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Once Bitten, Twice Shy CHAPTER 7

TASK 1 Brainstorm for Ideas.

Writing an Informal Letter Paragraph 1
Ask about his health condition.
Your friend is down with dengue Write questions beginning with:
• Has your condition …?
fever. Write a letter to: • How are you coping …?
• ask about his health condition • What are you doing to …?
• tell your friend about the latest Give suggestions:
happenings in your class or school • Why don’t you … .
• It would be good if
• wish him a speedy recovery you could … .
• I suggest you … .
Pre-writing
Where would you write these?
Paragraph 2
Write about what happened

• Write on the right hand corner. in school. Give details about
• Take note of punctuation. what happened.
• Write the postcode and the state on the same line. Use words that indicate time:
Example: • Last week ... .
5-1-2, Apartment Sri Putra, • While you were away
Jalan Bangsar, from school ... .
59000 Kuala Lumpur • A few days ago ... .

Capitalise the first
A letter of the month. Paragraph 3

B Example: Wish him a speedy
recovery.
C 15 May 20XX • I hope you would … .
• Our class cannot
Begin with capital letters. wait to … .
Example: • We hope to … .
Dear Emelia,
Dearest Ain,
My dear Suyin,

Capitalise the first letter
of the word and end
with a comma.
Example:
Your friend,

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