Informal Letter

An Informal Letter

Writing Unit 5

Multiple Choice

We usually write informal letter to

• Teachers

• Employer

• Relatives

• Strangers

Multiple Choice

Casual language is used while writing informal letters

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Letters are always formal?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the contraction for we have?

• we're
• we've
• wev'e
• we'v

Multiple Choice

What are the two words used to make won't?

• would not
• was not
• did not
• will not 

Multiple Choice

What is the contraction for does not? 

• doesn't
• doesnt' 
• doen't
• does'nt

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of colloquial?

• a figure of speech in which a word, usually a verb or an adjective, applies to more than one noun, blending together grammatically and logically different ideas.

• used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

• a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

• a contrast or incongruity between expectations for a situation and what is reality

Multiple Choice

Question

Your cousin has just received an offer to go to a boarding school. He/She is not sure whether to accept that offer or not. You have decided to write a letter to him/her to explain about the advantages and disadvantages of studying in a boarding school and a daily school.

What are the first important key words from the question?

• Your cousin got an offer from his/her daily school.

• Your cousin's mother asked you to go to boarding school.

• Your cousin got an offer to go to a boarding school.

Multiple Choice

Your cousin has just received an offer to go to a boarding school. He/She is not sure whether to accept that offer or not. You have decided to write a letter to him/her to explain about the advantages and disadvantages of studying in a boarding school and a daily school.

What kind of letter you should write?

• Formal letter.

• E-mail.

• Informal letter

Multiple Choice

Your cousin has just received an offer to go to a boarding school. He/She is not sure whether to accept that offer or not. You have decided to write a letter to him/her to explain about the advantages and disadvantages of studying in a boarding school and a daily school.

What are the second important key words from the question?

• He/She is not sure to go to the boarding school.

• He/She loves his/her new school.

• He/She offer you to go to a boarding school.

Multiple Select

What are the format for an informal letter?

• Address

• Title

• Date

• Salutation

• Closing

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Which are the correct ways to write your salutation?

• Grandma!

• Dear Misha,

• My dear Lucas,

• Dearest Ana,

• Yours sincerely,

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Thank you for the recent letter your sent me. I am glad to _______ that you got an offer to go to a boarding school. For me it's a _______ news!

• listen, good

• hear, bad

• hear, great

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There are a lot of __________ you'll get if you go to a boarding school. The first and foremost is you'll be more _________.

• benefits, alone

• advantages, independent

• advantage, independence

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Besides, when you go to a boarding school, you'll instill competitiveness among the ______ there. You'll learn that to gain something you must really work hard on that. Last but not least, you'll be self-__________.

• teenagers, fish

• students, discipline

• people, esteem

Multiple Choice

Listen cousin, I advise you to accept the offer because I don't want you to be ________ at home. Your mum prepares you everything. Honestly, I am kind of envy you.

• pampered/spoiled

• hated

• loved

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However, you have to be aware when you are at a boarding school. I bet you'll be ________ in not more than a week you are there.

• homework

• homesick

• homewrecker

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If you want to stay at the daily school, I think there's no problem too. The advantages that you will continuously get is you will be _________ to your family as I know you are the apple of your mum's eyes.

• far away

• happy

• close

Multiple Choice

Anyway, I must go and get on my work! Hope you will find the best solution whether to go or not. Send my regards to Uncle Man and Aunt Lily. Good bye!

This paragraph is the________.

• Opening

• Body

• Closing

Multiple Select

Which are the ways to sign off?

• Yours truly,

• Hye!

• Yours sincerely,

• Yours faithfully,

• Your lovely cousin,

Thank you