For Monday (Dec 20th) or Thursday (Dec 23rd) next week you're required to hand in a formal. You can also post your letters in the "comentario". Just bear in mind a few things when writing a formal letter and read the note in the "comentario"
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Pedro A. Jiménez Torres Gran Via de San Francisco 5 Madrid 2005 17 - 12 - 2010
Colour Blue Travel 14-18 Summer Street MA 00105
Dear Mr. Samuels, We have just received your letter about changes in our journey arrangements. Thanks for writing. We do not mind starting one day later, but we will finish one day later too, I guess. If you can not achieve a pick-up service, there is not problem; we will look for a taxi at the airport. But we can not change to the Holiday Inn hotel because it is very far from the city centre. We would like a hotel near the coach station and the railway station, because we do not have any driving licence and we need moving easily through the country. We would appreciate if you try to find a hotel in the city centre. Please.
Halcon Travel 18 Summer Street MA 0032 10/04/06 18 Shaw Ave Bedford MK 402JA Dear Mr. Smith, I'm writing to inform you of some changes to your holiday arrangement in January 2008. We have information that in these days will be posible a stike on the airport and we must tell you this. we will be change the flight. The flight will be now leave at 12:30 AM on Monday January 18th (01/18/08) not Monday January 18th (01/11/08).The return flight is now Monday January 28th(01/28/08). The hotel booking is still for 10 days.The hotel will be the same,Hotel Meridian,is a five-star Hotel.All travellers will be taken from airport to their hotel by a taxi service and for the returs will be the same service. We hope you are looking forward to your holiday with Halcon Traveller. We are very grateful for your cooperation with these changes. Please contact us at the above address and tell us your opinion about the changes, and if you will be change the dates of the holiday. Yours sincerely Isabel de las Heras
Letters should take seconds rather than minutes to read.
As a result, get straight to the point and stick to it, don’t include any unnecessary or supplementary information, don’t use any flowery language or long words just for the sake of it, and don’t repeat too much information.
Check your grammar and spelling very carefully
Mistakes will create a very bad impression, will lessen the effect of what you’re saying and in the case of a job application letter, could well also consign it to the bin. So:
- use the spellchecker if you’re using a computer
- check the spelling yourself, as the spellchecker won’t recognize incorrect use, for example, of dose and does. Use a good dictionary.
- check your grammar carefully. If it’s been pointed out to you that you make mistakes, look especially for these kinds of errors. Get someone else to check it for you if necessary.
- check your sentences and punctuation. Are the sentences complete? Does the punctuation help to make what you’re saying clearer?
Don’t rush the letter; many mistakes occur because of this. Allow plenty of time for checking, and if necessary, for rewriting.
Use the right tone of language
It’s important to use the right type of language, the right ‘register’. Most letters you write will need to be formal, but not overly so. In fact, you should use similar language to that which you use in your academic writing. This means you should:-
- avoid everyday, colloquial language; slang or jargon
- avoid contractions (I’m; it’// etc)
- avoid emotive, subjective language (terrible, rubbish etc)
- avoid vague words such as nice, good, get etc
You should always be polite and respectful, even if complaining. One way of doing this in English, which is common in formal letter writing, is to use ‘modal verbs’ such as would, could and should. Instead of simply writing Please send me, you could express this more formally as I would be grateful if you could send me ...
I am writing to inform you of some changes in your arragements in April 2011. The flight that you had booked, April 20th Number 10657 Planet Pyramid from Madrid to Cairo has been cancelled because the flight company has gone out of bunisses. The return flight is unafeccted by this issue. We can offer you to take an earlier flight Friday 19th April at 12.45 p.m. instead of your original flight. We could cover your accomodation for the exra night at the same hotel "The Cairo resort". Please contact us at the above addres to confirm if you are interested in the offert or if you have any questions.
I am writing to inform you of some changes to your holiday arrangements in the first week of January 2011.
The flight booked 1th January (01/01/11) to see the Mountain Everest, has made cancelled, the experts about the weather inform that this day will be overcast.
