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    This document provides guidance on writing an informal letter to a friend about a recent event. It recommends including a friendly introduction mentioning why you're writing, a 2 paragraph body providing details about the event using descriptive language, and a conclusion wrapping up the letter and mentioning a reply. Tips include using correct grammar and punctuation, an informal tone, personal anecdotes, and time phrases while staying within a 150-200 word limit. The sample letter describes attending a circus in the town and the magician show.

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    Writing: Exercise 5 (Letter 

    writing)

    INFORMAL LETTERS

    These are usually to your friends or family, usually asking you to detail a recent event you took part in
    and they didn’t.

    w17_qp22. An email and letter will be the same, it’s just that your method of transmission is different!

     You must be familiar with the format of an informal letter: salutation


    (Dear/Dearest..),  introduction, body (maybe two paragraphs), conclusion, signature (With
    Love/Yours Truly..)
    The salutation and signature are simple. What about the others? Let’s take a look.

     Introduction:

     Start with a warm, friendly opening. Ditch the boring ‘How are you doing?‘. Go for
    these:

     It was good to hear from you


     Sorry for not replying sooner. I have been very busy.

     I’m so sorry for taking so long to reply. I have been revising for my
    exams.

     Congratulations on your award! It’s been an hectic week over here. So sorry I
    couldn’t write to you earlier. (This is a good opening, because it tells the
    examiner that you know this person well).

     Tell them why you’re writing the letter. This will be specified in the question paper itself.
    Keep it very short. In the example above, you could say: I’ve been dying to tell you about
    this circus that came to town last Friday!!

     Body: This is the actual content of your letter. Provide more details about the topic. Use lots of
    adjectives and verbs and really relay your thoughts and emotions. Use the prompts and
    pictures in the question. You can write it in two paragraphs to organise your ideas.In the
    example above, you could write:
    Nobody knew about the circus arriving. But the moment they opened the entrance, all the
    villagers started flocking in.  Steve and I begged  for mom and dad to take us there! It was
    magnificent, in every sense of the word! There were talking parrots, tigers jumping through fire
    hoops (Steve ran away scared when he saw the Tiger!), an elephant that could predict your
    weight,  a fortune teller and all sorts of things you see in the circuses in movies!
    Mom was fascinated by the ‘Guess the Price’ tent and spent a lot of money on it but didn’t guess
    a single one right. Dad and I went to every single tent. My favourite  was this magic show! The
    magician literally turned a rat into a rabbit! I have no idea how.    It was truly magical! We stayed
    there till dusk and then very reluctantly went back. The circus clearly had won the hearts of all
    villagers!

     Conclusion: 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 Margret and Aunt Marie! Reply soon!

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    TIPS

     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 an international exam, not an
    actual email to your friend!

     Keep the tone very light and warm. An informal letter should be informal.
     Writing a paragraph for each bullet point (given in the question) can be a good method of
    keeping the letter organised.

     Give personal anecdotes. Add details that tell the examiner you really know each other. In my
    sample answer above, I used the names Steve, Margaret and Aunt Marie without giving any
    explanation for who they exactly are, because my friend knows who they are!

     Try using time phrases. Eg: shortly after that/later/that afternoon/after dinner etc.

     Keep to the word limit. It should be at least 150 words and shouldn’t exceed 200 words.
    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.

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