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· To express one’s opinion on a wide range of issues
· To express and share one’s observations and views in a public forum, for example a magazine or a newspaper
· Language of the letter:
· Formal language must be used
· Repetition of ideas must be avoided
· Sub paragraphs should be used in an organised way
· Personal outlook must be included but biased language should be avoided
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SAMPLE FORMAL LETTER
Question: You are Saurabh Srivastava, a resident of Defence Colony Bagdogra, Siliguri. Your colony is facing the severe problem of supply of inadequate and poor quality of tap water. You decide to express your views and make the authorities aware of the situation by writing a letter to the Editor of The Siliguri Times, Siliguri. Write your letter in about 150 words.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Defence Colony
Bagdogra
15th April 2016
The Editor
The Siliguri Times
Siliguri
Subject: Inadequate and bad quality of water supply.
Dear Sir
Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I would like to draw the attention of the civic authorities to the bad quality and inadequate supply of tap water in our locality.
It is unfortunate that the local civic authorities do not take care to provide the citizens with even the basic amenities such as proper and adequate water supply. In our locality, water is supplied only for three hours in the morning. For the rest of the day the taps remain dry. Also, the quality of supplied water is poor. It is unhygienic and contaminated. There have been cases of water borne diseases like diarrhoea and dysentery. It is highly expected that these diseases may break out in form of epidemic if the problem is not properly addressed.
It is expected that instead of ignoring the issue, the authorities concerned will take immediate steps to ensure supply of adequate and good quality of water in our locality so that we citizens are able to live a disease free and stress free life.
Yours faithfully,
Saurabh Srivastava
