Types

Informal letters

You basically need:
1. Your address in the right hand side and the date below,
2. the informal introduction/salutation: Dear Jose,
3. Write an introduction, main body and conclusion.
4. To end the letter: Love, Take care, Best wishes, etc.
 To see an example and learn more useful phrases about this topic go to

Formal letters

Remember: 1. If you DO NOT KNOW the name of the person who you are writing to:
Start: Dear Sir or Madam
End: Yours faithfully
2. If you KNOW the name of the person:
Start: Dear Miss / Mrs / Mr (Smith)
End: Yours sincerely
To see an example and learn more useful phrases about this topic go to
Have a look at the layout of a formal letter:
by www.xtec.es

CVs in English

Here you will find some advice on how to write one down in both languages, English and Spanish: 
Advice (Podcast) on how to write a CV by the British Council:
Job Applications. A CV must be accompanied by a good application or covering letter and more CV samples, by Oxford Dictionaries
Examples, tips and samples to download:
And to translate Certificates and studies visit Linguee.es

WRITING FOR A PURPOSE

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British Council's Writing for a Purpose. It includes: information about the types of writing and purposes for writing exercises to help you write examples from assignments that successful students have written - See more at: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/writing-purpose/writing-purpose#sthash.Zd0k670q.dpuf

STORIES
You can visit this link of EOI El Puerto to get a guide / lesson plan on how to write stories, including presentations, and a link to an explanation on narrative tenses.

Email Netiquette: Openings and closings

To learn about writing email openings and endngs. By BBC World Service:

Essays

12 tips to write an amazing essay by The ESL Enquirer. You can also download a pdf file with the tips.