We can offer to change the flight for 6th January (06/01/11), because it is probably the weather will be better. We receive you at 10.00 am in the Hotel and transfer to airport, we help to check in process, wait for your return and take you back to the Hotel. We guarantee you the window seat and the view of Everest. In case you not agree the money will be refunded.
Please contact us at the above address with any queries.
Dear Mr John, Thank you for your letter with details of my changed holiday arrangements. I organized this travel for my parents and they want to go to the hotel Luxor but, if this option is impossible, they don´t like to go to the New York New York Hotel, they prefer book the Bellagio Hotel. The date is not a problem, they can depart as soon as it is possible, on 24th October is perfect. The last problem is pick-up service, they could be a limousine, because is our surprise for their anniversary, maybe if it is impossible for this date, we are able to rent a limousine for other day, and the landing day, they can take a taxi. I would like to contact to you if another problem arise, my mobile phone is 607 00 23 66 345.
Southern Exotic Company 5 Johnson´s Street MA3455 01/12/11
23 Colridge Ave Stratford MS301
Dear Miss Hattaway, I am writting this letter to explain you some unavoidable changes in your holliday arrangements in October 2010. We must inform you that the hotel booking we made must be cancelled on Wednesday March 9th (03/9/11). The reason of this change is the recent closure of the Hotel Emperor (****) after the last flooding in the Australia´s area you chose to visit. The situation can be extended in a big area and may be to the nearest airports too. We don´t know by the moment if your flight would be affected in the dates you should leave. We are very sorry about this news. Wé would be glad to offer you other destination posibilities for your holliday that we hope you might enjoy. Please, contact us at the above adress with any queries or questions. Sincerely,
For Monday (Dec 20th) or Thursday (Dec 23rd) next week you're required to hand in a formal. You can also post your letters in the "comentario".
7 comments:
Pedro A. Jiménez Torres
Gran Via de San Francisco 5
Madrid 2005
17 - 12 - 2010
Colour Blue Travel
14-18 Summer Street
MA 00105
Dear Mr. Samuels,
We have just received your letter about changes in our journey arrangements. Thanks for writing.
We do not mind starting one day later, but we will finish one day later too, I guess.
If you can not achieve a pick-up service, there is not problem; we will look for a taxi at the airport.
But we can not change to the Holiday Inn hotel because it is very far from the city centre. We would like a hotel near the coach station and the railway station, because we do not have any driving licence and we need moving easily through the country.
We would appreciate if you try to find a hotel in the city centre. Please.
Yours sincerely
Pedro Jiménez
Halcon Travel
18 Summer Street
MA 0032
10/04/06
18 Shaw Ave
Bedford
MK 402JA
Dear Mr. Smith,
I'm writing to inform you of some changes to your holiday arrangement in January 2008.
We have information that in these days will be posible a stike on the airport and we must tell you this.
we will be change the flight.
The flight will be now leave at 12:30 AM on Monday January 18th (01/18/08) not Monday January 18th (01/11/08).The return flight is now Monday January 28th(01/28/08).
The hotel booking is still for 10 days.The hotel will be the same,Hotel Meridian,is a five-star Hotel.All travellers will be taken from airport to their hotel by a taxi service and for the returs will be the same service.
We hope you are looking forward to your holiday with Halcon Traveller. We are very grateful for your cooperation with these changes. Please contact us at the above address and tell us your opinion about the changes, and if you will be change the dates of the holiday.
Yours sincerely
Isabel de las Heras
Be concise and relevant
Letters should take seconds rather than minutes to read.
As a result, get straight to the point and stick to it, don’t include any unnecessary or supplementary information, don’t use any flowery language or long words just for the sake of it, and don’t repeat too much information.
Check your grammar and spelling very carefully
Mistakes will create a very bad impression, will lessen the effect of what you’re saying and in the case of a job application letter, could well also consign it to the bin. So:
- use the spellchecker if you’re using a computer
- check the spelling yourself, as the spellchecker won’t recognize incorrect use,
for example, of dose and does. Use a good dictionary.
