Continuous Writing: Letter Writing – Informal Letters II

We have considered the nature of the informal letter and the various parts, namely:

i.      The Heading
ii.     The Salutation
iii.    The Body
iv.    The Complimentary Close
v.     Ending

       We will now consider an informal letter question and the model answers to the question.

Question: You have received information that your younger brother who is schooling in another part of the country, is playing truant and keeping bad company. Write a letter warning him of the consequences of such behaviour and urging him to turn over a new leaf. (WAEC, June, 1997)

                                                                             Federal Government College,

                                                                             P.M.B. 1050,

                                                                             Minna,

                                                                             Niger State.

                                                                             30^th June, 1997.

Dear Ade,

       I was in the village last week to spend the mid-term break. Dad showed me a letter written by Mr. Abimbola, your form teacher. I was shocked by the content of the letter.

       According to Mr. Abimbola, you no longer attend classes; the last term you missed all continuous assessment tests. That explains why your result was very poor. You have joined a group of bad boys known as Red Devils. You people smoke