Communicative Short Message Writing

SHORT

COMMUNICATIVE

MESSAGE WRITING

You plan to invite your friend to take up the hobby of collecting coins. In about 80 words, write a message to your friend.

In your message, give reasons to support your choice.

Open Ended

NAME

Fill in the Blanks

Salutation

You start with

To my dearest friend,

OR

Multiple Choice

Greeting

Which one is the most accurate greeting?

Hint : NATURAL language wins

• Hi. How are you? I hope you are as healthy as a fiddle.

• Hi. How are you? I hope you are in the pink of health.

• How's it going? I hope you're in the pink.

Reason to write this message

• Recently, I took up the hobby of collecting coins. Therefore, I am writing to ask you to take up this hobby too.

• The reason I write this message is to invite you to take up the hobby of collecting coins.

Multiple Choice

Which one is the best way to give a reason?

• Firstly, collecting coins gives you a great opportunity to learn to be thrifty.

• I think you will like this hobby because it is a great way to inculcate good money saving habits.

• I know you have a deep fascination towards money. So, I believe this hobby is tailored just for you as you get to collect coins from all over the world.

Multiple Choice

When you want to add in another reason, which connector would you use?

• Besides, this hobby gives you an opportunity to enhance your life in the long run. You might be able to earn a lump sum of money when you sell your coins later.

• Beside, this hobby gives you an opportunity to enhance your life in the long run. You might be able to earn a lump sum of money when you sell your coins later.

• Nevertheless, this hobby gives you an opportunity to enhance your life in the long run. You might be able to earn a lump sum of money when you sell your coins later.

• However, this hobby gives you an opportunity to enhance your life in the long run. You might be able to earn a lump sum of money when you sell your coins later.

Multiple Choice

Last but not least, coin collecting is an ................. way to learn about the history of the Malaysia and the world. You will learn about the reasons certain individuals or symbols are depicted on the money, the economy of the times and even geography and art.

• enjoyable

• entertaining

• pleasureable

• amusing

Closure

• Well, I need to go now but I hope you can join me. Let me know your final decision and till then, take care.

• I hope you would agree with me. Drop me a line as soon as you read this. Take care, bye.

• That's all from me. I hope you will see eye to eye with me on taking up this hobby. Who knows, we might end up being famous coin collectors one day.

Poll

Sign off

• Your friend,
  Anne
  

• Yours sincerely,
  Ali
  Ali bin Abu

• Your best friend,
  Aina