WRITING A PERSONAL LETTER
Chapter 14
WRITING A PERSONAL LETTER
Friendly
or personal letters are means of communication through letter. We normally
write letters to loved ones, including mothers, fathers, uncles, aunts,
sisters, brothers, lovers, wives, husbands, teachers, friends, etc.
We
normally use statements such as 'Dear mother', 'Dear father', 'Dear sister',
'Dear friend', 'hi daddy',' hi mummy', 'hi aunt'. in the greeting (introduction
part). We use expressions such as 'your loving daughter', 'your loving son',
'your loving………', 'missing you….....'in the closing remarks.
Components
of a friendly letter
- Writer’s address -written on top right hand corner.
- Date - below the sender address.
- Salutation - comes after the address.
- Main body-states the aim or purpose of the letter.
- Closing statement-ending the letter.
- Signature and name of the writer/sender- extreme end of the letter.
Example
1
SAMPLE
LATTER
Kongani
Secondary School,
P.
O. Box 340,
Pemba
05December,
2014
Dearest
Mother,
It
is my hope that you are doing well. It's been a long time since I last wrote to
you. I am generally fine and continue with my studies. By the way, we will
close school for a short holiday this Saturday till early April. I ask that you
send me some money for a bus fare from school.. Please send me the money very
soon so that I may pay the transport officers. Greetings to brothers Jorum and
Maven and sisters Jacky and Joan, as well as all my friends.
I
hope to see you during holiday and pray for you with best wishes.
Your
loving daughter,
N.S
Nasra
Shomari Mohamed.
Activity
1
Pretend
that you are Nasra's mother and reply to the letter, informing her that you
will send her some money before school closes.
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