Informal letter Writing

• English
• Secondary Education
• Age 13

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 Informal letter

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    ELOS-

• differentiate between formal and informal letter
• brainstorm to identify main elements and format of   an informal letter
• identify and write proper beginning and closing for an informal lettter

What's so special about receiving a handwritten letter?

What is the difference between formal and informal letter?

_______letters are generally precise and to the point;without any unnecessary details.(formal/informal)

An _____ letter is a letter you would write to a friend, a family member or an acquaintance.(informal/formal/reference letter)

How do you start your informal letter?

1. Dear.......,
2. Dear,
3. Sir,
4. Respected Sir

What are the five elements of an informal letter in a correct order?

1. Dear,name,body,closing ,signature
2. address,date,salutation,body,closing,signature
3. greetings,,body,closing ,signature
4. date,greeting,body,closing,signature

Term "with love" is used in which part of the informal letter?

1. opening
2. Body of the letter
3. Closing

Sender's address-3 to 4 lines

leave a line

24 July,2020

leave a line

Salutation

leave a line

Body of a letter-3 paragraphs

leave a line

Best Wishes/With love

Leave a line

Signature

Your Name

        

        

        Format of an informal letter

Tips of writing an informal letter

• Make sure you double check for grammatical accuracy and spellings. They carry marks.
  
• Leave adequate number of lines between paragraphs to make it look neat.
  
• Underlining the main points is very important. But it is advised to do it after finishing your letter. Use a pencil and scale for underlining.
  
• Presentation is very important.
  
• Read a lot of letters to get an idea.
  

Write a letter to your friend congratulating him/her on his/her success in class 12 board exam.
What could be a possible start to this letter?(word limit -20 words)

Write a letter to your friend appreciating his book that he wrote in Bangalore while pursuing his writing career.
What could be a possible end to this letter?

Home assignment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRwTiPGncHA

visit the link to revise main features of an informal letter

THANK YOU

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• use hand raise feature in case of any doubts or query
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• don't misuse chatbox
• respect others

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ELOS-

• recall main elements and features of an informal letter
• select the correct option to recall the format of an informal letter

Warm Up

Start Of A letter

Body of a letter

End of  a letter

address

Date

Salutation

How are you?

Good to hear from you
Reasons for writing

I hope to hear from you soon.....

Closing

Where do you write your address in an informal letter?
(in the top left hand corner/in the top right hand corner)

Personal letters are short/long ,but they are usually______
(formal/informal/professional/unimportant)

How would you address the recipient of an informal letter?

1. Dear Sir/Madam
2. Hello Sir/Madam
3. My dear..... ,
4. Dear Mr

Which one is not a good ending in an informal letter?

1. Yours Sincerely
2. Kind Regards
3. Best Wishes
4. Your friend

Text

Q-Write a letter to your grandfather thanking him for the book , he presented to you for your birthday.

Home assignment    S.no-5.2

Attempt the informal letter in your English notebook.

Write a letter to your grandfather thanking him for the book , he presented to you for your birthday.

Now I can-

• identify main elements and format of an informal letter
• write an informal letter of my own using the correct format