You will be graduating from university and would like to invite your family to the ceremony. Write a letter of invitation to your parents. In the letter: - Explain that you have completed your studies - Give details of the event, including time, date and dress code - Let them know how many tickets they have and who they are for

Dear Mum and Dad, I received the results from the
last
exams today, I passed my final year and I’ll be graduating in a couple of months. They only gave us a maximum of five tickets per family, so I thought I’d write to you
first
to let you know the details and
who
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to invite. Obviously, I want you two there
,
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and bring my sister, too. I thought we could give the other two seats to Grandma and Grandad (the
one’s
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on Mum’s side; sorry, Dad). I did try to get extra tickets but there is a limited number of seats that can fit in the room. The ceremony will be held in the main hall of Manchester university on the 4th
January
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2018. The thing starts at 4pm but you have to be there
for
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at
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12.30pm for photos and queueing.
Also
, everyone has to be dressed
formal
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; it’s a black tie event. Let me know if anyone can’t make it. Yours, Jimbob
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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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