english secondary 1 express lesson 4
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Sec 1 Express English28th Mar 2012Informal Letter Writing 1
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2+Administration
Place your own letters on the table together with the format of letter writing
Students who have not written your letters please remain standing
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4+Elements of Informal Letters:Address Address is your own eg.
123, Tampines Central 7 #03- 111 Singapore 520123
Format Block, Street Name (Line 1) Unit Number (Line 2) Postal Code (Line 3)
No short forms/ abbreviations
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neighbourhood
postman
post office
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5+Elements of Informal Letters:Date
6th March 2012
written in full
spell the month out
6+Introductions:Purpose of Letter
I hope this letter finds you well. The letter you wrote me last week, offering to send me to vacation language school in England, was received with much delight in our household, but none are more excited and thankful than myself. I cannot begin to tell you how delighted I am at the prospect of spending six weeks in England at language school! Thank you for the wonderful offer, Uncle Samuel. Needless to say, I am more than happy to take you up on the generous offer and am writing to tell you that I would be happiest attending the Belleview School in North England for the six-week course.
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I cannot believe that two weeks have gone by..
Thank you for such a great and wonderful time..
I cannot thank you enough for such a great time in..
It seems ages since we last saw each other…
Thank you so much for giving me such a wonderful time..
Thanks a lot for spending time with me..
Introductions:Exchanging Pleasantries
8+Elements of Informal LettersMain Body Let’s take a look at the sample informal letter
Underline the main point of each paragraph from paragraph 2 to paragraph 4
Do you notice anything similar or different?
9+Elements of Informal Letters:Conclusion
Uncle Samuel, thanks again for giving me this marvellous opportunity. As long as you have no objections, my choice is the Belleview School, and I cannot wait to visit you while I am there! Mum and Dad send all their love, and we would love for you to come to Singapore for a visit with me after the course in England ends. Thanks again Uncle Samuel! Take care and write back soon.
10+Elements of Informal LettersSignature Block Yours Truly
Yours Affectionately
Love
XOXO
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11+Lesson Objectives
By the end of the lesson, I would have helped to proof-read a classmate’s letter written my second draft of letter writing
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12+Notes on Marking
Use a colored pen which is different from what your classmate used
Write your name on the top right hand corner in the following format Checked by: _____________________
As we go along, Indicate with a ✓ for every part which is correct I will tell you what to write for the parts which are
incorrect
All other forms of marking will be treated as Vandalism
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13+Checking for:Format Are the elements arranged in the correct order?
Are they all flushed to the left? Circle the first one which is incorrect
for example…
14th December 2012
16, Rose Wood Street#02-456Singapore 540016
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14+Checking for:Format Did he/ she leave a line between the elements?
Mark with a (//) on the side of the letter
Did he/ she place a comma beside the Salutation? Signature Block? Circle the punctuation mark
eg.
24th December 1994Dear Grandpa,
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15+Checking for:Address/ Date Did he/she follow the following format?
Block, Street Name (Line 1) Unit Number (Line 2) Postal Code (Line 3)
Date eg. 12th January 2012
No abbreviations or short forms Circle all errors
eg.12, Tampines St. 84#10-452S(520012)
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16+Checking for:Salutation/ Signature Block Are they appropriate to the audience?
Underline all inappropriate salutations and signature blocks
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17+Checking for:Content Do a quick read of the letter
As you go along, underline parts of the letter which sound odd
We will revisit grammar issues later
note that, you are not supposed to
correct your classmate’s work
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18+Checking for:Task Fulfillment Read the instructions again
Take note of the bulleted points
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19+Checking for:Task Fulfillment Moving from one bullet to the other
Check if your class mate has fulfilled the task on the bullet
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20+Checking for:Task Fulfillment Mark with a (TF) if your class mate has the point
Circle the bullet on the instruction sheet if he/ she did not fulfill the task
Move to the next bullet
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21+Checking for:Task Fulfillment Move to the next bullet
Mark with a (TF) if your class mate has the point Circle the bullet on the instruction sheet if he/ she did
not fulfill the task
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22+Checking for:Language Read the letter again, this time with a focus on
vocabulary
Try to identify where the grammar mistake occurs Circle the words which you have identified as
mistakes Underline the sentences which you cannot identify
the mistake but sound odd to you Use ∧ if you feel your classmate has left out anything
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23+Checker’s Comments
Leave some comments about the letter to your class mate
What did you like about the letter?
What can be improved?
Return your scripts to your class mate
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24+Love Language