中考英文书信写作English Letter Writing

.1 Introduction

Letter writing tests the English letter writing skill of the this unit，we are going to focus on different types of letter writing，their form and will also give you some advice on how to write an effective English letter.

.2 Type of letters（信的类型）

English letters are generally divided into two types：

onal letters个人书信

ness letters事务书信

.3 Form（格式）

An English letter usually consists of six parts：heading（信头），inside address（收信人地址），salutation（称呼），body（信主体），complimentary close（结尾客套语）and signature（署名）。

1）Heading：In the upper right hand corner of the first page，write your full address and the date.

2）Inside Address：On the left side，above the salutation，put the name and full address of the ver，this is often omitted in personal letters.

3）Salutation：The greeting to the addressee，written flush with the left margin，two spaces below the inside address.A comma follows the salutation in a personal letter；in a business letter，it is followed by a colon（：）。Besides，in personal letters，first names are usually used，while in business letters，the surnames are used.