Formal E-mail Writing

An email written for business communication or professional use is a formal email. The email written for any government department, school authority, company or any officers are the formal emails. Use of polite and formal words, the reason for writing mail, clarity, proper greeting and closing are some of the features of the formal email.

Sample



Write an email . 


You are the college representative and your Principal has assigned you the task of writing an email to the Divisional Officer , Satpuda Mountain Ranges , Nagpur , seeking permission for the mountaineering expedition to be organized by your college. 



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From: student12@gmail.com
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To: divisionalofficerngp@gmail.com
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CC/BCC: 
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Subject : Regarding permission for the                            mountaineering

Respected Sir,

I am Manoj Bhaye a college representative of Mahatma Gandhi College of Science Chandrapur. Our college has planned some outdoor and adventurous activities. Mountaineering is one of them. The principal has assigned me the task of getting permission for it.
 As a college representative, I request you to grant us permission for the mountaineering on the Satpuda Mountain Ranges. A batch of 20 students will be the participants. We have basic knowledge of the mountaineering. The participants are capable of mountaineering. We all meet the requirements for the expedition. We will be abide by the rules and regulations.
Kindly do the necessary and grant us permission for mountaineering expedition.

Thanking you,

Regards 

Manoj Bhaye
Class : Std 11th
Mahatma Gandhi College of Science
Chandrapur (MS)


Attachment : 1. a list of students 2. Their fitness certificates

Dialogue Writing Std 10

Prepare a dialogue from the jumbled sentences : (1)

: Could you finish all the questions in time?

: Question number 5 and 6 were difficult for me.

: Which questions were difficult for you?

: Yes, I could.

Ans:A: Which questions were difficult for you?
B: Question number 5 and 6 were difficult for me.
A:Could you finish all the questions in time?
B:Yes, I could.

Complete the dialogue : 01)

: Do you like to hear bedtime stories?

:

: Which stories do you like to hear the most?

:

.Ans:
: Do you like to hear bedtime stories?

:Yes, I do.

: Which stories do you like to hear the most?

:I like stories of Panchtatra and ghost. .

Write a dialogue on 'Preparation for the exam' between you and your friend (Minimum 3 meaningful exchanges).

I : Hey, how is your study?
My friend : Going on smoothly.
I : How do you prepare for the upcoming exam?
My friend : I spend 5 hours a day reading and writing.
I: What is your strategy for maths?
My friend : I revise all the formulas and I focus on practice. .
Set 2

(1) Arrange the following sentences in proper order to form a meaningful dialogue. 1 Mark

1. No, I don't like such stories.

2. Any reason ?

3. I am not a child to listen to such stories.
4. Do you like bedtime stories ?
Ans: Do you like bedtime stories ?
No, I don't like such stories.
Any reason ?
I am not a child to listen to such
stories.

Complete the following dialogue. 1 Mark

Ajit - Did you like to hear bedtime stories when you were a child ?

Sujit -...

Ajit - Who usually told you bedtime stories ?

Sujit-..

Ajit - Did you like to hear bedtime stories when you were a child ?

Sujit -Yes, I did.

Ajit - Who usually told you bedtime stories ?

Sujit- My grandmother.

Develop a dialogue of minimum three meaningful exchanges between Ajit and Sujit on 'The Importance of Reading Stories'. 3 Marks


Ajit : Hey Sujit, why do you read stories?
Sujit : It teaches me a lot.
Ajit : What?
Sujit : It broadens my imagination. It enhance my reading speed.
Ajit : Does it help in your study?
Sujit: Yes, now I can read school books rapidly and understand. It improved my writing skills also.






Prepare a short dialogue by arranging the following jumbled sentences :

The dialogue is between Tanvi and Tanmay

I am going to Satara,

Hi, good morning. Where are you going? Good Morning.

Ans :
Tanvi : Good morning.
Tanmay : Hi, good morning.
Tanvi : Where are you going?
Tanmay :I am going to Satara,


Complete the following dialogue :

Reena : Hello, ..........  ?

Neesha : I want to buy a new dress.

