Useful expressions
Greeting
Dear Sir / Madam
Dear Miss / Misses / Mister …
Closing
Yours faithfully / sincerely
Kind Regards
I look forward to hearing from you soon
Please let me know …
Letter of Request
Layout
head middle: recipient’s name and address
left top: sender’s name and address
date (example: 2nd August 213)
greeting
body of text
closing
name
Requests
Could / would you please / possibly … ?
We would like / appreciate your assistance in this matter
We would be very grateful / much obliged if you could …
Would it be possible to … ?
Perhaps you would be so kind as to …
Replies to requests
Thank you for …
We are pleased to inform you that … / We have pleasure in confirming …
I would be happy to …
Unfortunately you are ineligible for …
I regret to inform you that …
I am afraid that …
We are unable to …