The format of informal letter writing...

1. Raihanul Islam

6.  A Letter that is not used for
official purpose.
 Letter to your friend
 Letter to your relative
Letter to your parents
 Sometimes to the upper authority like
teacher, office head etc.

8. Your friend in Singapore has written to you to inform you that his cousin in
Penang was down with dengue fever. He would like to know the situation in
Malaysia as he plans to bring his family over for the holidays in June. Write
a letter to brief him about the current situation.
In your letter, include the following:
1. express concern over the health of your friend’s cousin
2. news about the situation
3. steps taken authorities
4. present situation
Do remember to:
 use the informal letter format
 use all the points given
 expand each of the points given
 Write in paragraph

9. Your friend in Singapore has written to you to inform you that his
cousin in Penang was down with dengue fever. He would like to know
the situation in Malaysia as he plans to bring his family over for the
holidays in June. Write a letter to brief him about the current situation.
In your letter, include the following:
1. express concern over the health of your friend’s cousin
2. news about the situation
3. steps taken authorities
4. present situation
You must cover all points in detail. You should add further details. If
you wish and make your letter friendly and informative. Start your
letter with ‘Dear Aunt,’

10. 1. Address and Date
2. Salutation
3. Main Text
1. Introduction
2. Content Points
3. Conclusion
4. Subscription

12.  Depending upon the question instruction.
 1st part of the letter should be in right top corner of the
page.
 Most of the time candidate does not need to write
address and date
Address & Date:
House No.06, Road No. 06,
Panchlaish R/A, Chattogarm.
20 August, 2020

13. • Depending upon relationship with the
recipient or as per demand of the given
question salutation has to be placed.
• Salutation or Greetings.
• Examples:
Hi John, / Dear John, / Dear Mr. John, /
Hello John, / Dear friend,

14. Introduction
Content Points
Conclusion

15. Tell them why you’re writing the letter.
This will be specified in the question
paper itself. Keep it very short.
you could say:
I’ve been dying to tell you about…..

16. • Ditch the boring ‘It has been a long time since I have
heard from you.’ / Hope you are well by the grace of
Allah.
• Start with a warm, friendly opening.
For Example:
# Congratulations on your award! It’s been an hectic
week over here. I have been revising for my exams. So
sorry I couldn’t write to you earlier.

17. # I hope this letter finds you in the best of spirits.
When I visited last week, you seemed a little bit
depressed.
# I just heard that you have received a new job. I
couldn’t be happier for you. Congratulations!
# How has life been treating you? I am writing you
this letter to tell you how proud I am of you. I
read your novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Well
done!

18. • This is the actual content of your letter. Provide
more details about the topic.
• Use adjectives , adverbs and emotive words
to express your thoughts and emotions.
• Try maintaining paragraphs for each points you
want to elaborate.

19. The conclusion has to wrap up the
letter.
For example:
I really wish you were there! You would have
loved it! Give my regards to Neetu and Aunt
Shehnaz! Reply soon!

20. Subscription is a mandatory point to be included in the
answer as it provides an appropriate conclusion to
letters.
e.g. with love, Best wishes, Kind regards,
yours affectionately , Yours lovingly,
With lots of love,
Signature and name:
e.g:
(signature)
Name

22. • Take care of spelling, punctuation and grammar. It’s a writing task after all.
• Don’t use abbreviations and slang such as ‘u’ and ‘OMG’! This is a board exam, not
an actual letter/email to your friend.
• Keep the tone very light and warm. An informal letter should be informal.
• Writing a paragraph for each point can be a good method of keeping the letter
organized.
• Give personal anecdotes. Add details that tell the examiner you really know each
other. In my sample answer, I used the names Steve, Neetu and Aunt Shehnaz
without giving any explanation for who they exactly are, because my friend knows
who they are!
• Try using time phrases. e.g. - shortly after that/later/that afternoon/after dinner etc.
• Keep to the word limit. However, I remember my teacher telling me it was alright if
I wrote 10-15 words in excess. Any more than that, they would deduct marks.

23. You recently attended a wedding .Unfortunately, your aunt
missed the occasion and she wants you to write her a letter
to tell her about everything that happened.
Write your letter. You must include the following:
• the names of both of the people getting married
• a description of where the wedding took place
• an account of the ceremony
You must cover all three points in detail. You should add further
details. If you wish and make your letter friendly and informative.
Start your letter with ‘Dear Aunt,