What is a
transactional letter?
Is when
somebody answer a letter or a note, sometimes people don´t have
a good improve vocabulary, so is important to other people can
understand, here is when we have to use a correct transactional letter.
What are the
6 steps when writing a transactional letter?
GOOD START: The first step is a good
start, you need to know who the person to response it, and this response could
be a friend, family in your work so, when you have clear this step the idea is
response about of a specific topic , What do you need response? Is for your
boss, is a complaint or personal information.
PLANNING: Use between 120 and 150
words for answer a transactional letter, is important use a good style for that
reason if you don´t know who are that person, research but this is impossible,
If I write a response is because I know who is the other. Then is
possible that other person I know about him, Is important that you used your
own words and write about of things that you can response in the order to not
leave doubts.
DECIDING ON PARAGRAPHS: The idea of
this point is write about of the importance, you can beginning with a paragraph
thanking the other person, the second paragraph you can write about a topic
mean, in the other you can complete with a same topic and you can write a good
sentence, and at last you can use a short phrase formal or informal depending
to who I write.
USING YOUR OWN WORDS, the idea in
this point is that you will be original is better, because the people can use
your phrases.
CHOOSING THE RIGHT STYLE: Sometimes
when I speak with a friend I used an informal vocabulary, then I can write an
informal style in my letters like isn’t, won’t and use simple vocabulary get
out, get off.
CHECK AND CORRECT: After
when you finished the letter come back and read again, with the purpose of saw
and correct mistakes in your letter.
What is the most important information that you should take into account at
the time of writing a transactional letter?
I think the most
important information is the understanding because if I write to somebody, they
have to understand with the purpose that we don’t have misunderstandings. So the first thing is to think and then write. And beware
if the letter is for a friend or for someone who need
to write formally style.
Choose one of the tasks from page 37 and 38 and complete it. You should
write between 120 and 180 words
Hello Jane and Anne I hope going on road cycling the next weekend with
yours, I read the Janes suggestions and I think we could round lake Windermere
because if we go to the northern is too far and the weather is very cold, but I
have been watching the map and there are several places for to meet,
the lake, first that all we will make exercises around the lake, the lake has
several histories because many years ago a crocodile killed children when they
were swimming, after we can go to the queen hotel, people said that the hotel
has a beautiful view at lake and the price are very cheaper than the others,
the meal is excellent and they have reasonable rates, we can take a rest, sleep
in comfortable beds and the next day we can get out and walk by the
place, and visit turistics places like Beatrix potter museum and travelling in
a steamboat for the lake, I’ll wait past a great and funny weekend.
