Letters and Essays Topics

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE

LETTERS:

ATTEMPT ANY TWO OF EACH.

Informal Letter:

1.) Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her to celebrate a festival with you.

2.) Writing a letter to your younger brother/ sister advising him/her to work harder for exams.

3.) Apologizing to a friend

You borrowed an important textbook from a classmate last term. You now

realize your classmate had returned home overseas and you still have

the book. Write a letter to to him / her. In your letter:

apologize for the mistake

find out how important the book is to him / her

say what you will do

You should write at least 150 words

4.) Reminding a Friend

A year ago, you lent your favorite book to a friend who you thought

would enjoy it. Unfortunately, your friend has forgotten to return it.

The book has sentimental value to you as it had been presented by your

grandmother. Write a letter to your friend. In the letter:

ask how he or she is doing

remind him / her about the book

explain why you need it back

You should write at least 150 words.

Formal Letter:

1.) Write an application to the principal requesting him/her to let you appear for terminal exams which you had skipped.

2.) Write a letter to the bank manager for opening bank account.

3.) Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper, complaining about the

irregular water supply in your locality.

4.) Write a letter to the Editor of your local newspaper complaining

about the menace of stray dogs, thereby suggesting some remedies. These

notes may be helpful.

Menace

Barking at night

Dirtying the place

Bite can pass on rabies

Remedies

Shooting them

Catching and leaving them in far off places

Sterilizing and vaccinating them

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ESSAY WRITING:

ATTEMPT ANY 2.

1.) You are in a room with no distractions. The door is locked, the walls

are white. There is one chair on which you sit. On the table in front of

you is a piece of paper. You know on the reverse side of the paper is

written the date you will eventually die. You are in the room for one

hour only and can never return to it. Tell me if you would turn the

paper over and read it and why/why not?

2.) If you were sent back in time to 1858 and had to live there, what modern

skills and knowledge might you use to help you make enough money to

live on?

3.)You are a teenager, I am 44. I envy you because you have the time to be

anything you want to be. Am I right or wrong in thinking this way?

4.) Imagine you are watching the marathon on TV. A runner who looks like a

relative of yours who died last year stops in front of the camera. He

silently takes a sign out of his pocket. The camera picks out the words,

'help me' and your name. Describe, in the first person narrative, what

happens next.