Informal Letters for SPM

INFORMAL LETTERS

Informal letters are letters written to friends and family members regarding personal matters. They are also known as friendly letters. Informal letters are written to: y y y y y y

Keep in touch with family members, relatives and friends. Thank someone Give advice/encouragement Say goodbye Congratulate Give condolence

Format of Informal Letters

_ 1. 1.Senders details __ _____address_______ ___________________ _______ 2.Date ______ ______ 3.Salutation __________, _______ 4.Introduction ___________________________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________ ______________ ______________________ _______________________________ _________ ________ 5.Body ________________________________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________ ____________________________________ _______________________________ _________ ____________________________________ ______________________ _______________ _ _____________________ ______________________________ _________ __________________________________________________________ ____________________________________ __________________________ ____ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________ ____________________________________ _______________________________ _________ ______ 6.Closing ________________________________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________ _______________ _ _____________________ ______________________________ _________

_____ 7.Signature ___, __________________

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Guidelines 1.

Sender¶s

Details

a. Write your address at the top right right -hand -hand corner of the letter 2.

Date

a. Write the date below the address. b. The date must be written written formally but but can be written either uppercase uppercase or lowercase i. 1 MARCH 2010 ii. 1 March 2010 3. Salutation a. Write the the salutation salutation on the next line on the left left -hand -hand side of of the letter. letter. b. Address the person you are writing writing with ³Dear´«.., ³Dear´«.., c. Make sure you have a comma after after the greeting. 4. Introduction a. Enquire after the person¶s health or well well being by asking i. How are you? I hope you are fine«..:, I am glad glad to hear hear that«.´ 5.

Body

a. Use informal language. Keep the tone tone personal personal b. Use simple sentences c. You can use contractions contractions like i. I¶ll ii. She¶s iii. They¶re d. Use informal linking expressions such as ³anyway´,´yet´, ³anyway´,´yet´,´still ´still´´ and ³also´. e. Do not use slang or too many casual expressions. expressions . f. 6.

Minimise the use of lengthy lengthy sentences.

Closing

a. End your letter with with a reference to the reason you wrote and send regards regards where appropriate. Writ e the closing for your letter using informal phrases like b. ³Love´, ³Best Wishes´ and ³All the best´. 7. Signature a. Only the first word of the signing off begins with with a capital letter and the last



Sample Question and Answer 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 April. Write a letter to brief him about the current situation. In your letter, include the following: y

Express concern over the health of your friend¶s cousin

y

News about the situation

y

Steps taken by authorities

y

Present situation

Do remember to: y

Use the informal letter format

y

Use all the points given

y

Expand each of the points given

y

Write in paragraphs

Model Answer 12 Taman Damansara Heights, Sri Damansara, 57000 Ipoh Perak. 26 March 2010 Dear Calvin, How are you? I¶m sorry to hear that your cousin in Malaysia had dengue fever. This problem seems to have become very serious all of a sudden. We always feel that the problem is not our concern until someone close to us affected. My neighbour¶s daughter who was in Standard 6 last year could not sit for the UPSR exam because she was down with dengue fever on the eve of the exam. Fortunately, the authorities gave her an exemption so she is now in Form One. According Acc ording to the news stude nts made up nearly 30 per cent of the 1500 suspected cases over the first three weeks of the year. About 53 per cent of 621 confirmed cases last



The authorities authorities have taken various various steps to control the situation. situation. Fogging Fogging has been carried out in many public areas and most of the housing estates. Contractors at construction sites have been instructed to take appropriate actions and warned to clean up. They could be fined up to RM3000 RM3000 for breeding breeding aedes mosquitoes. mosquitoes. B efore the long long holiday for the Chinese New Year, Year, schools all over Malaysia carried out a clean -up campaign campaign of the school compound. The residents¶ association in my housing area also organised a family day clean-up of the housing estate. estate. There were huge pil pil es of rubbish especially especially old tyres and containers littered by the hawkers near the might market site. The situation in Malaysia has improved since the end of January. There have been no reports reports of new cases of dengue. dengue. So, don¶t worry. worry. You can bring your your f amily for a holiday holiday here in April. I¶m looking forward to seeing them again.

Yours sincerely,

Practice

1

Your junior, a Form 5 student in SMK Sri Kelana has been recently appointed as as head prefect to replace you. Write a letter to congratulate him on his new appointment. In your letter, include the following y

Congratulate him on his new appointment

y

Assure him that he will do well

y

Ex-head prefect in your school ± advise him on how to carry out duties

y

Send regards to his family

Do remember to: y


y


y


y

Write in paragraphs



Practice 2 Ranjit a former classmate who had to start working immediately after SPM has decided to stop working because he has to look after his father who is recovering from a hit and run accident. He would be working working on a part -time basis. Write a letter to him, expressing your your concern and advising him about furthering his studies to build up his career and how to take care of his father. In your letter, include the following: y

Express concern about his situation

y

Advice him on his career and and working part part -time

y

Ways to take care of his father

y

Offer help to him

Do remember to: y


y


y


y

Write in paragraphs

Informal Letters for SPM

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