NOTES BY: NITISHA MEHROTRA

3/23/22
CLASS X

TOPIC COVERED: LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Purpose:

 To express one’s idea on a wide range of issues.

 To express and share one’s observations and views in a public forum.

Points to Remember:

 Be formal yet polite in your tone.

 Raise the issue by citing some latest news item/survey/report
 It should clearly establish the cause-effect relationships.
 Efforts taken to rectify the cause of the issue must be stated.

BODY OF THE LETTER

Sample Letter: You are Kamal, a resident of A-20, Preet Vihar, New Delhi. You feel
rash and reckless driving by the people in the city all around. Write a letter to the
Editor of ‘The Statesman’, New Delhi about the problem and suggestion also.

A-20, Preet Vihar

New Delhi

29, October,20XX

The Editor

The Statesman

Kasturba Gandhi Marg

New Delhi
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Subject: rash and reckless driving

Sir

Through the column of your esteemed newspaper, I would like to draw the attention of the

concerned authorities towards the rash and reckless driving in the city. Rash driving has become

the latest craze amongst the youngsters.

In the craze for speed, the reckless youngsters not only endanger their own life but also lives of

other innocent people. It leads to accident every day. The car drivers go fast through thick traffic.

They don’t care about the pedestrians. The bus drivers are always in a hurry to cover the

maximum number of trips. They overtake other buses to pick more passengers without caring

about the other people walking or driving on the road. Young men on scooters and bikes also

drive rash by nature.

Children, women, and the old people are the worst hit. The accident causes loss of many

innocent lives. It is high time that government and municipal authorities should adopt suitable

measures. The traffic police squads should be brought in force to make challans of such rash

drivers. Further, on every crossing there should be a provision of traffic signals or traffic police.

The law breakers should be heavily punished or fined.

I hope the concerned authorities and the general public will see the gravity of the matter and

some measures will be adopted to solve the problem.

Yours Sincerely

Kamal

Assignment:

1.Along with air and water pollution our cities are also under an attack of noise pollution.
Marriage processions, DJs, during wedding receptions, loud music from neighbour flats etc.
are all sources of noise which is not good for the old, the ailing and students. Write a letter to the
Editor of a local newspaper describing the problem and requesting the concerned
authorities to solve it. You are Karan/Karuna, M-114, Mall Road, Delhi.
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2.You are Kavita/ Kailash staying at B-101, Yamuna Vihar, Delhi. You find it disturbing that
despite the ban on the use of polythene bag, its use is rampant in the city. Write a letter to the
Editor of a national daily, expressing your concern about the apathy of people towards
environmental degradation.
OPENING LINES:

1. Through the column of your esteemed newspaper, I would like to draw the attention of
the concerned authorities towards …..
2. May I have the honour of using the column of your esteemed newspaper to raise my
concern against/towards…
3. With great admiration and belief in the columns of your newspaper, I seek to bring to the
kind notice of the concerned authorities towards …..
4. Kindly allow me to use some space in your prestigious newspaper to express my views and
concerns on…

CLOSING LINES:

1. I hope the concerned authorities will take notice and do something in this direction.
2. I hope some effective measures will soon be adopted to improve the existing situation.
3. I hope the concerned authorities and the general public will see the gravity of the matter
and will adopt some concrete measures to resolve this issue.
4. May I request you to publish this letter along with some relevant pictures so that the
concerned authorities can take immediate measures to resolve this problem/issue.

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:

To state an opinion

 In my optinion, …;
 I (do not) feel/believe/think …;
 I am (totally) opposed to/in favour of …;
 I strongly (dis)agree with …

To express the consequences/results

 This will/would mean …;

 Then …;
 Therefore, …;
 As a result, …;
 Consequently, …;
 If we/they do/did this, …;
 Obviously, …;
 Clearly, …
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To list points

 Firstly, …;
 First of all, …;
 Secondly, …;
 Furthermore, …;
 What is more, …;
 Finally, …