Writing a Letter

LETTER WRITING

Letter writing is an essential skill. 

Read the letter (1). What type of letter is this?

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Brothers,

As you may know, we are still on the road returning to the campus from our tour. One of the high points of the trip was the kind hospitality you extended to us. There rest you provided in your beautiful home gave us just the energy we needed to complete the trip. May the Lord bless you for your kindness to us. We thank you.

Sincerely yours,

Nan and Joan Bennett

Multiple Choice

Answer the question.

Letter (1) is .....

• Informal

• Social

• Business

Multiple Choice

Only business letters need to be proofread; social notes and informal letters are more charming with errors.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Select

Informal letters can be made more conversational by: _____.

using contractions

using formal language

calling the recipient by name

typing the letter in block form

telling the recipient any news of his friends

• using contractions

• using formal language

• calling the recipient by name

• typing the letter in block form

• telling the recipient any news of his friends

Read the letter (2). What type of letter is this?

Javier,

Hey bud. It's great to hear from you and even better to find you you're doing well. We just got off vacation in the islands and it was awesome. I'm sunburned, tired, and a little sorry that it's over. You didn't mention what you did this summer. Anyway when I was snorkeling we saw some hammerhead sharks. It freaked me out at first but they were little and pretty much left us alone. You really need to get out there some time. It would've been fun if you could have come too. I have to get going, I still have a billion things to take care of. Hit me back soon.

Freddy

Multiple Choice

Answer the question.

Letter (2) is .....

• social

• informal

• business

Read the letter (3). What does this letter do wrong?

Javier,

Hey bud. It's great to hear from you and even better to find you you're doing well. We just got off vacation in the islands and it was awesome. I'm sunburned, tired, and a little sorry that it's over. You didn't mention what you did this summer. Anyway when I was snorkeling we saw some hammerhead sharks. It freaked me out at first but they were little and pretty much left us alone. You really need to get out there some time. It would've been fun if you could have come too. I have to get going, I still have a billion things to take care of. Hit me back soon.

Freddy

Multiple Choice

Answer the question.

Letter (3) is wrong because .....

• It is too informal.

• It is unnecessarily apologetic.

• It contains an unnecessary explanation before closing.

Multiple Choice

"Yours truly" is an example of a _____.

• closing

• salutation

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a correct formal letter introduction?

• Hello Jones

• Hello Mr. Jones

• Dear Mr. Jones

Multiple Choice

When writing your letter on a computer, how should you align your text?

• Justified (spread out to fit the whole line)

• Left

• Rigth

• Centre

Multiple Select

What should you always do when writing a formal letter?

• Use paragraphs

• Make a cup of tea before you start

• Use Correct Sentences

• Put in some colourful pictures

• Check your spelling