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You are travelling next month to stay with a family you do not know as part of a language training course. Write a letter to the family to introduce yourself. In your letter, -Say when and how you will be arriving -Tell the family a little about yourself -Ask about the type of food that the family eats.

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing with regard to my language training course and the three-month homestay with your family next month. My name is Maria Do, a student at Foreign Language University in Vietnam. For your information, I will arrive at Pearson airport in the evening of July 01st, and the school will arrange for me to stay at a hotel that night,
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, they will drive me to your house the next morning. I am female, Vietnamese, 21 years of age and single. My hobby is Salsa dancing and travel, so I wonder if there is a Salsa club near your place, and I may
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 need your recommendations of landmarks in Canada for me to travel around. Regarding the food, as I am a vegetarian, I wonder if your family does not have meat too. I have tried a lot of Canadian salads and I love them very much, but SI can cook for myself if your type of food is different from mine. I enclose my schedule for your convenience and look forward to seeing your family
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. Yours faithfully, Maria Do

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The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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