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What is the English composition letter format template?

The standard English letter is composed of six parts: the header, the address in the letter, the salutation, the body, the conclusion, and the signature, each of which has its own specifications for the format required for English letters.

1, the letter head: the address and date of the sender. Written in the upper right corner of the letterhead, can be written from near the center of the letterhead. The letter head above to leave a blank. First write the sender's address. The address is written in a different way from Chinese, with a small place first and a large place later. Write the date below the address. The order of dates is: month, day, year, or: day, month, year. There is a comma before the year.

2. Address: refers to the recipient of the letter. It is written under the letterhead, starting from the left side of the letterhead.

3. Body of the letter: refers to the main part of the letter. Write from the top edge of the first paragraph of the next line of the address. The first word of each paragraph from the second paragraph is written indented by 3 or 5 letters.

4, the closing statement: refers to the body of the following closing remarks. Generally written from the center of the letter to the right, the first letter capitalized, with a comma at the end.

5, signature: the sender's signature. Written below the closing statement, slightly to the right.

In addition, the English envelope is written differently from the Chinese. Generally the recipient's address is written in the center of the envelope or off to the lower right corner. The first line to write the name, the following address. The sender's name and address are written in the upper left corner of the envelope, or on the back of the letter.

1, to write to relatives, relatives and close friends, use Dear or My dear plus the kinship of the title or name (here refers to the first name, not the last name). For example: My dear father, Dear Tom and so on.

2, written to the official letter with Dear Madam, Dear Sir or Gentleman (Gentlemen). Note: Dear is purely a polite form of official correspondence; Gentlemen always appears in plural form without Dear, which is the plural form of Dear Sir.

3, written to the recipient of the letter, can also be used title, position, title, degree, etc. and then add the last name or last name and first name. For example, Dear Prof. Tim Scales, Dear Dr. John Smith.