English For Today Lesson-18

English For Today

 

Lesson-18

A Letter to a Friend

³   There are five parts in a letter. They are –

      1.    Date

      2.    Greeting

      3.    Body

      4.    Closing

      5.    Name of the writer

A1. Look at the different parts of a letter and answer the following questions:

      i)     Can you find the comma in the letter? How many commas are there?

              Answer: Yes, I can find the comma in the letter. There are three commas in the letter.

      ii)   When was the letter written? Where is the comma?

              Answer: The letter was written on January 15, 2013.

      iii)  Who got the letter? Where is the comma?

              Answer: Ismail got the letter. The comma is after the greeting.

      iv)   The closing comes just before the name. Where is the comma?

              Answer: The comma is after the closing.

Language Focus

Use of comma in a letter

·        We use comma between the day of the month and year.

e.g. January 15, 2013

·        We use comma after addressing somebody.

e.g. Dear Mary,

·            We use comma for closing a letter before writing writer’s name.

  e. g. Your friend, Rana