IBN CHARAF PREP.
SCHOOL                                   GROUP- WORK        OCTOBER 21TH , 2012
       /MARETH/
                                                                              MR. KHARDANI
  8TH YEAR BASIC EDUCATION                                                           ANIS
                                                       WRITING A LETTER
       LET’S GET READY :Crossword ,try to complete the grid below:
DOWN
2) Somebody who receives a letter.
3) The number, street name, and other information
that describes where someone lives.
7) A box for receiving mail or letters.
8) A person who writes & sends the letter.
ACROSS
1) Two people, usually in different countries,
who become friends through an exchange of letters.
4) A man who delivers mail (letters)
5) A flat pocket of paper with a sealable flap
for holding a letter.
6) A small piece of gummed paper that is stuck on an envelope.
9) Message/ written paper sent by mail.
    Match pictures with the correct labels from the crossword above:
 1)…………….                2)…………..               3)…………           4) …………..        5)……….. 6)
………..
7) ……………..                8) …………..               9)……………..
  Match each definition with the correct word :
 An unofficial letter written to a friend or one of                       Informal letter
 family relatives ( brother /sister/ cousin)
 An official letter written to get a job ( letter of                      Formal letter
 application)
b) Identify the letters below :
1 / …………………………………                                      2/ ……………………………….
                                Your address     Name and address
                                                 you are writing to
                                    Date
                                                                                Your address
Greeting                                                                        Date
             Body of the letter                  Greeting
                                                                  Body of the letter
                            Good-bye                                               Good-bye
                                                                                   Signature
                            Signature
                                                                                     (Name)
   Layout for an informal letter:
                                                                         The date
                            1          …..…………
   3                                    …..
                                                                  Closing part
                                2
    …..…………                                                       signature
           …..…………
                                                                  The sender’s address
    4
                                                                  Salutation
    5      …..…………
                                                                  Body of the letter
                    6            …..
 Reorder and rewrite the letter parts below:                            Yours Sam
                                                   My family is composed of five members. My
                                                   parents are John and Helen Smith. They are
                     1          ………………………          doctors. I have got one brother and one sister.
                                                   They are pupils in a prep school
                        2
                                                                    Dear Peter,
    ………………………
                                                    My name is Sam Smith. I’m 14 years old and I’m a
    3 ………………………………
                                                    pupil in the 9th class. My favourite pastimes are
    4…………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………                            listening to music and reading stories. I also like to
    5…………………………………………………………                         have friends from different countries.
    …………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………                                    Please write back soon.
    ………………………………………………………
    6…………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………
                                                            14 Captain Street Oxford
    …………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………                                Hi! I’m writing you this letter to tell you
    7…………………………………………………………                             about myself and my family.
    …………………………………………………………
    ……                                                              Lots of love
                                                         Friday, the 12th of November