Drilling on Writing - Informal Letter

(Exercise 1 - To Invite)
You and your family are planning to go camping for the coming school holidays. You have found a suitable campsite. Write a letter to your uncle and invite him and his family to join you. When writing your letter, you should: use all the notes given to persuade your uncle elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not less than 120 words

Use the notes below to write the letter. 1. campsite clean shady peaceful safe 3. facilities 2. location 4. activities near a town 20-minute bus-ride mini market barbecue games swimming trekking tent for rent childrens playground toilets shower rooms

Use the idioms below to make your letter more interesting: to their hearts content (Meaning: to their full satisfaction, without limitation) in stitches (Meaning: laughing uncontrollably) in the pink (Meaning: in very good health) a stones throw away (Meaning: very close)

Fill in the blanks with the above notes and idioms in the correct sentence. Then, REWRITE the letter.

5, Jalan Parameswara, 77000 Jasin, Melaka. 16 January 2014 Dear Uncle David, How are you? I hope you and your family are (1)

______________________________. Everyone here is as fit as a fiddle. My final year exam ended yesterday. What a relief! Math and science papers were quite tough. Please pray that Ill pass all subjects with flying colours. Im writing this letter mainly to invite you, Aunt Lucy and your sons, Beckham and Ryan, on a camping trip for the coming holidays.

Father has found the perfect (2) ______________________________. It is in Taman Lipur Tasik Putih. The campsite is located just (3)

__________________________________ from your house. Although the Campsite seems secluded, it is located (4) ______________________________, so we can easily go there if we need in supplies. the town. There It is is only a a (5) (6)

______________________________

_____________________________________.

A friend of father has camped there with his family. He said the place is serene, (7)______________________________ and (8)

______________________________. The place is planted with many trees. Apart from making the place (9) ______________________________, the greenery makes the atmosphere so cool and refreshing. Moreover, theres an unpol luted, crystal clear waterfall waiting to tempt us. Fathers friend also said that the place is quite (10) ______________________________. The boundary is Clearly marked, so you and Aunt Lucy need not worry about the boys wandering off. Park rangers are also on duty to help us if we have any problems.

The campsite boasts of excellent (11) ______________________________ too. There are (12) ______________________________ so you dont have to bring your own. The rental is not very expensive. There is a (13) ______________________________. Im sure the boys would love that. They can play (14) ______________________________. There are also (15)

______________________________ and (16) _____________________________ at the campsite.

Do

say

you

will

come,

Uncle

David.

We

can

go

(17)

______________________________ and (18) ____________________________ during the day. At night, we can have (19) ______________________________. Father has a new recipe for barbecued lamb. Trust me. Its going to be so tantalizing and delicious. We can also have marshmallows for dessert. I can bring along my new board game which is extremely fun and hilarious. My brothers and I always end up (20) ______________________________ every time we play.

Well, I hope you will have good news for us. Do give my warm regards to Aunt Lucy, Beckham and Ryan. Bye!
Your nephew, Simon