Poniżej przedstawiam zwroty pomocne przy pisaniu listu nieformalnego na maturze. Jeżeli byłyby jakieś błędy, mile widziane poprawki jak i dodatkowe zwroty.
List prywatny (nieformalny)
Wspomniane pięć obligatoryjnych elementów to:
*Zwrot grzecznościowy typowy dla listu prywatnego
-Dear (imię)
*Wstęp
Bez względu na polecenie, jakie mamy realizować, możemy na początku nawiązać do ostatnio otrzymanego listu, przeprosić za to, że sami nie pisaliśmy od jakiegoś czasu, zapytać się, co słychać:
-Thank you for your recent letter.
-It was good to hear from you recently.
-At the beginning of my letter I want to greet you warmly.
-I’m sorry I haven’t written for such a long time.
-I’m fine, and how are you?
-I hope you and your family are doing fine.
*Realizacja "kropek" w poleceniu
Informowanie:
-Listen, did I tell you about …
-This is just to let you know that …
Przeprosiny
-I’m writing to apologise for missing your birthday party but I’m afraid I was with flu.
-I’m really sorry that I forgot to send you a birthday card but I was busy with my new job.
-If you let me know(daj mi znać) where you bought it/how much it cost I’ll gladly(chętnie) pay for it/replace it.
-Please let me know how much the bill is and I’ll gladly pay it.
Zaprosiny
-I’m having a party on Friday 19th and I hope you’ll be able to come.
-Would you like to come to see ‘WTC’ with me at the weekend.
-Could you let me know if you can come?
-Thank you very much for your invitation. I’d love to come.
-Thank you for asking/inviting me to … but I’m afraid I won’t be able to …
Prośby
-I’m writing to ask for you if you could do me a favour(przysługa).
-I’d be very grateful if you could …
-I’m writing to thank you for your wonderful present.
-Congratulations on passing your excellent exam results!
Sugestie, rekomendacje
-Maybe you could …?
-Do visit somewhere
-Don’t forget to do sth (nie zapomnij )
-People say that …
*Zakończenie
-I hope that you write to me.
-I’m waiting for your e-mail.
-This is my e-mail XYZ.
-Greetings for you and your family.
-Once again, thank you for all your help.
Zwrot grzecznościowy typowy dla listu prywatnego
-Yours, (Lot sof love)
XYZ