Letter writing

Letter

Tariq Ahmad Malik

Writing                                                                                           Marks =5     

Dear students, letter writing is not too big a problem for you. You are familiar with its format. Above on the left corner of the page, we begin with writing our own address, preferably postal address. Next we write the address of the recipients below our own address. This is followed by salutation (sir, dear sir, my dear friend etc).then comes the body. In the end comes courtesies leave taking (yours faithfully/yours sincerely/truly yours etc) followed by name and signature.

Since the new syllabus presents the content of the letter in a varied manner, you need to concentrate on the required content before initiating a letter.

Specimen Illustrations

Q1. Raman of High School Akhnoor reads an advertisement in a newspaper from an NGO: - “The Earth”. He then writes a letter to the NGO expressing his wish to participate in their campaigns. Read the below mentioned advertisement and reproduce the letter on behalf of Raman.

Grow trees to save the planet An organisation working to save the planet Organises campaign for reducing global warming and maintain ecological balance on May,20,2018 Special lectures of imminent environmentalists. Planting of trees at a nearby open space near parade ground. If you want to know more and more of our domain of activities write to us. The Earth, NGO             15-Extension Gandhi Nagar

Ans.

        Akhnoor Jammu

        May, 5, 2018

       The Chairman

       The Earth-NGO

      15-Extension

      Ghandhi Nagar

Dear Sir,

       I along with some of my friends read an advertisement in a local newspaper about your organisation launching the campaign “grow more trees to save the planet from global warming and ecological imbalance”. You have scheduled an awareness programme in parade ground on May, 20, 2018 in which lectures by eminent environmentalists will be the main attraction of the programme. The volunteers will be planting trees at a nearby open space will be by every means a sentimental show. Sir, we want to know more and more about the domain of activities of your NGO, and want to seek information about our expected role in your NGO. We do very much, want to participate in the campaign, and to this effect will be waiting your written response to this letter.

Thanks

Yours sincerely

Raman

Q2. Adnan reads an advertisement in a local newspaper about an NGO working for aged people. He feels he can also do something for the aged people.

Read the actual content of the advertisement below and reproduce the letter written by Adnan.

Lets Help Aged People An organisation working for the aged people throughout India. Orienting its volunteers to spend sometimes with the old people, read books to them, take them to the shops and the hospitals If you want to become a part of this organisation, then write to us Help the Old Organisation C-14 Nageen Institute Srinagar

Ans.

           Behrampora Rafiabad

           Pin        193303

           June, 4, 2018

           The Chairman

           Help the Old Organisation

           C-14 Nageen Institute Srinagar

Dear Sir,

           I have come across the advertisement in a local newspaper about  your organisation working for the aged people throughout India have learnt from the contents of the advertisement that your volunteers do spend time with the aged people, read books to them and take them to shops and hospitals.

          Sir, I am highly impressed with your efforts, and want to do something for the aged people. Many of my NSS friends are also enthusiastic to become a part of your mission. 

          Sir, for now we need some orientation regarding how to approach the aged people. For this we want to have a meeting with you. Please write to us when and where we can have a meeting with you.

Thanks

Yours sincerely

Adnan

HSS Behrampora 

Q3. While travelling through the interiors of Srinagar city you could not make it to reach the examination centre well in time due to frequent traffic jams, you could perceive the below mentioned points responsible for traffic jams.

Pedestrian do not use subways. ·               There is mess of crowds in every road. ·         Pedestrians do not know the rules of the road. ·         Footpaths are filthy with rubbish and garbage.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Now write a letter to Editor Kashmir Times so that the problem is brought in the notice of the government.

Ans.

   Behrampora Rafiabad

   Pin    193303

   June, 15, 2018

    The Editor Kashmir Times

    Srinagar Kashmir

 Sir,

       This is to bring in your kind notice that the pedestrians in Srinagar city are always seen not using subways. Due to this approach, host of problems have cropped up. There are traffic jams on and off. Accidents happen quite often, and the drivers always have to face the mess of unwanted crowds in the roads.

 Sir, a dire need is felt that the pedestrians be made aware about the rules of the roads, and also about the consequences faced by them by avoiding walking on footpaths.

 Sir, besides this, subways be made clean and walkable. The garbage and the filth be cleaned, and the stagnant water, if any, be treated on regular basis.

 Sir, I hope you will highlight this matter through your esteemed columns.                      Thanks.

Yours sincerely

 Shahid

HSS Behrampora

Letter to the editor highlighting the menace of frequent traffic jams in Srinagar.

3rd .Rajbagh Srinagar

Pin:190006

08/04/2018

The Editor

Greater Kashmir

Srinagar

Sir,

I want to bring to your notice the problems created by frequent traffic jams in the interiors of Srinagar city. Except in the early ears of the morning, all the interiors routes of Srinagar city witness heavy traffic jams lasting for hours together.

Sir, the students, owing to these traffic jams, fail to be in time to their schools and colleges. Many times patients die in the way to the hospitals because of this traffic mess. The employees can’t make it on time to their offices and the laborers fail to report their work places.

Sir, I want your newspaper, impress upon the authorities to deploy traffic police on all the city routes, and prepare a clear route map for streamlining the traffic. They may allow the vehicles to use different routes for ferrying the passengers’.

Sir, we shall feel highly obliged if this inconvenience to the general public is highlighted through the esteemed columns of your paper, so that the concerned authorities are awakened to the seriousness of the situation.

Yours truly

Shabir Ahmad

BHS Rajbagh