- check your grammar carefully. If it’s been pointed out to you that you make
mistakes, look especially for these kinds of errors. Get someone else to check it
for you if necessary.
- check your sentences and punctuation. Are the sentences complete? Does the
punctuation help to make what you’re saying clearer?
Don’t rush the letter; many mistakes occur because of this. Allow plenty of time for checking, and if necessary, for rewriting.
Use the right tone of language
It’s important to use the right type of language, the right ‘register’. Most letters you write will need to be formal, but not overly so. In fact, you should use similar language to that which you use in your academic writing. This means you should:-
- avoid everyday, colloquial language; slang or jargon
- avoid contractions (I’m; it’// etc)
- avoid emotive, subjective language (terrible, rubbish etc)
- avoid vague words such as nice, good, get etc
You should always be polite and respectful, even if complaining. One way of doing this in English, which is common in formal letter writing, is to use ‘modal verbs’ such as would, could and should. Instead of simply writing Please send me, you could express this more formally as I would be grateful if you could send me ...
Faraon Travel
21-23 Al-abu-Carmein
Cario
21-12-2010
Avda Los Rosales 39-41
28067 Madrid
Dear Mr. Jonhstone,
I am writing to inform you of some changes in your arragements in April 2011.
The flight that you had booked, April 20th Number 10657 Planet Pyramid from Madrid to Cairo has been cancelled because the flight company has gone out of bunisses. The return flight is unafeccted by this issue.
We can offer you to take an earlier flight Friday 19th April at 12.45 p.m. instead of your original flight.
We could cover your accomodation for the exra night at the same hotel "The Cairo resort".
Please contact us at the above addres to confirm if you are interested in the offert or if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Samyra Lamayzi.
Altair Travel
21 Tamal Street
Kathmandu (Nepal)
23/12/10
45 Essex Road
London N1 2SF,
Dear Mr. Adams,
I am writing to inform you of some changes to your holiday arrangements in the first week of January 2011.
The flight booked 1th January (01/01/11) to see the Mountain Everest, has made cancelled, the experts about the weather inform that this day will be overcast.
We can offer to change the flight for 6th January (06/01/11), because it is probably the weather will be better. We receive you at 10.00 am in the Hotel and transfer to airport, we help to check in process, wait for your return and take you back to the Hotel. We guarantee you the window seat and the view of Everest.
In case you not agree the money will be refunded.
Please contact us at the above address with any queries.
Yours sincerely,
Ana Saiz,
(NI1)
34 Villette St.
Bath
433322 England
24/12/2010
John´s Travel
15 Logman Ave.
MA 00106
Dear Mr John,
Thank you for your letter with details of my changed holiday arrangements.
I organized this travel for my parents and they want to go to the hotel Luxor but, if this option is impossible, they don´t like to go to the New York New York Hotel, they prefer book the Bellagio Hotel.
The date is not a problem, they can depart as soon as it is possible, on 24th October is perfect.
The last problem is pick-up service, they could be a limousine, because is our surprise for their anniversary, maybe if it is impossible for this date, we are able to rent a limousine for other day, and the landing day, they can take a taxi.
I would like to contact to you if another problem arise, my mobile phone is 607 00 23 66 345.
Yours sincerely,
Beatriz Otero
Beatriz Otero
Southern Exotic Company
5 Johnson´s Street
MA3455
01/12/11
23 Colridge Ave
Stratford
MS301
Dear Miss Hattaway,
I am writting this letter to explain you some unavoidable changes in your holliday arrangements in October 2010.
We must inform you that the hotel booking we made must be cancelled on Wednesday March 9th (03/9/11).
The reason of this change is the recent closure of the Hotel Emperor (****) after the last flooding in the Australia´s area you chose to visit.
The situation can be extended in a big area and may be to the nearest airports too. We don´t know by the moment if your flight would be affected in the dates you should leave.
We are very sorry about this news.
Wé would be glad to offer you other destination posibilities for your holliday that we hope you might enjoy.
Please, contact us at the above adress with any queries or questions.
Sincerely,
Cassio Smith
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