Advice letter plan
1. Opening greeting
2. § Purpose of your letter
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3. § Introduce yourself
2
4. § Explain your dilemma/ problem
3
5. § Appropriate closing
4
6. Closing greeting + name
Advice letter sample
Dear agony aunt/uncle,
I am writing to ask you if you could help me with my dilemma /problem.
Let me introduce myself formally. I am……………………………………………………………………………………………….
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I am deeply worried about my problem and I don’t know what to do / I am confused and I can’t make
up my mind about / I would appreciate if you could give me some advice about …………………..………………
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I look forward to receiving your advice. / I would appreciate if you could give me your advice as soon
as possible./ It would be of great help if you could advise me.
Regards,
Your name
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Reply plan
1. Opening greeting
2. §1 Thanks for letter + expressing sympathy and understanding of the problem
3. §2 Analysis of the problem
4. §3 Giving recommendations and suggestions
5. §4 Closing
6. Closing greeting + name
Reply Sample
Dear ……………….,
Thank you for your letter requesting my advice. I know how it feels / I understand you because I’ve
been in the same situation when I was…./These are difficult times, and I want you to know how sorry I am
for your…/ don’t worry , it’s quitenatural and normal to be /to feel ……………..because ………………………….
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I imagine that you are very concerned / thinking of …. / I can see that you have a big decision to
make / I can see that ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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I strongly recommend that you should /ought to …….………………………………………………………………..…………
Why don’t you ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….
Maybe you could ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….…?
How about ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……?If I were
you, I would …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
I hope my suggestions are helpful and I hope you’ll solve your problem soon./If you follow my advice,
I’m sure you’ll overcome your problem./
Sincerely,
Agony aunt.
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