Informal

Writing
 Post Card
 Email
 Note
 Date – day/month/year
20 July 2010
Salutation Purpose of
Dear Amy, writing

I am writing to share my December school holiday plans with you.

From 3 December 2010 to 9 December 2010, I will be going to Malacca

to visit Uncle Lee. I will be taking the train to Malacca and I am really excited
about it as it will be my first ever train ride!. At Malacca, I plan to take a river
cruise with my uncle and his family as well as to visit the Water World Park.
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After my trip, I will be spending three consecutive Saturdays at my best

friend’s house playing computer games. In the last week of December, I will help
my mother to clean the storeroom. Last but not least, I plan to watch the final
episode of Kid’s Race.

I hope that you will have a fun-filled school holiday as well!

Love, Sign-off
Jolin
 Informal Writing
 Include date i.e. 20 June 2010.
Do not use abbreviation for date e.g. 20 Sept 10
Do not give incomplete details e.g. 20 September

 Specify your targeted audience

E.g. Dear Tom, Hi Tom, etc

 Indicate the purpose of writing in the

first paragraph
 Informal Writing
 Do not end your writing abruptly.
Have a suitable closure e.g. Hope to hear from
you soon.

 Remember to Sign-off
E.g. Love; Regards etc

 Indent at each new paragraph

 Formal Writing
 Official letter e.g. complaint letter

 Emails can also be formal

 Things to note:-
a. Must be formal

b. Address recipient of letter appropriately

e.g. Dear Mr Tan or Dear Sir/Mdm etc
 Formal Writing
 Things to note:-
c. Indent at each new paragraph.

d. Present your facts clearly and systematically.

e. Do not end your writing abruptly.

Have a suitable closure e.g. I look forward to
receiving a favorable reply from you.

f. Sign-off with either Yours sincerely or Yours

faithfully
 Formal Letter (Pg 5 PSLE
booklet)
Date – day/month/year
20 January 2010
Salutation Purpose of
Dear Sir/Mdm writing

I write to request for an exchange of the broken

CD which I had bought from your Shop on 1st
October 2010.

Upon opening the CD at home, I was discovered

that the CD was broken. At 5 pm, I brought the CD
back to your shop together with my original receipt
and asked for an exchange. However, the cashier
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 refused to give me an exchange. I am very upset
about this incident as I felt that I have been
unfairly treated. The receipt clearly states that
goods can be exchanged within three days of
purchase. Thus, I would appreciate it if you could
look into this matter and give me a new CD in
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exchange for the broken one.

I look forward to receiving a favorable reply from

you soon.

Yours faithfully,
Amy

Sign-off
 A Report (PSLE Booklet Pg 3)
Date: 2 May 2010 Date – day/month/year
To: Principal Addressee

An accident took place in the school car park

on 3rd October 2010 at 10.00 am. The driver
of a white van was talking on his handphone
while reversing into a parking lot. As he was
reversing, the driver hit a grey car. When he
realised that his van had hit the car, the
driver immediately drove off. The licence plate
number of the van is GM 4343P. The van had
the words “ABC noodle Factory” printed on it.

Reported by: Tan Lay Ping, Class 6E

Sign-off
 A Report (PSLE Booklet Pg 3)
 Include only date and addressee

 State only FACTS

 Do not include any personal feelings or

opinions.

 Sign off with Reported by:

Monday, 5 May 2010
19 30 hrs

My brother is This is Ali, his classmate. Can you

out. May I take please tell him that we need to
the message? stay back for our IPW Project
tomorrow from 2 pm to 5 pm.
Kindly remind him to bring some
money for his lunch. My
telephone number is 62828888.
Please get him to call me if he
needs any clarification.
 Telephone Message
 Include date and time of call

 Indicate the name of caller

 Record down the intended message(s)

* Specify any given task(s)
* Time/date for task to be carried out.

 Contact details of caller.

 Telephone Message
 Be careful with the tenses.
* What the person wants – present tense
* When the person called – past tense

 Include date and time the message was

written

 Indicate the writer (who wrote the message) as

well as addressee (who is the message for)
 Message
Bob, Addressee

Your classmate, Ali, called today at 1930 hrs when

you were out for tuition. He asked me to tell you
that you will have to stay back after school
tomorrow, 6 May 2010, from 2 pm to 5 pm to do
your IPW project. He reminds you to bring some
money for your lunch. Please give him a call at
6288888 if you have more questions.
Writer
Tom
5 May 2010
Date & Time
1945 hrs