Writing: An informal letter/email (Unit 1)

ALetters and emails

1. 01
   ✉️an informal letternorasmiy xatLaser B1+ p.12 ex.1

   My cousin wrote me a long informal letter full of family news.

2. 02
   📜️a formal letterrasmiy xatLaser B1+ p.12 ex.2

   You send a formal letter to a company or a school director.

3. 03
   🌍️a pen-friendyozishma do‘stiLaser B1+ p.13 ex.6

   My pen-friend in Canada writes to me every month.

4. 04
   🧳️live abroadchet elda yashamoqLaser B1+ p.12 ex.1

   My aunt has lived abroad for ten years, in Germany.

5. 05
   👨‍👩‍👧the family newsoilaviy yangiliklarLaser B1+ p.12 ex.1

   Grandma always wants to hear the family news when she phones.

6. 06
   ↩️reply to a letterxatga javob yozmoqSolutions Pre-Intermediate p.39 Writing Strategy

   I’m sorry I didn’t reply to your letter earlier — I was ill.

7. 07
   ✍️write backjavob yozmoqqo‘shimcha (mavzuga oid)

   Please write back soon and tell me about your new school.

8. 08
   📄️a paragraphxatboshiLaser B1+ p.13 ex.7

   Each paragraph of your letter should have one main piece of news.

9. 09
   🏠️an addressmanzilLaser B1+ p.13 ex.6

   Don’t put your address at the top of an email.

10. 10
    🖊️sign a letterxatga imzo qo‘ymoqLaser B1+ p.13 ex.7

    Martina signed her letter with just her first name.

BStarting and ending a letter

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   🎩️Dear Sir or MadamHurmatli janob yoki xonim (ismini bilmaganda)Laser B1+ p.12 ex.2

   The letter to the hotel began with Dear Sir or Madam.

2. 12
   🤝️Yours faithfullyHurmat bilan (rasmiy; ismini bilmaganda)Laser B1+ p.12 ex.2

   He finished his letter to the bank with Yours faithfully.

3. 13
   📨️Yours sincerelyHurmat bilan (rasmiy; ismini bilganda)Laser B1+ p.12 ex.2

   I wrote ’Dear Mrs Karimova’ at the top and ’Yours sincerely’ at the end.

4. 14
   ❤️All my loveButun mehrim bilan (yaqinlarga xat oxirida)Laser B1+ p.12 ex.4

   Martina ended her letter to her cousin with ’All my love’.

5. 15
   💕️Lots of loveKo‘p-ko‘p mehr bilan (yaqinlarga)English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 99

   Mum’s messages always finish with ’Lots of love’ and a heart.

6. 16
   🌟️Best wishesEng yaxshi tilaklar bilanEnglish Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 99

   To my old teacher I wrote ’Best wishes, Aziz’.

7. 17
   👋️Bye for nowHozircha xayrSolutions Intermediate p.27

   That’s all my news. Bye for now!

CInformal style

1. 18
   👔️formal languagerasmiy tilLaser B1+ p.12 ex.2

   Formal language sounds strange in a letter to your brother.

2. 19
   👕️informal languagenorasmiy til, so‘zlashuv tiliLaser B1+ p.13 ex.8

   Use informal language when you write to friends and family.

3. 20
   🗣️a conversational toneso‘zlashuv ohangi (gaplashayotgandek)Laser B1+ p.13 ex.8

   Her email has a conversational tone, as if she is sitting next to me.

4. 21
   ✂️a contractionqisqartirilgan shakl (it’s, we’re)Laser B1+ p.13 ex.5

   "Can’t" is a contraction of "cannot".

5. 22
   ❗️an exclamation markundov belgisi (!)Laser B1+ p.13 ex.5

   Don’t put an exclamation mark after every sentence!

6. 23
   🧩️an incomplete sentenceto‘liqsiz gapLaser B1+ p.13 ex.5

   "Good luck!" is an incomplete sentence, but it’s fine in a letter to a friend.

7. 24
   💬️everyday vocabularykundalik so‘zlarLaser B1+ p.13 ex.5

   Choose everyday vocabulary: "get" sounds friendlier than "receive".

DLinking words and family news

1. 25
   ↪️anywayxullas, nima bo‘lsa ham (mavzuga o‘tish)Laser B1+ p.12 ex.4

   Anyway, that’s enough about my exams — how’s your new flat?

2. 26
   ☝️one last thingoxirgi bir gapLaser B1+ p.12 ex.4

   One last thing — do you still have my blue scarf?

3. 27
   💡️actuallyaslidaEnglish Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 99

   I thought the party was on Friday, but actually it’s on Saturday.

4. 28
   📰️the big newseng katta yangilikLaser B1+ p.12 xat

   The big news is that we’re moving to Samarkand!

5. 29
   📬️hear from someonekimdandir xabar olmoqLaser B1+ p.12 xat / ex.4

   I haven’t heard from my pen-friend in Canada for two months.

6. 30
   💍️a weddingto‘yLaser B1+ p.12 xat

   The whole family came to my sister’s wedding in Namangan.

7. 31
   🎉️have a wonderful timeajoyib vaqt o‘tkazmoqLaser B1+ p.12 xat

   We had a wonderful time at my cousin’s wedding.

1. •
   It was great to hear from you!Xatingni olib juda xursand bo‘ldim!

   It was great to hear from you! Hope everything’s okay.

2. •
   Hope everything’s okay.Umid qilamanki, hammasi joyida.

   Dear Lola, hope everything’s okay.

3. •
   Sorry I didn’t reply sooner.Tezroq javob yozmaganim uchun kechir.

   Sorry I didn’t reply sooner — I had exams all week.

4. •
   Tell me all your news!Hamma yangiliklaringni yoz!

   Write back soon and tell me all your news!

5. •
   Everybody sends their love.Hamma senga salom yo‘llayapti.

   We all miss you. Everybody sends their love.

6. •
   Can’t wait to see you!Seni ko‘rishni intiqlik bilan kutyapman!

   Can’t wait to see you in the summer!

7. •
   That’s all for now.Hozircha shu.

   That’s all for now. Say hello to your parents.

8. •
   I look forward to hearing from you.Javobingizni kutib qolaman. (rasmiy)

   I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, A. Karimov

1. A letter to a company starts with 'Dear ________ or ________'.
2. I ________ ________ ________ hearing from you. (formal)
3. It was ________ to ________ from you! (g… · h…)
4. Hope ________ ________. (informal: hammasi joyida)
5. The ________ ________ is that my sister got engaged! (b… n…)
6. My cousin got married last week — the ________ was in Bukhara and 300 guests came. (w…)
7. Grandma and Grandpa say hello. Everybody ________ ________ ________.
8. In informal letters we use ________: it's, we're, can't.
9. Sorry I didn't ________ ________ — I had exams. (r… sooner)
10. My uncle works in Korea now — he ________ ________ with his whole family. (l… a…)
11. Write to a friend in a ________ ________, as if you are chatting face to face. (c… t…)
12. You don't know the name, so you end the letter with 'Yours ________'. (f…)