An IELTS letter to a colleague requires a consistent tone throughout. Learn how to approach this type of General Training letter.
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Hi i have an enquiry for task 1 writing
I was asked to write a letter to my working colleagues .
May i start off with
Dear colleagues
Ending with yours faifthfully
Hi Sujung Kim
Yes – ‘Dear colleagues’ is a nice way to start. ‘Yours faithfully’ is a little formal – I would suggest ‘Best regards’ for work colleagues (‘Yours faithfully’ is usually used when you don’t know the person’s name – when you start with ”Dear Sir or Madam”).
Thanks for your comment
Best wishes
Fiona
Hi,
Rather than saying Dear everyone or Dear colleagues, If I have written the letter to one person of the team and asking him to convey my message to everyone in the team, will that be wrong way to write this letter?
Hi Nishant. I would always try to follow the instructions exactly as they are in the question, so if it says ‘colleagues’ it want to test that you have the right form of address for a group of people. I don’t think it would be a huge problem to write to one person of a team, but it’s always better to play safe [better safe than sorry!]. Thanks for your question, Best wishes, Fiona
Hi i have an enquiry for task 1 writing
I was asked to write a letter to my working colleagues .
May i start off with
Dear colleagues
Ending with yours faifthfully
Yes those are ok but ‘yours faithfully’ is a bit formal.
Best wishes
Fiona