Introduction: Letters are a tool for people to communicate in their daily lives and work, a common test style in written expression in exams, and an important carrier of composition. I will provide you with the following, hoping to help you.

I: General format

English letters can be divided into eight parts:

Heading * * * *

Date ***Date***

Recipient's name and address ***Inside Name and Address***

Address * * * *. *Body of the letter***

conclusion ***plimentary close***

signature * * * signature * *

postscript ***P. S.***

***1*** heading. Under normal circumstances, the sender only needs to type his address, and the handwriting can be * * * in the upper right corner of the letter, about 1 inch away from the top of the letter, which can take up two, three or four lines. The format is as follows:

① flush

② indented

Note: the order of writing addresses is different from that of Chinese, so the house number, street number, city and country name should be written first. There are no fixed rules for writing the address in a straight or indented way, and whether punctuation marks should be added after each line. This address can also be omitted if it is addressed to frequent relatives and friends.

***2*** Date * * * *

Pay attention to the following points when writing the date:

① The year should be written in full, for example, "99" cannot be used instead of "1999";

English names should be written in February, and abbreviations can be used except May May, July, such as sep. and oct.. But don't use numbers instead, such as 7/4/99 or 7,4,99, because in Britain this date represents 7th April, 1999, while in the United States it represents 4th July, 1999.

③ dates can be 1, 2, 3, 4…11, 12…21, 22…31, etc., and lst, 2nd, 3rd, 4th…11th, 21st … 22nd … 31st, etc.

Several ways to write the date:

a.July 7, 1998

B. 1st October, 1998

C. 3 Novo., 1997

D. Sep. 3rd, 1999

④ Pay special attention to the date of an English letter immediately following the address of the writer.

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①

②

* * 3 * * Recipient's name and address * * * Inside name and address * *

After the writer's address and date are written, then write the recipient's name and address. Write general business letters or letters to unfamiliar friends, but in letters to very familiar friends. This item is written in the upper left corner of the next line of the date. Write the recipient's name in one line, and the recipient's address can be written in two or three lines. Like the writer's address, it can be aligned up and down or indented to the right. Generally, a title should be added before the name, and the title varies from person to person.

① using Mr for ordinary men;

② use Miss for unmarried women;

③ Mrs is used for married women, and Ms*** followed by my surname * * * is usually used for those whose marital status is unclear;

④ Master for men;

(5) addressing professors or doctors * * * * with Prof or Dr.

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***4*** * Salution * * *

refers to the kind of address at the beginning of the letter, such as Dear, Mr, Uncle, and various addresses vary from person to person. Commas are usually used after salutations, but colons are also used. It can be summarized as follows:

① Parents, brothers and sisters;

a.father,

b.my dear mother,

c.dear sister,

d.dear Tom,

② relatives:

a.my dear auntie,

b.dear cousin,

c.my dear cousin.

③ For friends and classmates

A. My dear friend,

B. Dear Mr Jackson,

C. My dear Mr Jackson,

D. Dear Sir,

④ For unmarried women:

a.Dear Miss Luce,

B. My dear miss Lucy,

⑤ For ordinary women, whether married or not:

A. Madam,

B. Dear Madam,

⑤ For married women:

A. Dear Mrs. Helen Jackson,

B. My dear Mrs. Helen Jackson,

⑦ For companies, factories, schools, etc.:

A. Dear Sirs,

B. Sirs,

C. Gentleman,

* * * 5 * * Message * * body of the letter *. The body should begin with two lines under the title. The first letter at the beginning of a letter is usually flush with the first word at the beginning of the address. There are also four or eight letters back. Here are some opening and closing words.

the opening phrase

① is equivalent to the Chinese word "respect the monarch".

a.I beg to inform you that…

b.I beg to take this opportunity to inform you that …

c.I have the honor to address you that…

d. I write　 In a hurry to inform you that ...

E.I have the pleasure to tell you that ...

F.I'm very much delivered to inform you that ...

② It is equivalent to "read a letter from a certain day of the month and know everything" in Chinese.

a.I thank you very much for your letter of May 2th …

b.Your letter of May 2th has been received with thanks.

c.It gives me great pleasur e to receive your kind of May 2th.

d.In answer to your kind letter of May 2th, I deeply regret that …

e.I have received your kind letter of May 2th.

f.Words can't express my delight on finding your favor of yesterday on My desk this morning.

G. Your letter dated May 2th has been received.

The ending

adopts three methods:

① Use participle phrases: use commas at the end of the sentence without a period. For example:

A. Waiting for your good news,

B. Looking forward to your early reply,

C. Hoping to hear from you soon,

d.Hoping you are enjoying good health,

e.Regretting that I can't give you a more favorite reply,

f.Regretting the trouble I'm causing you,

g.Wishing you every success,

h.Wishing you a pleasant journey,

I. Wishing you a happy new year,

② Use prepositional phrases, such as:

A. With Best Regards,

B. With Kind Regards to Your Family,

c.With best wishes to you and yours,

d.With best wishes for your success and happiness,

e.With best wishes for your success in your new field of work,

f.With best regards and wishing you all success,

g.With warmest　 regards,

h.With best regards to you and your family,

i.With the season's greetings,

③ Complete sentences:

A. We are waiting for your good news.

B. I hope to receive your early reply.

C. We look forward to your reply at your early c. onvenience.

d.I thank　 you very much　 for　 your　 services, And wish your continued success.

* * 6 * * * Conclusion * * * Plymount close * * *

The general writing of the conclusion is as follows:

① Business letters are commonly used:

Your faith fully,

faith fully yours,

Yours Truly,

Truly Yours,

Sincerely Yours,

② Common official letters:

Yours Respectfully,

Yours Sincerely,

③ Common personal letters:

seriously yours,

your very sincerely,

your affectedly,

your ever,

④ Common letters to relatives and friends:

Love,

All my love,

Your***ever***loving son/daughter/cousin , etc.

Your affectionate nephew, lovingly,

Lovingly yours,

***7*** Signature * * *

The following are examples of signatures:

① Personal signature:

Truly,

W.J. Watson

Your FaithFully,

② Company Signature:

Legend Puter Company

Wang Lin

Sales Manager

* * * 8 * * Postscript * * *

The sender sometimes remembers an important thing after writing the letter, so he can write it in the following lines at the end of the letter, P.S. However, it is best to make things clear at once when writing letters, and use P.S. as little as possible.

2: address writing

English address writing is completely different from Chinese, and the address names are in descending order: the first line writes the house number and street name; In the second line, write county, city, province, state, zip code and country name; Then write the date. Punctuation marks are generally not used at the end of each line, but they should be used between lines, for example, when writing dates.

the writing of the date, such as July 3th, 1997, is July 3th, and 1997*** is the most common * * *; july 3th，1997; 3th july, 1997, et al. 1997 cannot be written as 97.

2. the address in the letter is ***inside.