FORMAT FOR A FRIENDLY LETTER DATE GREETING OR

FORMAT FOR A FRIENDLY LETTER � DATE � GREETING OR SALUTATION � BODY-OPENING � BODY CLOSING � SIGNATURE

LANGUAGE SAMPLES FOR A FRIENDLY LETTER � GREETING OR SALUTATION-HI, HEY WHAT’S UP � BODY OPENING-SORRY I HAVEN’T WRITTEN FOR A LONG TIME, AS I WRITE THIS, I AM SITTING IN A SMALL CAFE � BODY CLOSING-WITH ALL OUR LOVE, LOVE AND GOOD WISHES , BYEBYE � CLOSING-YOURS LOVINGLY, YOURS TRULY, WITH LOVE.

EXAMPLE OF A FRIENDLY LETTER 25 February 2012 Hi, How are you? Sorry I did not write to you for a long time. I am busy these days , life here is very busy. How is the weather in Japan. I guess you must be excited about your new college. Hope to see you soon. Bye

Yours lovingly Sana.

RECIPE FOR A FRIENDLY LETTER Ingredients: -Mood and feeling of where you are writing. -Sights and sounds around you. - People, places, and actions. -Time order words and phrases. -Plans and good wishes.

Writing Steps -Decide who you want to write to -Describe where you are -Think of an interesting experience -Remember details of the experience -Tell the story of your experience -Tell about your plans

Decide who you want to write a letter � Recall the events /actions(drove to the beach) � People you met (me and my dad) � Places you visited(the museum) � Surprises/problems(the car broke down) � Objects/things(volley ball net) � Other notes(beautiful things kept in the museum)