Reena: Do you like...... ......... ?

Neesha : Yes, I like new dresses.

Ans

Reena : Hello, what do you like ?

Neesha : I want to buy a new dress.

Reena: Do you like new dresses?

Neesha : Yes, I like new dresses.

Prepare a dialogue between Sahil and Nikhil from jumbled sentences :

Come tomorrow I will give you.

Hi, good afternoon.

I want a book of stories from you.

Good afternoon, what do you want?

Ans:
Sahil : Hi, good afternoon.
Nikhil : Good afternoon, what do you want?
SahilS : I want a book of stories from you.
Nikhil : Come tomorrow I will give you.

B. Complete the following dialogue :

A : Hello

B : My name is Rekha.

A : Do you like

B : Yes, I like to study Maths.


Ans :
A : Hello, what is your name?

B : My name is Rekha.

A : Do you like to study maths?

B : Yes, I like to study Maths. .

C: Write an imaginary dialogue of minimum 3 meaningful exchange between your friend and you about the advantages of using technology. 

I : Hello, Good evening.
My friend : Good evening , tell me about the use of technology.
I : It is used for the good of us.
My friend : Ya, learning through internet is very good.
I : Sending emails , traveling through sky, water and land are the boons of technology.
My friend : T. V.,mobile phone, radio also are the gift of technology.

Interview Questions : Bravery Award Winner

Imagine you have to conduct an interview of a distinguished person who won a national award.

Name of the interviewee -  Machindra Khillare

Area of Success/ Reputation : National Award

Date / Venue/ Time :  4 March 9 A.M. Times Studio 

Duration of Interview : 30 Minutes

Questions 

1. You got prestigious bravery award for saving a mother and son from drowning. How did this happen?

2. What feelings made you to dive into the water?

3. When did you learn swimming? Did your parents support to learn swimming?

4. Weren't you afraid of risking your life?

5. How did you feel when you saved two lives? 6. How did your family react when they first knew what you did?

7. How do you feel now after receiving the award? 

8. What will you do with the amount you received as  prize? 

9. What do you want to become in future?

10. What message would you like to give the children of your age?

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Application for leave by student

Manoj Wasekar
Parth Sadan,
Ekvira Society,
Ichalkaranji.
1/12/2019.

To,
The Class Teacher,
STD 12 Arts A,
Janata Higher Secondary School,
Ichalkaranji 445001

Sub : leave of absence

Respected Sir,

I am Manoj Wasekar from Std 12 Arts Section A. My roll no is 1256. I humbly request you to excuse my absence for a week. I will remain absent from 2 December 2019 to 9 December 2019. Due to my mother's illness I have to remain with her in hospital. She has been hospitalised at Chandrapur Municipal Hospital for a week. After her discharge from the hospital, I will attend college promptly.
I will make up for the loss due to absence. Kindly consider my need and grant my leave of absence for mentioned period .
Thanking you.



Yours faithfully,
Manoj Wasekar

Language Study

1. The compound was luxurious.
(Frame 'wh-question' to get the underlined part as an answer.)
Ans : How was the compound?
2. My parents and my younger sister lay down for an afternoon nap. (Use ‘not only - but also)
Ans: Not only my parents but also my younger sister lay down for an afternoon nap.
3. The silence was occasionally broken by the sound of my family snoring. (Begin the sentence with ‘The sound of my family snoring’)
Ans: The sound of my family snoring occasionally broke the silence.
4. I started throwing more stones. (Use infinitive form of the underlined word.)
Ans : I started to throw more stones.
5. I recalled the terrible custom. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘The terrible custom….’)
Ans : The terrible custom was recalled by me.
6. I took the baby langur to our backyard. (Transform the sentence into Simple Present Tense.)
Ans : I take the baby langur to our backyard.
7. I offered him a peeled banana. (Begin the sentence with ‘A peeled banana…’)
Ans : A peeled banana was offered to him by me.
8. She simply sat there quietly. (Rewrite the sentence into Past Continuous Tense.)
Ans : She was simply sitting there quietly.

