SECTION D Writing Letter Writing Generally letters are of two types — formal and informal. There are quite a few differences between these two types of letters. Informal letters are also called personal letters. Some examples of formal letters are job appli tions, leave letters, invitation letters, business letters and letters to the editor. Informal letters are of personal types, and are written to friends or relatives. Study the following table. | Formal Informal/Personal Address On the top-right hand corner of On the top-right hand corner of the and Date the paper, write the place or firm paper, write the place from where | | or organization from where a letter | a letter is written, and the time | | is written, and the date when it is when it is written.) | | written.) Es = 2 | | Business letters include the inside Inside _ address of the firm or organization _| It does not have an inside address, | address | along with the post of the person to | which the letter is written. General salutations for formal letters | ‘Salutation are ‘Dear Sir, Dear Madam, | Dear Sirs, Dear Sir or Madam, etc’. |The body of a formal letter is very Body _ short and specific. It uses formal or | polite expressions. It uses the full forms of auxiliary verbs (will not, have not, we are going to,...). We | use indirect sentences with polite expressions. | Common endings for formal letters Endin, fg Yours truly, etc’. “are ‘Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely, | General greetings or salutations for personal letters are ‘Dear Sudan, Dear Friend, Dear Father, Dear Aunt, Respected Uncle, etc. The body of a formal letter uses | informal expressions. It uses the short or contracted forms of auxiliary verbs (won't, haven't, we're going to,...). We use exclamations, tag questions and Common endings for personal letters are ‘Yours, Ever yours, | With love, Your loving son, Yours sincerely, etc’. The Supplement Engish Book Light 255 Scanned with CamScanner_Personal Letters Look at the following personal letter. » Manabi, Hey, Maya, what's up! Long time no see! I was busy for a month preparing for my term exam, Now it’ over and you'll be happy to know that it went well. I'm « waiting for the result. ~ Mani, we've planned a short picnic next week at Tribhuvan Park next Saturday, 10th July. Our classmates have organized this picnic. Anup, Sony, Pukar and Karan are also joining us. We're going to meet at the park gate sharp at 2 pm. Why don't you join « us? You know all of us and I really want to see you. If you can come, please bring your guitar and camera. We've planned some fun games and Sony’ sister will also be there to help us with cooking. It’s going to be great fun! < - Thope to see you there! Your house isn't quite far » from the park, isn't it? You can walk to the park! Let me * know ifyou can come 256 The Supplement Englsh Book Fight ¥ Scanned with CamScannerLetter of Apology Kathmandu May 10 Dear Sarita, I’m extremely sorry for not attending your fourteenth birthday party. When Iwas about to leave my house, I saw my neighbour crossing the road on his bike. Suddenly he fell off his bike and broke his leg. I took him to a nearby hospital. When his family members came, it was too late to attend the party. Sara, this is the reason I missed the party. I hope you will understand my situation. I know you must have felt bad by my absence on that day. Hope you all had a great time at the party. Your birthday gift is still with me and I’m planning to meet you this weakened after school. I will call you before I leave my school. Convey my wishes to your brother Milan for his upcoming exams! Once again, I’m sorry for not being able to turn up on that day. See you soon! Yours, Karan Expressions for writing a letter of apology + Iam writing to say sorry to you + I feel sorry because. * Thope you can forgive me. + Ido apologise for failing to meet you at the + really must apologise for... + I sincerely apologise for the trouble this has caused you, + [’mreally sorry that I’ve lost that book you lent me +m awfully sorry! I didn’t know this would happen. + I'm sorry to have made such a stupid mistake. * Tam extremely sorry for * And most importantly, * 1 forgive you, and I’m sorry. * Where do I even begin? I suppose saying * Looking back, I can’t believe that I . “Tt hope you can forgive me for what I did and put this matter er behind us \ * Ifyou have anything on your mind regarding this, please feel free to share it. “[’m sorry” is a start, the Supplament irish Book Ege? 257 Scanned with CamScannerLetter of Thanks Dharan May 10 Dear Anu and Sony, Thank you for the lovely silver vase you gifted me on my birthday. It's a classic, and I know I will treasure it all my life. In the meantime, it has a place of honour on my dresser, and we've gotten into the habit of putting fresh flowers from garden into it every morning. It really looks lovely! Everyone who visits my rooms praises it beauty. Can you come by to see how the vase looks with beautiful red roses sometime next week? We're all feeling rested by now and would love to see you. Give me a call. Send my namaste to your Mom and Dad. With much love, Amina Letter of Congratulations Dear Karan, I've just heard from Milan that you won the inter-school essay writing competition! I've admired you as I've watched your struggles these past few years 10 develop your writing skill. Congratulations on your outstanding performance! You really deserve it. I was so happy for you when I heard about from Milan. I hope everything else in your life is going as well. Milan and I said some rather flattering things about ‘you and concluded that you're going to go far in this world. My best wishes to you for a bright and happy Suture. Once again congratulations and best wishes! Best regards, Atul 258. the Supplement Engish BOok Eight Scanned with CamScannerSome more personal letters. Kirtipur June 10 Dear Anil, How are you? Hope everything’s OK. I’m writing to let you know that I’ve decided to visit Pokhara next week with my friends. As you know Pokhara is really a nice place, we’re really excited about this trip. Nisha, Robin, Ravi, Anita and Suman all are coming with us, We’re planning to stay there for a week. We'll stay there in Anita’s Dad’s hotel. What’s more, you know! Anita’s Dad will charge nothing for rooms and food. It’s very kind of him. Hey, Anil, why don’t you join us? Everybody in our group is asking about you. As you've already visited Pokhara twice, you'll help us visit the place. Write to me about it. With best regards, Priyanka Lahan 12 June, 2017 The Principal, LMC Higher Secondary School, Lahan, Siraha. Dear Sir, 1 am the student of Grade VIII section B, I am unable to come to school for two days (Sunday and Monday) because of my brother’s wedding. I will attend the class as usual after two days. I most respectfully request you to grant me leave of absence for two days from today. Thank you. Yours obediently, Arun Sharma Grade: VIII Section B Roll: 21 - Write a letter to your friend inviting himvher to your birthday party, ~ Write a letter to your friend telling him about your best friend, + Write a letter to your friend telling him/her about your village or town, - Write a letter to your friend telling hinV/her about your hobby, » Write a letter to your friend telling hinV/her about your visiting plan, - Write a letter to your father telling him about your first day at a new school. * Write a letter to your uncle thanking him for the guitar he sent you on your birthday. Write a letter to your mother asking her some money to buy some stationery for you. a ee oe The Supplement tngian Book Fant 259 Scanned with CamScanner