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Writing an information letter

 

 

Read this letter carefully.

Dear Penny,

It seems a long time since you left Dhaka. You might have seen on TV how Bangladesh is now in the grip of a devastating flood. Or, you must have heard or read about it in the newspapers. This flood that started in July has taken a serious turn. All the major rivers in the country are now flowing much above the danger level. Two-thirds of the country are now under water.

We cannot take our car out. The road in front of our house is under 2 to 3 feet water. Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and the eastern part of the city are the worst affected areas. We can get out of the house either by rickshaw or boat. Imagine a boat plying on a road in Gulshan or Baridhara!

The people, especially the slum dwellers and the poor, have been living in untold sufferings. However, they are getting flood relief, though I don’t know whether the relief they are getting is enough. The weather forecasts are saying that the flood waters would start receding from the 15th September. We are eagerly waiting to see that.

All for now, Penny. I hope this finds you, Peter and Laura keeping well and happy in London.
With very best wishes to you all.
Yours ever

Salma Afrin Chowdhury

 

 

Note these points

Inside address

This letter does not have an inside address, as it is not necessary in this type of informal letters. But, it may have its inside address like an official letter. However, the address of the reader comes on the envelope.

Salutation

The usual forms of salutation used in informal

Dear Kamal

letters are:

Dear Jane (Kamal, Jane, etc. are first names)

Dear Father

Dear Uncle Zahid (Father, Uncle, Aunt, etc., when used in salutation are written with the capital beginning.

Subject

You don’t have to mention the subject of an informal letter.

Body

The body of an informal letter could be of any length and on any topic of personal interest. It usually begins with telling that the writer has or has not been in touch with the reader for some time. And the writer has something to tell the reader or wants to know something from the reader.

However, the message, ideas or feelings of the writer should be expressed in simple, clear language as far as possible.
The body of the informal letter always ends with best wishes, regards, love and the like to the reader.

 

 

Ending

The following endings are used corresponding with the salutations.