Letter writing –Formal/Informal letters Activity 01 Rearrange the following elements of an informal letter in correct order. One is done for you. a) Body of the letter b) Address 1 c) Sender’s name d) Complementary close e) Salutation f) Date Activity 02 Match A and B A B 1. Sender’s address a) Manel Fernando 2. Date b) 433/6, Maharagama. 3. Salutation c) 12.07.2020 4. Body of the letter d) Yours loving 5. Complementary close e) How are you….. 6. Sender’s name f) Dear Kamani, Activity 03 Write a letter to a friend inviting him to spend the school vacation with you. Include, Ask about what he likes to do . Talk about the things you could do ( going on a trip, playing video games etc..) Remind him to bring special clothes for the trip . Activity 04 Imagine that you have gone to study in a foreign country. Write a letter to your best friend describing your new life. Include, residence, university and food . current situation in your country . your ideas about the new place . Activity 05 Rearrange the following elements of an official letter . One has been done for you. a. Salutation b. Sender’s Address 1 c. Receiver’s post d. Date e. Complimentary close f. Receiver’s Address g. Signature h. Subject heading i. Sender’s name j. Body Activity 06 Match A and B A B 1. Sender’s Address 1. Requesting permission to… 2. Date 2. Secretary ,Science Society, Mahara Maha 3. Receiver’s Post Vidyalaya. 4. Receiver’s Address 3. The Director General, Ceylon Biscuit 5. Salutation Company, Colombo 2. 6. Subject heading 4. 26.07.2020 5. The Director General 6. Dear Sir, Activity 07 Complete the given table by categorizing the following phrases under the correct column. Hello! How are you? Requesting the permission With reference to your letter Regret to inform you May you live long and I wish you all the best. The gift you sent me is really wonderful. I love it. Hope your family is in good health. The Science society has planned to visit……. Please be kind enough to grant permission …… Here with I’m sending my bio data… Formal Letters Informal Letters Activity 08 Re arrange the following phrases in correct order to make a meaningful letter. The purpose of the visit is to gather information for an AL science project. 75 Students and 5 teachers hope to join the field tour. 03) The Science society of Rahula MV has decided to visit the Cement factory in Galle on 20.08.2020 at 8.30am.  Officer in charge , Lanka Cement factory, Galle. Thank you. 05) Requesting the permission to visit the cement 06) Please be kind enough to grant us permission to factory. visit the cement factory. 09) Yours Faithfully, 05) 08) Dear sir, Mahesh Fernando, 12.07.2020. Secretary. 04) Please reply to our e-mail, rahulamv@yahoo.com. 11) The Science society, Rahula Maha Vidyalaya, Homagama , Activity 09 Imagine that you want to get a loan from a bank to start a plant nursery as a self-employment. Write a letter to the manager of the National Savings Bank in your area requesting for a loan. (use about 100 Words) Include, Give a description of the plant nursery. Inquire about the loan facilities (interest rates, amount of money you can get, period for easy payments etc. Request for an application. Activity 10 Science Society of your school wishes to visit the “Moragahakanda” Dam. Write a letter to the Director General of the project asking permission to visit the place. ( use about 100 words) Include, Date and time of the visit. Number of students and teachers participating How long you are going to spend there Request the service of a guide. 3 .G.N.Sudath (JP) A.G.N.Sudath (JP) Master of Education. Bachelor of Education. National Diploma In Teaching – English Language & Literature Diploma in English for Teachers of English National Trainer – PIC Program of the MOE Visiting Lecturer – University of Sabaragamuwa 4