FORMAL LETTERS 

• Your address (but not your name) usually goes in the top right-hand corner.

• The date can go either on the right or on the left.

• The name and / or job title (if you know them) and address of the person you are writing to go next (on your left-hand side).

• If you don't know the person's name you can write: Dear Sir, Dear Madam, Dear Sirs, Dear Sir / Madam or To whom it may concern.

• If you know the name, you should use their title and surname: Dear Dr. Livingstone (not Dr. John Livingstone).

• To end formal letters you use: Yours sincerely (if you addressed the person by the name or Yours faithfully if you have begun the letter Dear Sir / Madam).

  Useful tips:

• Don't forget paragraphing;

• Use Linking words (check category in this section);