9. She could keep the baby safe from further assault. (Remove ‘Could’ and use ‘able to’. )
Ans :She was able to keep the baby safe from further.
10. I can not forget that look in her eyes. (Use ‘able to’.)
Ans : I am not able to forget that look in her eyes.
11. She surveyed the area. (Begin the sentence with ‘The area…..)
Ans : The area was surveyed by her.
12. As soon as I get money, I'm off. (Use ‘No sooner - than’.)
Ans : No sooner do I get money than I'll be off.
13. ‘Don't raise such dust !’ he called out to Nathu. (Choose the correct indirect speech of the given sentence.)
I) He said to Nathu that don't raise such dust.
II) He asked Nathu not to raise such dust.
III) He called out to Nathu not to raise such dust.
Ans : II) He asked Nathu not to raise such dust.
14. He began enjoying life the most
(Identify the tense.)
Ans : Simple Past Tense
15. The disease came as a bolt from the blue. (Make Past Perfect Tense.)

Ans: The disease had come as a bolt from the blue.
16. ‘Did you give any gurudakshina to your guru ? ‘ I asked. (Rewrite as indirect speech. )

Ans : I asked if she had given any gurudakshina to her guru.

17. That scene forced me to look at my own life. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘I……)

Ans : I was forced to look at my own life due to that scene.

18. I bow to my late parents. (Name the tense and transform it into Simple Past Tense.)

Ans : The given sentence is in Simple Present Tense.
Simple Past Tense : I bowed to my late parents.

19. The youngest of them was Bholi. (Choose the correct alternative of its comparative form.)
I) Bholi was younger than any other of them.
II) Bholi was the younger than any other of them.
III) Bholi was younger than most other of them.

IV) Bholi was younger of them.

Ans :IV) Bholi was younger of them.

20. She talked very little. ( Choose the Exclamatory form of it.)
I) What a little she talked!
II) How little she talked!
III) How a little she talked!
IV) She talked how little!

Ans : II) How little she talked!

Activity Sheet Pattern Std 11 English

Q. 1 A Prose Section : Seen Extract 12 Marks
A1 Global Understanding 2
A2 Complex Factual 2
A3 Inference /Interpretation 2
A4 Personal Response 2
A5 Language Study(Grammar) 2
A6 Vocabulary 2
B: Non Textual Grammar 4 Marks
A1. Transformation (Rewrite as instructed)3
A2. Spot the error 1
Q 2 A Prose Section :Unseen Extract 12 Marks
A1 Global Understanding 2
A2 Complex Factual 2
A3 Inference /Interpretation2
A4 Personal Response 2
A5 Language Study(Grammar) 2
A6 Vocabulary 2

B : Summary of the above extract. 3 Marks
C : Note Making /Mind mapping based on a separate unseen extract 3 Marks
Q3 Poetry Section 10 Marks
A1 Global Understanding 2
A2 Inference /Interpretation /Analysis 2
A3 Personal Response 2
A4 Poetic Device 2
A5 Poetic Creativity 2
B: Appreciation 4 Marks
Q4 Writing Skill: Section Three 16 Marks
A. Letter 4
OR
email 4
B Expansion of Ideas / Film Review /Blog Writing (As option) 4
C Appeal /Leaflet /Report Writing /View Counter-view (As option) 4
D Interview /Speech /Compering /Dialogue Writing 4
Genre Drama Section Four (Memory based activities) 16 Marks
Q5 A. Activities on 4.1 History of English Drama 4
A1 MCQ type /Matching /order 2
A2 Fill in the blank /True/False/Elements of Drama 2
B. Activities on 4.2 The Rising of the Moon 4
(Activities should be based on : Plot /Structure /Theme /Setting /Language /Character)
A1
A2
C Activities on 4.3 (A) A Midsummer - Night's Dream 4
(Activities should be based on : Plot /Structure /Theme /Setting /Language /Character)
A1 2
A2 2
D Activities on 4. 3 (B) An Enemy of the People 4
(Activities should be based on : Plot /Structure /Theme /Setting /Language /Character)
A1 2
A2 2