Informal letter (Lower)

OPENING EXPRESSIONS

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-Thanks for your letter./-Thank you so much for writing.

-How are you?/-How’s everything going?/-What have you been up to?

-I hope you are doing fine./-Hope you are well.

RESPONDING TO NEWS / MAKING COMMENTS

-Sorry for not writing for so long./I’m sorry I haven’t written for so long but I    was really busy with…

-I’ve just received your letter. /It was lovely to hear from you.

-I’m so happy / sad to hear that…

PURPOSE / WHY ARE YOU WRITING?

-I’m writing to tell you about …/-I would like to give you some good news about...

-Guess what? / You won’t believe....….

CHANGING THE TOPIC 

-Anyway, I would like to tell you about one more thing.... 

-Anyway, I was wondering ...

CLOSING EXPRESSIONS

-I’ll have to finish now because…

-Anyway, I’d better get ready for…….. now.

-I’d better say goodbye now.

ENDING/SIGNATURE

-Well, that's all for now .

-Write soon / Write again soon!

-Bye for now/ Best wishes / Take care / All the best/ Lots of love

-Hope to hear from you soon. /Looking forward to hearing from/seeing you soon.

-Give my regards to your family.