The letterhead includes the address of the writer and the date of writing, which is generally written in the upper right corner of the letterhead. In correspondence between friends who are familiar with each other, the address of the writer can often be omitted. In this lesson, the letterhead only writes the date, without the address of the writer. There are usually two ways to determine the date:

(a) month, day and year: for example, 8 15200 _ _

(b) Day, month and year: for example, 15 August, 200__

The address is generally from small to uppercase, such as house number, street name, city (county) name, province name and country name (the postal code is usually written after the city name). This is completely contrary to the address writing of Chinese letters. The address can be written in 1 ~ 3 lines, and the date can be written below the address (see letterhead format).

B greeting

Address refers to the address of the writer to the recipient, such as dear Xiaojun, written at the bottom of the letterhead and to the left of the letterhead. Salutations usually begin with dear … or my dear …, followed by commas.

C body (body)

This is the main part of the letter, which is what the writer wants to express. Writing requires fluency, clear hierarchy and clear meaning. You can write by hand or type.

D. Conclusions (preliminary conclusions)

It is a compliment at the end of the letter, which is equivalent to "good wishes" and "salute" at the end of the letter in this class. The "best wishes" in the letter is the conclusion.

e-signature

Signature is usually signed at the bottom of the conclusion, such as Charlie in this lesson letter. The signature should be handwritten, even if the letter is typed, you should still sign at the end. At the top of the signature, according to the relationship between the writer and the recipient, you can write sincere Yours/ your sincerity (for elders or friends) or respectful Yours/ your respect (for elders or superiors).