NOW YOU TRY!

PRACTICE 1: Informal letter

You have just returned to Kuching from a holiday in Johor. Write a letter to your uncle, thanking him
for the wonderful time you had.

Use the following notes to write your letter.

 arrived airport safely

 parents there to fetch
 thank him - gifts, souvenirs
 thank aunty - delicious cooking
 wonderful trip - Johor
 enjoyed picnic - Kota Tinggi Waterfalls
 exciting time - Legoland
 shopping - City Square
 photos - remembrance
 regret not able to stay longer
 invite uncle and family - Kuching
 tell him latest news

When writing your letter, you must remember:

 To lay out the letter correctly [F1- F3]
 To use all the points given [C1 – C12]
 That your letter is to an uncle

LEARNING TO ELABORATE CONTENT POINTS

CONTENT POINTS REWRITE THE POINT ELABORATE THE POINT MARKS

1. arrived I arrived safely at Kuching International

airport safely Airport at 10 p.m. yesterday

2. parents
there to
fetch

3. thank him - I would like to thank you for all the

gifts, thoughtful gifts and souvenirs you
souvenirs bought us.

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4. thank aunty - Please thank Aunty Lily for her delicious
delicious cooking. It was most sumptuous and
cooking mouth-watering.

5. wonderful
trip - Johor

6. enjoyed Firstly, I enjoyed the picnic at Kota

picnic - Kota Tinggi Waterfalls. The water was really
Tinggi cooling.
Waterfalls

7. exciting time
- Legoland

8. shopping -
City Square

9. photos -
remembrance

10. regret not Nevertheless, I regret not being able to

able to stay stay longer. But fear not, I’ll be back!
longer

11. invite uncle

and family -
Kuching

12. tell him latest Before I pen off, I would like to tell you
news - the latest news. Our family pet,
Snowball, has given birth to eight
kittens.

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 PRACTICE 2: Informal Letter

Read the question below and complete the graphic organizer. Work in groups.

You have just returned from a three-day outdoor activity camp. You have decided to write a
letter to a friend about your experience at the camp. Write your letter based on all the notes below
 who organized the camp
 date of the camp
 transport to the campsite
 number of participants
 location of the camp
 accommodation
 give two relevant examples of
- activities
- benefits
- problems
When writing the letter you should remember:
- to layout the letter correctly
- to use paragraphs
- that your letter is to your friend

LEARNING TO ELABORATE CONTENT POINTS

CONTENT POINT REWRITE THE POINT ELABORATE THE POINT MARKS

1. Who
organized the
camp

2. Date of the
camp

3. Transport to
the campsite

4. Number of
participants

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5. Location of
the camp

6. Accommodati
on

7. Activity 1

8. Activity 2

9. Benefit 1

10.Benefit 2

11.Problem 1

12.Problem 2