Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Learning About Informal Letter...the easier way (Intermediate & Lower Level Students)







Question: You were in town one day when you witnessed an incident where a stranger went to help an old lady. Write a letter to your friend, describing the incident and praising the action of the stranger.


15, Lorong 1,
Taman Seri Enggang,
08200 Sik,
Kedah

7 July 2009

1. _____ Mael Lambong,

2. ____ are you? My family and I are in 3. ______ _______. Something happened while I was 4. ________ and I would like to tell you about it.

           5. _____ _________, as I was walking along Jalan Petri, I witnessed a heart-warming incident. There was a great 6. ______ and 7. _______ were busy shopping in 
8. ________ for the coming Hari Raya season. I, myself, was carrying 9. ________ bags of things as I walked.

          10. ______ _______, I saw this rather 11. ______ old woman 12. ________ to cross the road. The cars were 13. __________ and nobody seemed willing to 14. _____ her. I was, 15. _________, on the other side of the road. The old lady, in one of her attempts, 16. _________ and fell. The things in her bag 17. _______ onto the road.
         
           Passers-by, however, 18. ________ on their way, 19. _________ as if nothing had 20. ________. I was going to 21. ______ the road when I saw a young 22. ____ going to the old lady's 23. ____. He 24. _______ her up and 25. __________ her things. Then, he helped the lady to cross the road by 26. _______ stopping the 27. _______. He 
28. _______ was a 29. _________ young man.

          I watched him as he talked to her. His 30. __________ seemed to reassure the old 31. ______ who had been quite flustered. She thanked him 32. ___________ as he got her a taxi. The young man then 33. __________ into the crowd. I was 34. _______ _______ by what I saw.

          I do not know who the young man was or his name but what he did was certainly 
35. ___________. Sometimes it does not take much to make someone's day.

         So, what have you been doing since I last 36. _______ from you? Do tell me 37. _____ all that has been 38. __________ in your life lately.

        Please give my 39. _______ to your family. 40. ______ ______ of yourself.
        
        Bye.

Yours sincerely,
    Syamir   




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