DIRECTED WRITING

Write a letter of complaint to the local council about air pollution in your area. Suggest ways to
overcome the problem.
Use the notes given below to write your letter.

Residents conducting open burning of leaves and rubbish

Nearby factories emitting a lot of smoke from their premises

Too many cars on the road emitting exhaust smoke-lack of public transport

Too much development causing dust problem

Trees being chopped down adding to the air pollution

Suggestions to solve problem :

Strict enforcement of No Open Burning law

Shut down or fine polluting factories

Introduce better bus service

Suggest new LRT lines

Tree-planting campaign

When writing the letter, you should remember to :

Lay out the letter correctly (addresses, date, salutation, title, closing)

Use all the notes given

Notes :
For your letter, you will receive up to 15 marks for the format and content points, and up to 20
marks for the quality of your writing.
ANSWER :

Ahmad Tarmizi b. Abdullah,

23, Jalan Serat, Taman Manggis,
Skudai,
Johor.
The Chairman,
Skudai Town Council,
Bangunan Kerajaan Negeri,
Skudai,
80000 Johor.

25 June 20..

Dear Sir / Madam,

Increasing Air Pollution in Skudai
I would like to forward a complaint regarding the air pollution problem that is threatening the
health of the residents in Skudai and its surrounding areas.
2. There are many causes for this problem. The first issue is the open burning of garden refuse.
Secondly, there are many factories in Skudai Industrial Park that are emitting huge amounts of
smoke from their chimneys. This can be seen from miles around. We can supply a list of factories
suspected of infringing the law.
3.

Another cause of this is the sudden increase of the number of cars on our roads due to the

rapid expansion of trade and industry. It is made worse by the lack of an efficient public
transportation system. To add to a worsening problem, trees are being chopped down to facilitate
development and road widening.
4.

On behalf of the residents of Skudai, I would like to make some suggestions to reducing

this problem. First is strict enforcement of No Open Burning law. We also recommend shutting
down or issuing fines to polluting factories. We need a better bus service. This can be
complemented by new LRT lines like the ones in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Last but not
least, please organize a tree-planting campaign to return the green lungs we need.
Thanking you in advance for your kind co-operation.
Yours truly,
Tarmizi
(Ahmad Tarmizi bin Abdullah)