Letters: how to write

Transactional letters (a reply)

• October 13, 2006 (on the right side of the page)
• Dear Sir or Madam,
• I saw an advertisement about your course on the leaflet and got interested in it.
• I am writing to you because I still have some questions I would like to ask.
• Firstly, I have taken music up as a hobby so I would be grateful to attend this course.
• Secondly, I would like to ask whether it is possible to attend the course for an absolute
• beginner like me. Also, I was wondering if I need to bring my own instrument or you will
• provide me with the one of yours.
• Furthermore, I want to ask you on which days of the week the lessons are and how long
• they last. Also, can I modificate the time? What is more, I want to know if the payment is
• in advance or I should pay money after each lesson I have.
• Finally, I would like to know how much the practice room costs and what is included into
• the price. Maybe there are any discounts for students and bands?
• In conclusion, I would like to thank you for your kind attention and time. I am looking forward
• to your reply soon.
• Yours faithfully,
• Name Surname

Example of an informal letter

305, International House University of Utah Salt Lake City June 29, 2009     My dear Mummy and Daddy Many thanks for your letter which arrived this morning. Sorry, I have not been writing as regularly as I should. The fact is I have started cooking my own food here. It is much cheaper than the Hostel food and sometimes even better. There is a kitchenette next to my room. Breakfast - porridge, eggs and coffee – can be prepared in about 10 minutes and there is always some bread and cheese and fruit to go with it. Lunch takes about the same time. And the most it takes to prepare a good dinner is less than an hour. And part of the time you can be watching TV in the next room. So it is no trouble at all. Moreover, I have teamed up with a friend of mine, so we share the work, which makes it much easier. Do send some recipes – for frying fish, cutlets and so on. We can get real good minced meat here and all the spices and very fine rice. So we can make anything we want. There are lots of Indians at the International House this year. The latest to come is one from Bangalore who is working for his Doctorate in Geophysics. During the Xmas-New Year break we were invited by several Indian families here. So we went out and ate a lot. And we called all the Indian families over. I cooked Kheema for forty people. And it was perfectly edible. You don’t believe it? Well … How is everybody at home? Ask Tina to write to me unless she is too busy cutting up corpses in the Medical College. Your Affectionate son Krishna Content Courtesy - Macmillan Co.of India