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Signoff
 
Formal & Informal Letters
Your letter must be written in the appropriate tone and style. There are two options: 
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Formal
– to someone you don’t know or don’t know well. 
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Informal
– to a friend. 
It is essential that you are able to identify what type of question you’re required to write. Follow 
this general: 
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If the question includes the word ‘friend’, use informal language.
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If the question does not include the word ‘friend’, use formal language.
To learn more about formal and informal letters and see two more IELTS letter samples, click 
here; 
IELTS Letter Writing
 
The person we are writing to in this question is a friend so, we will write an informal letter. This 
leads us on to the opening of the letter – the greeting. 
 
 
 
The Greeting & Signoff 
The Greeting 
Always start an informal letter with ‘Dear...’ followed by the first name of the friend, e.g. 
Dear 
Ellen,
You probably use ‘Hi...’ and ‘Hello...’ in emails and texts but for letters, ‘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. 
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Use 
Dear + surname 
if you do know their name, e.g. 
Dear Mr Smith
or 
Dear Mrs 
Jones
. 
The greeting you use will determine how you sign off your letter. 

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The Signoff 
For an informal letter to a friend, use one of these phrases followed by your first name: 
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