Question

1041, Penn Street
Staten Island
New York, New York
16 November

Dear Maisie and Tom,
Well, it's all arranged! We're spending Christmas with you and then we're going to Toronto to see Gary and Holly on 27 December. We're staying with them for three days, then we're returning home on 31 December in time for New York at home.
We're coming to Chicago by train because we hate flying, as you know. We hope you can meet us in Chicago.
Love,
Mom and Dad


1. Look at the personal letter in 1 and answer the questions.
1) Whose address is at the top?
2) How do you start a personal letter?
3) Where do you put the date?
4) How do you finish it?

Which of the following expressions are other possible ways to finishing a personal letter?

Best wishes
Yours sincerely
Kind regards
Yours faithfully

Do you lay out letters in the same way in your language?

VĂ ROG MULT AJUTAŢI-MĂ! DAU COROANĂ!

Answer 1

1. It's Mom and Dad's address at the top of the letter. Usually, at the top of a personal letter, "the sender" writes his/her address.
2. A personal letter starts with the words: "Dear .... "
3. The date is written under the address of the sender
4. The letter is finished with the words: "Love" and then the name of the sender/senders.

A personal letter can be finished with the words: "Love you", "Yours friendly", "Yours sincerely".

In Romanian personal letter writing we do not put the address of the sender at the top of the letter. We write the date in the upper right corner, and then we start the personal letter with "Dear...." (in Romanian language, of course). The rest of the personal letter is the same as in English.