What is a Letter?

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LETTER 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.

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• 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

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• 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

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• (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).

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• 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.

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• (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.

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• (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.

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Letter Writing
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Heading
,
Greeting
Body
,
Closing
Signature
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How do I write a friendly letter?
Presentation by DIPAK PARIKH
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We 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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Friendly letters have five Parts

• The Heading
•  The Salutation (greeting)
•  The Body 
• The Closing
• The Signature

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The 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
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The 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,
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The 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.
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The 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,
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Your 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
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• 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

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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

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• (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

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• 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
• .

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• (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

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• 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

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• 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.

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• (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.

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• (Hemisha, Chandani, greenery, shopping-centre,
  atmosphere)
• 15, Sumangal Society,
• Waghodiya Road,
• Baroda.
• 15th December, 2008
• Dear,

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Your loving friend,
• .
• (4)Write a letter to your cousin telling him/her
  about your visit to the Ajwa-Nimeta Gardens.

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• 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.-

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• (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)