Title: What is a Letter?
1LETTER WRITING
- What is a Letter?
- A letter is a form of written
communication between two persons or two parties
on a particular topic, matter, issue, incident,
etc. It serves the purpose of documentation as
well.
2- 2.Types of Letter-
- Broadly speaking, there are two types of letters,
namely Informal letters and Formal letters. - (a) Informal Letters These letters are written
to friends, relatives, members of the family, and
close
3- acquaintances.
- (b) Formal Letters Such letters include official
letters, Business letters, Letters of
Application, Letters to the Editor, etc. - 3. Format of a Letter
- Every letter consists of the following parts
4- (a) Writers address it is placed at the top
right of the page. - (b) Date It is placed below the writers
address. - (c) Salutation It varies depending on the nature
of relationship between the addressor (the
writer).
5- It starts from the left margin of page.
- (d) Body of the letter The content matter of the
letter may be divided into paragraphs according
to the number of ideas expressed.
6- (e) The complimentary close or the subscription
Here, leave must be taken in a courteous manner,
it is written at the bottom right of page. - The complimentary close must match the salutation.
7- (f) Writers signature and name The writer must
sign his name below the complimentary close
followed by his name in full. - Note In a Formal letter, the name,
designation and address of the addressee must
come before the salutation beginning from the
left margin of the page.
8Letter Writing
9Heading
,
Greeting
Body
,
Closing
Signature
10How do I write a friendly letter?
Presentation by DIPAK PARIKH
11We write friendly letters to people we know well.
We might write a friendly letter to our parents,
grandparents, or our friends.
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13Friendly letters have five Parts
- The Heading
- The Salutation (greeting)
- The Body
- The Closing
- The Signature
14The Heading
- The heading can include your address and the
date. In casual, friendly letters your address
is not necessary.
111,Gokulesh Apt., Ajwa road,Surat January 5, 2012
15The Salutation (greeting)
- Dear_________. The blank is for the name of the
person you are writing. After you write the
person's name you put a comma ( , ) .
111, Gokulesh Apt., Ajwa Road, Surat January 5,
2012
Dear Suresh,
16The Body
- The body of the letter is the information you are
writing in your letter.
111, Gokulesh Apt., Ajwa Road, Surat January 5,
2012
Dear Suresh,
I hope you will be able to come and visit
next month. We are planning a special visit to
the museum. My mom will call your mom later this
week to make all arrangements. Be sure to bring
your swimsuit when you come! Were planning an
afternoon trip to the lake.
17The Closing
- The Closing In the
- closing the first word
- is capitalized and you
- put a comma after the
- last word.
- Some examples of
- closings are Sincerely, Your friend, Love, Very
truly yours,
111, Gokulesh Apt., Ajwa Road, Surat January 5,
2012
Dear Suresh,
I hope you will be able to come and visit
next month. We are planning a special visit to
the museum. My mom will call your mom later this
week to make all arrangements. Be sure to bring
your swimsuit when you come! Were planning an
afternoon trip to the lake.
Your friend,
18Your Signature
- This is your
- name. It goes under the closing.
111, Gokulesh Apt., Ajwa Road, Surat January 5,
2012
Dear Suresh,
I hope you will be able to come and visit
next month. We are planning a special visit to
the museum. My mom will call your mom later this
week to make all arrangements. Be sure to bring
your swimsuit when you come! Were planning an
afternoon trip to the lake.
Your friend,
Amrut
19- 4.How to write a good Letter
- Arrange the ideas and facts in a logical and
well-linked order. - Avoid clichés and hackneyed expressions.
- Be precise and direct . Do not change paragraphs
abruptly. - Ensure grammatical accuracy, correct spelling and
appropriate
20- punctuation.
- (e) Make sure that the letter conveys the
intended message clearly and the tone of the
letter suits the particular type of the letter. - 5.Essentials of a good letter
- A letter is a direct address to the
addressee . Hence ,it must be appealing.
21- The ideas must be original and relevant. Include
your own viewpoints and opinions on the topic
only where called for. - A letter should be in correct English, and
in a style that reflects your personality. - A letter should have the most appropriate
words, phrases and idiomatic expressions.
22- The sentences of a letter should be clear and
precise. - In official and commercial letters, jargon
should be avoided as far as possible. - Format of Letter
(1)Adderss. - (2)Date
23- (3) To whom to be addressed
- (4) preface
- (5)Description of contents
- (6)conclustion
-
signature - (1)
- Write a letter to your father requesting him to
help -
24- Your poor but bright classmate who is unable to
pay his fees.(use the words given in the
brackets-have been suffering,illness, sick leave,
7days, 7days) - 60, Mahalakshmy society,
-
Paldi, - Ahmedabad-380007
- January 12, 2012
- The class Teacher,
- Class x A
- .
25-
- Respected sir,
- I From Cholera since 30th June. The
doctor has advised me to take rest for Due to
my .I will not be able to come to school for
- days. Kindly grant me leave. - Thank you.
26- Your obedient
pupil, - Rakesh mehta
- (Roll
no.11) - (2)
- This is a letter of Rahim for celebrating the
Independence Day in his school. Read it carefully
and complete it by using the words given in the
brackets. -
27- (chief guest, patriotism, held, unfurled,
Independence Day, national anthem, delivered) - 20th August,2006
- Dear Laxman,
- I hope you are fine with
your family. With this letter, I would like to
inform you about the
28- celebration of.. in our school. Early in the
morning we got together on the school playground.
Mr Patel was the. Hethe national flag. He
.a nice speech and said about the feeling of
pride and..we saluted the flag, sang the
then we dispersed. A cultural programme was
29- in our school in the evening. We enjoyed a lot on
the last 15th August. - I hope you have also celebrated it at
your school - Your
loving, -
Rahim.
30- (3)
- Hemisha mistry from 15, Sumangal society,
waghodiya Road, Baroda, wrote a letter to her
friend about her visit to Saputara. Complete the
following letter by filling in the blanks from
the words given in the box. -
31- (Hemisha, Chandani, greenery, shopping-centre,
atmosphere) - 15, Sumangal Society,
- Waghodiya Road,
- Baroda.
- 15th December, 2008
- Dear,
32- I got your loving letter but could not reply
it as I went to Saputara for three days. - It was the pleasure time when I was at
Saputara. Saputara is a hill station of Gujarat.
It is a well developed place. I foundand
joyful..everywhere due to rainy season.
33- I visited museum.and many famous points. We
enjoyed the rope-way riding, boating and horse
riding there. We atefond of which is very
famous in Saputara. Indeed, three days are golden
days for me. - Convey my best regards to all at home.
34- Your loving friend,
- .
- (4)Write a letter to your cousin telling him/her
about your visit to the Ajwa-Nimeta Gardens.
35- 12/F,
Kirty Flat, - Ajwa Road,
- Baroda.
- 5th January12
- Dear Anil,
- Last week, we visited the Ajwa-Nimeta
Gardens. I was amazed to see the beautiful
garden.- -
36- The lush green lawns, plants and shady trees
looked so lovely! My heart was filled with joy.
I was fascinated by the musical fountains at
Ajwa. It looked as if the water was dancing to
the tune of music. - It was a great trip. Do write to me soon.
37- Yours lovingly,
- Harsha
- For Practice
- (1)Write a letter to your friend describing the
first showers of the rainy season. - (2) Write a letter to your friend inviting
him/her to attend your sisters wedding.
38- (3) Write a letter to your friend telling him/her
how you won the chess tournament on the Annual
Sports Day in your school. - (chess, participated in, team games, a long time,
with concentration, celebrated)