What should be written in the first few sentences of an English letter

1.Heading

The letterhead refers to the address of the letter writer and the date of writing the letter, generally written in or typed in the upper right corner of the first side of the letterhead, first write the address and then write the date, the address is written from small to large, first write the house number, road number, then write the name of the district, the name of the city, the name of the province, and finally write the name of the country. Time is written differently for the British and the Americans. The British used to write in the order of day, month, and year, while the Americans used to write in the order of month, day, and year. For example:

British: 1st October, 1999

American: October 1, 1999

In the former form, the comma between the month and the year may or may not be used, but in the latter form, the comma must be used.

The letterhead is written in an indented and flush-headed style. Indented: One or two letters are indented to the right at the beginning of each line; Head-to-head left aligned arrangement as follows:

Indented wang ming

dept. of chemical engineering

dalian university of technology

dalian 116023

liaoning province

p. r. china

Flush-headed wang ming

dept. of chemical engineering

dalian university of technology

dalian 116023

liaoning province

p. r. china

2.Inside address

The address of the recipient should be written in the letter. Generally, letters to relatives and friends who are relatively unfamiliar and official letters should write the address in the letter, and familiar friends can skip this step. The address in the letter is written in the upper left corner of the next two lines of the date, the first line is the recipient's name, and then the address.

Geology is also written from small to large, and there are two types: indented and cohesive. For example:

Indented The President

oxford university

england

Flush head jiang bin

64heping road

3.Salutation

A salutation is a title given to the recipient. Write at the top of the next two lines of the address in the letter, and it will become a line of its own. Use a comma or colon at the end.

1) When writing a letter to someone you know, you can use dear or my dearIn the UK, my dear is kinder than dear, while in the US, dear is kinder than my dear.

2) When writing a letter to a woman you don't know if you're married or not, you can use MS .......This refers to:"……Ma'am".

3) When writing letters to unfamiliar people, you can use dear sir, dear madam, dear sirs, gentleman, etc.

The format of the English letter is as follows:2. Salutation: refers to the address of the recipient. Write under the letterhead, starting on the left side of the letterhead.

4. Conclusion: refers to the polite words at the end of the text. Generally, start from the left side of the letter, the first letter is capitalized, and the end is a comma.

Format of the letter in English:1. Letterhead: Write in the upper right corner of the letterhead, and you can start from the ** near the letterhead.

Leave blank on the letterhead, write the sender's address first, the address is different from Chinese, you should write a small place first, and then write a large place. Write the date below the address, in the order of month, day, year or day, month, year, with a comma before the year.

2. Salutation: Write under the letterhead, starting from the left side of the letterhead.

4. Conclusion: Generally start from the right side of the letter, the first letter is capitalized, and a comma is used at the end.

5. Signature: Written below the conclusion, slightly to the right.

6. English envelope writing: English envelope writing is different from Chinese. Generally, write the recipient's address in the ** or lower right corner of the envelope. Write the name on the first line and the address below. The sender's name and address are written in the upper left corner of the envelope and can also be written on the back of the letter.