Language of formal and informal letters

1) Study the following characteristics which apply to formal and informal letters.

	formal	informal
begins with Dear …	x	x
refers to reason for writing	x	x sometimes
uses contractions		x
uses abbreviations	x	x
uses simple, short sentences		x
uses simple linkers, e.g. then, later		x
has paragraphs	x
could use slang		x
could use exclamation marks (!)		x
ends with Yours sincerely, / Yours faithfully	x
ends with Best wishes / Write soon		x
ends with a signature	x	x
ends with a signature and a full name printed (or in capitals)	x

2) Do the following task (see the attached file).

3) Write a formal letter to some company using the characteristics which apply to formal letters from Task 1.

4) Imagine that you work for a big company. You have some colleagues who are also your friends. Write an informal letter to one of your colleagues using the characteristics which apply to informal letters from Task 1.