic areas. I am anticipating to converse with you further on this in a personal interview. Thank you for your valuable time and consideration of my application. Sincerely, Ali MAJIDI Markou Abdelaaziz
32 Mont Blanc street, Paris Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 Dear Safaa Hello! How’re you? How’s the weather there? It’s extremely cold here. I hope you and everyone else is doing well. I’m very busy here with my job. There’s a lot of work to be done. Time is extremely precious. I cannot wait to meet you and your family again. I’ll be coming to Agdz for the wedding of my cousin. We have to meet up then. Do write back soon. I’m waiting for your reply. Take care, Love, Ali Writing : Informal Letter Address Date Introduction Asking about the recipient Greetings Giving news Future plans Asking for a reply Closing Markou Abdelaaziz
Asking about the recipient How are you? How have you been? How is life treating you? How are the kids? I hope you are doing well Ending I am looking forward to seeing you. I can't wait to see you soon. I can't wait to hear from you. I am looking forward to hearing from you, I hope to be hearing from you soon. See you soon. Send my love to. . . I hope you are doing well. Give my regards to. . . Closing Best wishes, Best, Kindly, Kind regards, Best regards, Lots of love, Love, Markou Abdelaaziz
You have said that it is useless to watch such films. Thank you for your letter. Let me know what you think of this. First of all, as we grow up, we lose our sense of humour . However, I’m afraid I don’t share your opinion concerning the importance of watching comedy movies . Moreover, scientists emphasise the benefits of laughter physically and mentally. Dear Anas , Watching comedies helps a lot in adding more laughter in our lives. To sum up, comic films are mainly designed for relaxation through laughter which is the best medicine . I think one can’t help laughing once watching comic scenes of Adil Imam and Hassan El Fad or even Mr. Bean . Take care, Ahmed. It was nice to hear from you. Therefore, we should look for ways to add more laughter to our everyday life. . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Markou Abdelaaziz
Dear Anas , Thank you for your letter. It was nice to hear from you. However, I’m afraid I don’t share your opinion concerning the importance of watching comedy movies. You have said that it is useless to watch such films. First of all, as we grow up, we lose our sense of humour . Moreover , scientists emphasise the benefits of laughter physically and mentally. Therefore, we should look for ways to add more laughter to our everyday life. Watching comedies helps a lot in adding more laughter in our lives. I think one can’t help laughing once watching comic scenes of Adil Imam and Hassan El Fad or even Mr. Bean . To sum up, comic films are mainly designed for relaxation through laughter which is the best medicine . Let me know what you think of this. Take care, Ahmed Markou Abdelaaziz
56 Shamrock Avenue, Dublin , Ireland 02 November 2017 Dear Mehdi, My parents have finally given me their Ok to spend a couple of weeks with you next summer. We’ll certainly have so much fun together, won’t we? But, I’m a bit panicky about this visit. Morocco is a new world for me-with customs and beliefs definitely different from the ones we’ve got here in Ireland. I looked up a lot of information about Morocco on the net but I still have a couple of questions in mind: -Shall I stay in a hotel or will you put me up? -What are the common ways of greeting people in your country? -What about table manners? Do you use both hands when you’re eating? -And clothes? Should I dress up or wear casual things ? I feel my dream to visit Morocco will come true at last. Till then, I count on you to tell me about the things above. That’s it for now. Keep in touch. Mary and the person she is writing to are: Workmates Friends Relatives Markou Abdelaaziz
56 Shamrock Avenue, Dublin , Ireland 02 November 2017 Dear Mehdi, My parents have finally given me their Ok to spend a couple of weeks with you next summer. We’ll certainly have so much fun together, won’t we? But, I’m a bit panicky about this visit. Morocco is a new world for me-with customs and beliefs definitely different from the ones we’ve got here in Ireland. I looked up a lot of information about Morocco on the net but I still have a couple of questions in mind: -Shall I stay in a hotel or will you put me up? -What are the common ways of greeting people in your country? -What about table manners? Do you use both hands when you’re eating? -And clothes? Should I dress up or wear casual things ? I feel my dream to visit Morocco will come true at last. Till then, I count on you to tell me about the things above. That’s it for now. Keep in touch. With your partner, answer Mary’s questions. Markou Abdelaaziz
Informal Expressions Formal Expressions a) Let us know if you’re coming b) Feel free to… c) Can you please… d) Best wishes e) I won’t be able to attend f) As asked… g) I’m looking forward to seeing you 1) Do not hesitate to… 2) Regards 3) As requested 4) I look forward to seeing you 5) Could you please confirm your attendance 6) I will be unable to attend 7) We would be grateful if you could Markou Abdelaaziz