Правила написания письма .Клише
материал для подготовки к егэ (гиа) по английскому языку (8, 9, 10, 11 класс)

Writing a Letter
Образец написания письма (Informal Letter)

Your address
The date
Greeting
Dear...,
Introduction (§ 1 – opening remarks)
Main Body (§§ 2-3 – development of the subject)
Conclusion (§ 4 – closing remarks)
Ending (say goodbye and sign your name)

Greeting

– never begin Dear friend / Pen friend; write the name Dear Jane,

• Introduction

– reasons for writing; / – an apology for a delay in writing / – a thank you to the person for his last letter

• Main Body

– divide your letter into paragraphs and include 2–3 points in each paragraph

• Conclusion

– an excuse to stop writing/ – greetings to the person’s family (friends) / – an invitation/ – a promise to write again soon, / – a request to the person to reply soon

Ending

– Lots of love/ Best wishes + your first name

St. Petersburg
Russia
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January 1st

Dear Mary,

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Thank you for your lovely birthday card, I have not written sooner as I wanted to invite you round and could never find a suitable time.
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We are having a small party next Friday night to celebrate Tony’s return from Canada, and we would be very happy if you and Simon could join us, around 8 p.m. Do come if you can.
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Looking forward to seeing you.
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Yours,
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Anna

Useful Vocabulary

Вводные фразы

1. It was great to get your letter...

• Thanks for your letter. It was great/lovely to hear from you.
• Thanks for your long letter. It was really great to hear all your news, after not hearing from you for ages...
• Sorry I haven’t written for so long but...
• I’m very sorry about not replying to your letter sooner but I’ve been extremely busy.
• Sorry for not writing earlier but I’ve...
• How are things with you? I’m sorry I haven’t written for so long, but…
• I was really pleased to hear that...
• I thought I’d better write and tell you about...

Заключительные фразы

• I would really like you to visit me this summer. Write to me and tell me your plans.
• Thanks for sending me... Please write to me again soon, and tell me all your news.
• Please give/send my regards (love) to your...
• And write and tell me your plans for...
• I would really love to see you. Why don’t you come and visit me this... Write back soon!
• If you want to know anything else, just drop me a line.
• Well, that’s all for now.
  Do write back soon.
• That’s all my news for now...

Asking for Advice. Письма с просьбой дать совет

Вводные фразы

Formal

• I would appreciate it if you could give me some advice about...
• I am writing to ask if you could help me with...
• I am writing to ask for your advice.
• Could you possibly offer your advice?
• Could you please give me your advice?
• I am writing to request some advice concerning...
• I would be grateful if you could offer your advice.
• I wonder if you could help me with a problem...

Informal

• I am writing to ask for your advice.
• Can you give me your advice?
• Give me your advice about...
• Can you think of anything that...?
• I’ve got a problem and I need your advice.
• I’ve got a problem, and I think you can help.

Заключительные фразы

Formal

• I would be grateful if you could give me your advice as soon as possible.
• I look forward to receiving your advice.
• It would be of great help if you could advise me.
• I would greatly appreciate your assistance in this matter.
• I would appreciate it if you could give me your advice as soon as possible.

Informal

• What do you think I should do?
• Give me/Send me your advice soon.
• Do you think I should...?
• Do you have any idea about...?
• Please let me know what to do
• Please let me know what you think I should do.
• I’d like to know what you think about...
• Write back soon and tell me what you think.
• Your advice would help me a lot.

Giving Advice. Письма-советы

Вводные фразы

Formal

• Thank you for your letter requesting...
• I am writing in reply to your letter asking for advice about...
• I am writing with regard to your letter requesting advice concerning...

Informal

• I‘m sorry to hear...and I think I can help.
• Cheer up/Don’t worry too much.
• Don’t let it get you down.
• I’m only too glad to help.
• I just got your letter and I think…
• Here’s what I think you should do.

Фразы основной части

Formal

• I strongly recommend that...
• I would suggest that...
• I believe the best course of action is...
• I would advise you to...
• You should / ought to...
• If I were you I would...

Informal

• Why don’t you…?
• If I were you/in your position, I’d.../I wouldn’t...
• Have you thought of / about...+ Ving?
• Don’t forget to...
• It would be a good idea to…
• What you should do is...
• How about + Ving...? What about + Ving…?
• I think you should…
• The best advice I can give you is...
• Another good idea is to…

Заключительные фразы

Formal

• I trust you will accept this advice.
• I hope this advice will be of help.
• I hope to have been of assistance to you.
• I would very much like to know if this advice was helpful/has been of some use.

Informal

• I hope that this/my advice helps.
• Let me know what happens.
• Let me know how it went.
• Let’s hope that things get better.
• Let’s hope that everything turns out all right.
• Hope this helped.
• If you do this, you would...