1.1.- Estructura

Tal y como hemos apuntado en la introducción, las cartas informales tienen una forma y estructura típica que debe ser respetada. La estructura de estas cartas e emails es muy parecida a la de las cartas formales pero hay ligeras variaciones ya que no necesitas tantos elementos en la misma. Los elementos que tienen una posición fija en esta carta son:

1.Dirección

2. Fecha

3. Saludos

4. Frase de despedida

5. Tu nombre

Reflexión

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Fíjate en la siguiente carta...¿Dónde están posicionados estos elementos?

Retroalimentación

22 Elm Street

1104, New York

23rd October 2007

Dear Peter,

How are you? I'm fine. I am sorry I haven't written for a while but I have been very busy.

I'm writing to tell you about my new school in New York. I have classes in English at Borough of Mahattan Community College. I'm in class with nine students. They are all from different countries: Germany, Italy, France, Brazil and Japan. We have a teacher from New Jersey and her name is Veronica. She's very nice and a good teacher.

I live in an apartment with two American girls, Amy and Jenny. They are cousin. Amy is 23 years old and she's an actress. Jenny's nineteen and is a student at Columbia University. They are very nice but they speak very fast and it's difficult to understand them.

New York is very big and very exciting but it is very expensive!! The underground ( subway in American English) is the main means of transport and it is very easy to use. It's getting cold now and I'm looking forward to having fun in the snow in winter. I'm very happy here!!!

Write to me soon

Love

Maria

Una vez que ya sabes dónde situar los elementos anteriores ( dirección, fecha, saludo, despedida y nombre), vamos a estudiar la estructura que debes usar a la hora de organizar los párrafos de tus cartas o emails.

Debes organizar tu escrito en varios párrafos principales:

1. Motivo de la carta. (¿Por qué escribes a esa persona?)

2. Información principal (¿Qué es lo que le quieres contar?). Esta parte de la carta puede ser un solo párrafo o dividirlo en dos si lo crees conveniente.

3. Despedida

Recuerda que cada párrafo tiene una temática que deberás respetar y que no debes mezclar los asuntos en cada uno de ellos. A continuación te dejamos un esquema y otro ejemplo carta informal con los elementos ya señalados:

estructura

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Reflexión

En esta actividad tendrás que ordenar los elementos que te damos a continuación para que, juntos, tengan la estructura de una carta informal.

1. Lots of love,

2. 12th September 2010

3. Dear Mum and Dad

4. I'm writing to tell you that I´ve sorted out the little problems I was having when I arrived. The family I´m now staying with are really good and look after me. She gives me good food and I´m getting fat. Lessons at the college are fine. We have good teachers and I understand what they say. My English is improving!

5. Hi! Thanks for your letter, which I got a couple of days ago. Sorry I´ve taken so long to answer, but as you imagine, I´ve been very busy.

6. I ´ve also made a couple of friends that are from different countries. I practice my English with them and sometimes we go to pubs. We´re going to the British Museum tomorrow. I´ll tell you more things in my next letter.

7. Madison Street, 42 - 02356 - Brighton

Retroalimentación

Madison Street, 42

02356, Brighton

12th September 2001

Dear Mum and Dad,

Hi! Thanks for your letter, which I got a couple of days ago. Sorry I´ve taken so long to answer, but as you imagine, I´ve been very busy.

I'm writing to tell you that I´ve sorted out the little problems I was having when I arrived. The family I´m now staying with are really good and look after me. She gives me good food and I´m getting fat. Lessons at the college are fine. We have good teachers and I understand what they say. My English is improving!

I ´ve also made a couple of friends that are from different countries. I practice my English with them and sometimes we go to pubs. We´re going to the British Museum tomorrow. I´ll tell you more things in my next letter,

Lots of love,

Anne