You stayed at your friends’ house when you participated in a business seminar in New Zealand. You left a file with important documents in your room. Write a letter to your friend, describing the file and ask him/her to return it to you by post.
My dearest Philip,
I hope you are doing well when I return from New Zealand. I am very grateful for hosting me at your home during my business seminar. I felt as comfortable as my home. I would like to see you in London at your earliest convenience.
I have started to work since
last
Tuesday. I was quite tired after such
a long journey. I had jet lag when I turned back home, thankfully, I have recovered quickly.
I had a meeting with my boss today. When I was trying to present some figures to him, I realized that I had forgotten a file at your place. The file is a blue collar with a plastic cover and some paper in it. My company name, P&G, is written on it. As I remember, I left it on the work desk in the guest room. Would it be possible to send me that file by post? Paper, inside the file, is quite important. You can send it to me by receiver payment. I would be grateful if you sent it as soon as possible.
Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you very much for your help in advance
See you soon,
Cheers,
Jane FondaSubmitted by nilufer.korkmaz on
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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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