English Language Writing Skills

By Danso Kwasi Nti Samuel (DAS). Study the complete course source, examine every model and practise alongside Professor Jarvis.

Course printed page 351 PDF page 357 of 505

For tables, matching columns, IPA and original formatting, open the course PDF above.

Illustrative example

My blood ran cold when I heard about your accident last week. Thank God you escaped

swiftly. How are you? I hope you are fine over there. The reason for the letter is to...

Some of the sad expressions

   1. I couldn’t stand the pace of the shock of the death of your mom last month. What a

      shock! …………………………………………..

   2. I was on the edge of my seat when I saw my house in flames. ……………………….

   3. My heart was in my mouth when I heard the accident on the same road you travelled.

   4. My heart missed a beat when the armed robbers stormed our house yesterday.

   5. I jumped out of my skin when I saw the big snake...

It is time for us to go into the main body of the informal letter.

The main body of an informal letter

The main body of an informal letter must be conversational. Therefore, the content must be

rich in slang and informal expressions such as idioms and dialogue.

Content of main body of informal letter

   1. Idiomatic expression

   2. Slang

   3. Dialogue

We are going into the details of the content above.