Writing – Informal Letter 2011

A) INFORMAL LETTER – TO INVITE

Exercise 1: PMR 2006
You and your family are planning to go camping for the coming school holidays. You have found a suitable campsite.
Write a letter to your uncle and invite him and his family to join you.
When writing your letter, you should:
 use all the notes given to persuade your uncle
 elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting
 make sure it is not less than 120 words

Use the notes below to write the letter.

1. campsite 2. location 3. facilities 4. activities
- clean - near a town - tent for rent - barbecue
- shady - 20-minute bus-ride - children’s playground - games
- peaceful - mini market - toilets - swimming
- safe - shower rooms - trekking

Use the idioms below to make your letter more interesting:

- to their heart’s content (Meaning: to their full satisfaction, without limitation)
- in stitches (Meaning: laughing uncontrollably)
- in the pink of health (Meaning: in very good health)
- a stone’s throw away (Meaning: very close)
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Fill in the blanks with the above notes and idioms in the correct sentence. Then, REWRITE the letter.
5, Jalan Parameswara,
77000 Jasin,
Melaka.

16 October 2010

Dear Uncle David,

How are you? I hope you and your family are (1)______________________________. Everyone here is as fit as a fiddle. My
final year exam ended yesterday. What a relief! Math and science papers were quite tough. Please pray that I’ll pass all subjects with
flying colours.

I’m writing this letter mainly to invite you, Aunt Lucy and your sons, Beckham and Ryan, on a camping trip for the coming
holidays.

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Father has found the perfect (2) ______________________________. It is in Taman Lipur Tasik Putih. The campsite is
located just (3) __________________________________ from your house. Although the campsite seems secluded, it is located (4)
______________________________, so we can easily go there if we need supplies. There is a (5)
______________________________ in the town. It is only a (6)
_____________________________________.

A friend of father has camped there with his family. He said the place is serene, (7)
______________________________ and (8) ______________________________. The place is planted with many trees. Apart from
making the place (9) ______________________________, the greenery makes the atmosphere so cool and refreshing. Moreover,
there’s an unpolluted, crystal clear waterfall waiting to tempt us. Father’s friend also said that the place is quite (10)
______________________________. The boundary is clearly marked, so you and Aunt Lucy need not worry about the boys
wandering off. Park rangers are also on duty to help us if we have any problems.

The campsite boasts of excellent (11) ______________________________ too. There are (12)
______________________________ so you don’t have to bring your own. The rental is not very expensive. There is a (13)
______________________________. I’m sure the boys would love that. They can play (14) ______________________________.
There are also (15) ______________________________ and (16) ______________________________ at the campsite.

Do say you will come, Uncle David. We can go (17) ______________________________ and (18)
______________________________ during the day. At night, we can have (19)
______________________________. Father has a new recipe for barbecued lamb. Trust me. It’s going to be so tantalizing and
delicious. We can also have marshmallows for dessert. I can bring along my new board game which is extremely fun and hilarious.
My brothers and I always end up (20) ______________________________ every time we play.

Well, I hope you will have good news for us. Do give my warm regards to Aunt Lucy, Beckham and Ryan. Bye!

Your nephew,
Simon

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