An informal letter or email is written to a friend, family member or pen pal. 🔹 Structure of an informal letter: 1. Your address (top right): 12, Rue Blaise Diagne Dakar, Senegal 2. Date (below your address): 6th April 2025 3. Greeting: Dear [name], / Hi [name], 4. Opening sentence: How are you? / I hope you are well. Thank you for your last letter. 5. Body (2-3 paragraphs): • News about yourself • Responding to their news • Questions for them 6. Closing sentence: Write back soon! / I can't wait to hear from you. 7. Sign-off: Your friend, / Best wishes, / Lots of love, [Your name] 🔹 Informal vs Formal language: | Informal | Formal | | Hi! / Hey! | Dear Sir/Madam | | Thanks | Thank you | | I'm / We're | I am / We are | | Lots of love | Yours sincerely | | How's it going? | I hope this letter finds you well |

📝 Model informal letter: 12, Rue Blaise Diagne Dakar, Senegal 6th April 2025 Dear Pierre, How are you? I hope you and your family are doing well. Thank you so much for your last letter — it was great to hear from you! Things here in Dakar are really exciting. We just finished our mid-term exams and I think I did quite well in English and Maths. Last weekend, my family visited Gorée Island for the first time. It was a very moving experience. The island is beautiful but the history is very sad. How about you? Have you started playing in the school football team yet? I remember you were training hard last time! Also, is the weather getting better in France? It must be cold there! I can't wait to hear your news. Write back soon! Your friend, Ibrahima 💡 For an email: replace address with subject line. Subject: News from Dakar!