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Classified advertisement
(1)Some of the classified advertisements are:
Situation vacant
Situation wanted
Matrimonial
Lost & Found
For sale and purchase of property / vehicle / house hold goods etc.
To Let
Missing persons / pet animal
Travel and Tours
(2)Main characteristic of classified advertisements
Categorized into column according to different classes.
Space, more economical
Written in short phrases and words
Language: simple and concise
Situation vacant
Begin with ‘wanted’ or ‘Required’
Name of the company, post and no of vacancies
Age and sex of the candidate
Qualification and experience
Other details
Pay scale and perks
Mode of applying
Contact address and phone no.
Situation Vacant
Wanted a smart, confident PA/Stenographer for a leading export house.
Qualification graduate, age 25-30 yrs, typing speed 40 w.p.m. Preference to
those who can handle computer. Salary negotiable. Apply with complete Bio-
data before 15-10-2022 to Secretary, Orient Export House, M. H. Nagar,
Chennai – 670001, Phone 04423423845
Situation Wanted
A first class B Tech civil Engineer from Calicut university seeks a job in or
around cochin. Presently working with a private firm in Calicut. Salary expected
25000. Please contact. Rajesh Kumar – Shastri Nivas- Kannur (Dt.) Phone 0497
- 2786003
Lost and Found
Begin with ‘lost ’ or ‘found’
Specify item
Brief physical description.
When / where lost or found.
Reward if any
Contact address and phone no.
Lost and Found
Lost a black coloured VIP suitcase model no 555, 38 x 30 contain important
documents related marketing, left in bus no. DL-p 6778 on Delhi to Jaipur route
on 10th September. Kindly contact Purmal Singh Ph No. 9419284539
For sale
with for sale/purchase etc
Type of accommodation / vehicle /article / household items.
Brief physical description
Contact address & phone number.
Car for Sale
For sale Maruti 800 DX, 2000, white, sparingly used, scratch less, self driven,
stereo-fitted, beautiful upholstery, excellent condition, no expense, rate
negotiable. Contact Amit Sharma , 25677900
To Let
Begin with ‘wanted’ or ‘Available’
Type of accommodation
Brief description
Rent expected
Contact address & phone no.
To Let
Available on rent Anand Vihar Colony First Floor 2/3 bedroom, well furnished
and ventilated, facing Park, car Parking, walking distance from main market.
Reasonable rent. Contact. H. R. Meena 1A /23, Anand Vihar 278810017
Missing person/pet animals
being with ‘missing’
brief physical description;
For Person:name, age, height complexion, built, clothes and other
identifying features
for pet-name, age, colour of fur and other identifying features
since when/ from where missing
Reward
Contain address and phone no.
Missing Person
Missing a boy, Santosh Kumar, 15 years, 5’5”, fair slim built wearing black t-
shirt and white paints, since 10-09-2022 from Kota railway station. Finder will
be duly rewarded. Inform Kota police station phone no. 0744-220010 or A.K.
Sharma H.B road Kota phone no. 0744-220007
Travels and Tours
Begin with’ package available’ etc
Name of travel agency
Destination and duration
Details of package-food/ boarding/lodging/sightseeing etc
Cost and discount if any.
Contact address and phone no.
Travel and Tours
Attractive package available for Manali and Ooty, 5 nights/4 days, breakfast and
dinner, stay at 5 star hotels, sight-seeing included. Rs 10000 per head. Special
discount for booking till 10th November 2006. Contact blue star travel and tours.
Chennai. 044-288000555
MATRIMONIAL
Begin with Wanted/Alliance or Proposal invited.
Educational/Professional Qualifications.
Age, height, complexion, build.
Qualities sought in partner.
State boy/girl.
Service/Profession — income.
Caste/subcaste — religion.
End with Box No C/o the daily.
Question:
You want a match for your highly qualified brother who is an IT professional settled in London.
Write a suitable advertisement in the ‘Matrimonial’ column of a national daily.
MATRIMONIAL
Alliance invited for a very handsome, tall and cultured IT professional 29 years, 180 cm tall
NRI settled in London as CEO of a reputed firm. Exceptionally beautiful, highly educated
and cultured girl between 21 and 25 and at least 5’-4” tall. Only status Punjabi families.
Box 867 B, The Times of India, New Delhi.
HOMEWORK
1. AK International School is looking for a receptionist for the school. Write
an advertisement in 50 words on behalf of the administrative office in the
classifieds column of a local newspaper giving necessary details.
2. Arun Gupta of Shimla has a good knowledge of touristic places in Shimla.
He wants to work as a touristic guide. Draft a suitable advertisement in 50
words for publication in Situation Wanted column of a local newspaper.
3. You are Manish Pant. You lost your passport. Draft an advertisement to be
published in the Lost and Found column of a local daily.
4. You have recently constructed a house with all facilities in a posh area. You
have got a foreign assignment and will be going abroad soon and you wish to
sell your house. Draft a suitable advertisement to be published in For Sale
column of a local newspaper.
5. You own a commercial flat suitable for an office/bank. You wish to rent it
out. Draft an advertisement in 50 words to be published in ‘Times of India’,
under the classified column.
6. You are Poonam/Prateek Gupta of 70, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi. Your
pet dog Buzo is missing. Draft an advertisement in 50 words to be published in
the Missing Pets column of a local newspaper.
7. Venus Travels, 99 Ansal Chambers II, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi,
offers attractive at Chali for 2 nights/3 days in Rashi Resorts at concessional
rates. Draft an advertisement for ‘Travels & Tours’ column of The Times of
India, New Delhi.
8. You want a match for your highly qualified daughter. She is heading the
Sales and Marketing team for Microsoft India. Write a suitable advertisement
in the ‘Matrimonial’ column of a national daily.
