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Put into Practice
Work in pairs. Use the clues given in the box below and express
condolence or sympathy.
look sad/ failed the exam/what a pity
absent from school/ grandmother died/ ever so sorry
didn’t come to picnic/ fever/ too bad
missed a paper/ close relative passed away/ heart broken by that news
Writing
Think and Act
Go back to the message of condolence and the sympathy letter. Write a
difference between them.
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Study Time Curriculum Development Centre
a. Imagine that one of your class friends slipped down, had a fracture
in the leg and is admitted in the hospital. Write a sympathy letter
to him/her. Include why you couldn’t see him/her.
b. Imagine that one of the well wishers of your school has died. He
was killed in the earthquake. Write a condolence message to be
published in the local newspaper on behalf of your school. Include
the points in the box below.
Name and age position in the school or elsewhere
his/her special qualities how he/she was killed
your wishes for the departed soul your school name
Put into Practice
One of your friends has been absent for some days. He/she has been
lying sick. Imagine that you have had a telephone conversation with
him/her. Write down the two way conversation.
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