Nowadays people do not write many letters. Most of the time people communicate by phone or email. Even though the importance of letters is changing, we still think that it is an important skill to write letters and other texts. For example, when you want to work or do an internee ship in a foreign country you'll very likely have to write a letter of application in English.
On this part of the website you will find information on how to write a formal/informal letter. Much of the information in this reader comes from the Anglia exam syndicate. There also is a list of helpful sentences and you will find various writing exercises. Use this information to your advantage!