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Informal Email

Write to a friend or family member

Informal email structure

An informal email has a relaxed, friendly tone. You can use contractions and conversational phrases.

Greeting
Dear [Name], / Hi [Name],
Opening
How are you? / Hope you are well.
Body
News + question for reader
Closing
Write soon! / Best wishes, / Lots of love,

Useful phrases

Opening
How are things? / I hope everything is going well.
Reason for writing
I am writing to tell you... / Guess what!
Giving news
By the way,... / Also, I wanted to tell you...
Asking questions
What about you? / How is your family?
Closing
Write soon! / I look forward to hearing from you.
Do not use formal phrases like I am writing with regard to... in an informal email. Keep it natural.

Model email

Subject
Catching up!
Body
Hi Sara! How are you? I have some news — I started a new job last week. It is hard but I enjoy it. How is your course going? Write soon! Maria
Check
Greeting ✓ News ✓ Question ✓ Closing ✓
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