Dear John:
Thank you very much for the nice birthday present you have sent me! I have been longing for a dictionary for a long time. It will surly be very helpful to my study.
It's very nice of you to remember my birthday. I'll make good use of the dictionary and I'll think of you with gratitude and affection every time I use it.
Love,
Sally
Dear Mr. Clark:
We are wondering if you and Mrs. Clark want to have supper with us on Friday, January 21st at seven o'clock?
James and I are looking forward with great pleasure to seeing you and Mrs.Clark. We do hope you can come.
Sincerely yours,
Lucy Wheeler
lifan
xishuangbanna
yunnan province china
may 25th, 2004
dear lifan,
thank you for your letter. i'm glad to be your pen-friend. we are the same years old, but we were born in different places. in my imagination, xishuangbanna is a very beautiful place. there are a lot of plants and animals. you know i look forward to visiting xishuangbanna. would you like to come to shanghai? i'd like to invite you to shanghai in summer holiday. shanghai is also a beautiful place. it is a modern city. there are a lot of interesting places such as the oriental pearl tv tower, the bund, and nanjing road walkway.
if you come here, i will show you around shanghai. you can live at my home and my mother will cook you much delicious food. let's be best friends!
yours sincerely,
xiaomin
21 June 2017
Dear Mary,
Thanks for your last letter. I'm so glad that you have been able (at last! ) to arrange a holiday in Australia. As I fear I won't be able to meet you at the airport when you arrive, nor will I be able to be home until later in the afternoon, so here are some instructions and suggestions.
There is a bus from the airport to the city. It is much cheaper than a cab. Take the bus to the city and ask to get off at Town Hall railway station.
To get to my place in the eastern suburbs you have three options. You can either take a cab, a bus or the train. I suggest you take the train, since the airport bus will leave you right at the station. Get off at Cliff Station. From there you can either walk to my place (about ten minutes) or take a taxi. Probably you should take a taxi as you will have luggage.
When you arrive at my flat, ring the intercom for Flat 2. My friend Lillian will be at home and she will open the front door for you and let you into my flat.
Presumably you will be tired and want to sleep. But if you feel like some exercise after that long flight, you could stroll down to Cooper Park, which is only ten minutes away ? you can see it from the window.
Cheers and looking forward to seeing you.
Yours sincerely,
Annie
P.S. I will leave something for breakfast in the fridge. Help yourself to anything you want.
Useful Expressions:
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May I suggest that we meet at the gate of the university?
I'd like to suggest you should visit London for at least two days on your way to Scotland.
Considering your present situation, I propose that you should apply for the post.
What I want to suggest is ...
My suggestion is that. . .
If you. .. , you had better. . .
Sample 1
20 March 2017
Dear Sir,
I was very interested in your advertisement in today's edition of The Evening Post and I should like to apply to be a member of the Amazon Expedition team.
I am twenty-three years old and have an honors degree in Botany from Bath University. Since leaving university I have been working in a research laboratory but my contract comes to an end in six weeks. I would particularly like to join the expedition for the opportunity it would give me to study the plant life of the area.
I enjoy several outdoor activities including rowing and rock climbing and I consider myself to be both fit and healthy enough to undertake such an expedition.
If you would like me to attend an interview, I would be able to come at any time convenient to you, (J1) my employers have agreed to give me time off for the purpose.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Lily Ma