Letter Writing
[Formal Letters]
Harish G
PGT English
JNV Raichur
Karnataka State
Objectives
• To revive the passion of letter writing and to develop the art of
writing letters.
• To enable the students to write letters, express their feelings
and communicate ideas.
• To enable students to analyse and compare various informal
and formal letters and note differences of conventions,
vocabulary, style and tone.
• To enable the students to write formal letters to people in
immediate and extended social and academic environment for
diverse purposes.
Why do we write letters?
• to inform something
• to enquire about
• to apply for [jobs, courses etc.]
• to express your views
• to respond [to queries, questions, data etc.]
Types of letters
Formal – To officials / superiors / to the subordinates / requests /
complaints / applications / enquiries / editors etc.
Informal – To relations, friends and close acquaintances
HOW DO THEY LOOK ?
INFORMAL FORMAL
Sender’s Address
Sender’s Address
Date
Date
Receiver’s Address
Salutations
Subject :
Salutations
Body of the letter
Body of the letter
Subscription Subscription
Signature Signature
Name
Some Key Features of Formal and Informal letters
Types of Formal Letters
Letter to editor
Letter to the Government agencies
Letter to the heads of school/college/institutes
Placing orders
Letters of enquiry
Application for job
Leave Application
How to write Formal Letters?
Sender’s Address
No. 542
4th Block, Mahatma Gandhi Road
Rajaji Nagar
Bengaluru
Date
10th August 2020
August 10, 2020
Receiver’s Address
The Executive Engineer
BWSSB
Rajaji Nagar,Bengaluru
Subject
Sub : “Request to supply drinking water – reg”
Salutations
Dear sir/madam
Respected sir/madam
Honoured sir/madam
Revered sir/madam
Body of the letter
Introduction
Details
Summary
Subscription
Kindly do the needful sir/madam
Thanking you / Thanking you in anticipation
Yours faithfully/sincerely
Signature
[Writer’s name in capital letters]
Sample letter of Enquiry
Sample letter to editor
Sample letter for placing orders
Sample letter of complaint
Suggested activities
Practice Test – 1
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Practice Test – 2
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Practice Test – 3
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Practice Test – 4
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Practice Test – 5
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Webliography
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Thank you
