Unit 08 Reading is fun UNIT 8 ACTIVITY

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. UNIT - 8 ACTIVITY - 8 Competency level – 7. 7 Writes for official purposes. Grade 11 - English

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English Activity - 8 Write a letter to the manager of a bookshop in your area inquiring whether the books mentioned in this unit are available for you to buy for your library , Include the following; • Names of the books • Names of the writers • Inquiry about the prices

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English This is a formal letter. When you write this you must know; The format off a formal letter. How the marks are given.

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. letters Formal/official Informal/ personal Request To: Complain parents Inquiry relations friends Invitation etc. Thanking Apologizing Grade 11 - English

Grade 11 - English Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Senders address. date Official letters receivers address salutation topic body of the letter conclusion Signature.

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English Official letters Senders address. date receivers address salutation topic body of the letter conclusion signature.

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. senders address. date e. g. No. 25, Balangoda Road, Pelmadulla. (Sri Lanka. ) 20. 05. 2017. 20 st. may 2017. wrong Grade 11 - English

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English receivers address e. g. The manager, ABC bookshop, Main street, Ratnapura. salutation e. g. Sir/Madam, Dear sir/ Dear Madam,

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. topic Who, why Matter in short. Request/ solution/complain. Grade 11 - English Why?

Unit 05 - Best use of time. Question - 1 Grade 11 - English

Unit 05 - Best use of time. Grade 11 - English Name the parts of an Official letters

Grade 11 - English Unit 05 - Best use of time. Answer Senders address. Date receivers address salutation topic body of the letter conclusion signature.

Unit 05 - Best use of time. Question - 1 Grade 11 - English

Unit 05 - Best use of time. Grade 11 - English Some of the ways to start an official letter. 1. I am ……. , the secretary of …………. Society of ……… vidyalaya and I am writing to ………. . 2. According to the advertisement you published in ……. . Paper, I would like to get more information about……… 3. With reference to the advertisement ……….

Unit 05 - Best use of time. Grade 11 - English 4. With reference to the letter dated ………. 5. I am writing to you……. 6. I wish to inform you that… 7. I write to you regarding…. . 8. This is with reference to the advertisement in the. . 9. I write to express my gratitude for …. 10. I wish to say thank you for 11. Please accept my

Unit 05 - Best use of time. Grade 11 - English If you write asking for more information, you may start … • We would like to know more about your range of television models, size, color etc. …. . • Please send us more information about your range of refrigerators…. • Could you please send us more information ………

Unit 05 - Best use of time. Making requests. • I would be much obliged to you if you could ……. • I would be much thankful to you …… • I would be much grateful to you …. . • Please be kind enough to…… Grade 11 - English

Unit 05 - Best use of time. Grade 11 - English Concluding the letter. • Your quick respond in this regard is highly appreciated. • Your prompt reply /action in this regard is highly appreciated. • Anticipating an early reply. • Anticipating a favorable reply… • Hoping a favorable reply. .

Unit 05 - Best use of time. Question 2 Grade 11 - English

Unit 05 - Best use of time. Grade 11 - English Here are some of the ways to start a letter. But the words are jumbled. Rearrange them to get a meaningful start. 1. To /this/ reference/ with/ is /letter/ the / dated 2. My/sincere / please/ thanks/ accept /for

Unit 05 - Best use of time. Answers 1. To /this/ reference/ with/ is /letter/ the / dated This is with reference to the letter dated …. 2. My/sincere / please/ thanks/ accept /for Please accept my sincere thanks for …. . Grade 11 - English

Unit 05 - Best use of time. Grade 11 - English

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English Marking criteria. Content language Format and organization Mechanics of writing 3 3 2 2

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English Content 3 Al points included 2 Most of the points included 1 Only a few points included 0 Question copied/ totally irrelevant

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English Language 3 Almost no errors, well connected sentences, good range of vocabulary, 2 Some errors, well connected sentences, good range of vocabulary 1 Only a few correct sentences 0 All sentences incorrect.

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English Format and organization. 2 Well organized ideas, connected meaningful paragraphs 1 Ideas not well connected, errors in format 0 No organization at all.

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Mechanics of writing 2 No spelling errors, correct punctuation, clear hand-writing. 1 Handwriting clear but errors in spelling and punctuation. 0 unintelligible writing. Grade 11 - English

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English Lets look at activity - 8 Write a letter to the manager of a bookshop in your area inquiring whether the books mentioned in this unit are available for you to buy for your library , Include the following; • Names of the books • Names of the writers • Inquiry about the prices.

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English Inquiry about books to buy for the school library I am the secretary of the library association of our school and I am writing this letter to inquire about some books for us to buy for our library. The details of the books we are looking for are as follows. Name of the book Author/ writer

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English I would be much obliged to you if you could send us a reply as early as possible. Your quick respond in this regard is highly appreciated. Thank you, Your sincere, ………….

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. s ’ t i Now Question 3 Grade 11 - English n r u t r u o y

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. This is a way to conclude a letter. Rearrange the words and make a meaningful sentence. appreciated/ quick/ your/ in/ regard/ respond/ this/is/ highly Grade 11 - English

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Answer appreciated/ quick/ your/ in/ regard/ respond/ this/is/ highly Your quick respond in this regard is highly appreciated. Grade 11 - English

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English

Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English