Writing Task 1 (General): Formal र Informal Letter

सिक्ने लक्ष्य

• प्रश्न पढेर letter formal, semi-formal वा informal के हो भनेर छुट्याउन।
• सही opening (Dear…) र closing (Yours faithfully / sincerely / Best wishes) मिलाउन।
• प्रश्नका तीनवटै bullet point पूरा गर्ने paragraph योजना बनाउन।
• Tone अनुसार vocabulary र grammar छान्न।

मुख्य व्याख्या

Task को ढाँचा

General Training Writing Task 1 मा एउटा परिस्थिति दिइन्छ र तपाईंले कम्तीमा 150 words को letter लेख्नुपर्छ, करिब 20 मिनेट मा। प्रश्नमा प्रायः तीनवटा bullet point हुन्छन्, जस्तै “explain the problem”, “say what you want them to do”। तीनवटै पूरा नगरे Task Achievement घट्छ।

प्रश्नमा प्रायः “You do NOT need to write any addresses” र “Begin your letter as follows: Dear ……,” लेखिएको हुन्छ। त्यसैले address र date लेख्नु पर्दैन।

Tone कसरी चिन्ने?

प्रश्नमा तपाईंले कसलाई लेख्दै हुनुहुन्छ हेर्नुहोस्:

Paragraph योजना

1. Opening paragraph: letter किन लेख्दै हुनुहुन्छ, एक–दुई वाक्यमा।
2. Bullet 1: पहिलो bullet को उत्तर, detail सहित।
3. Bullet 2: दोस्रो bullet को उत्तर।
4. Bullet 3: तेस्रो bullet (प्रायः request वा suggestion)।
5. Closing line: “I look forward to hearing from you.” वा “Can’t wait to see you!”

प्रश्नमा नदिइएका detail (नाम, मिति, ठाउँ) तपाईंले आफैं बनाउन सक्नुहुन्छ। Specific detail ले letter लाई विश्वसनीय बनाउँछ।

Tone अनुसार भाषा

Formal letter मा contraction (I’m, don’t) र slang प्रयोग नगर्नुहोस्। Informal letter मा भने contraction र phrasal verb (catch up, make it) स्वाभाविक हुन्छन्। Informal letter पनि grammar गलत लेख्ने ठाउँ होइन।

महत्वपूर्ण परिभाषा

• Tone/Register: पाठकसँगको सम्बन्ध अनुसार भाषा कति औपचारिक छ भन्ने कुरा।
• Bullet points: प्रश्नमा दिइएका तीन काम; Task Achievement यिनैमा आधारित हुन्छ।
• Purpose statement: पहिलो paragraph को वाक्य जसले letter किन लेखिएको हो भन्छ।
• Contraction: I’m, can’t, won’t जस्ता छोटो रूप; informal मा मात्र।

उदाहरण

नमुना 1: Formal letter

You recently stayed at a hotel and left a personal item in your room. Write a letter to the hotel manager. In your letter: give details of your stay; describe the item and where you think you left it; say what you would like the manager to do.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing regarding a personal item that I believe I left in my room during a recent stay at your hotel.

I stayed in Room 312 from 4 to 7 March while attending a business conference, and I checked out early on the morning of the 7th. Because I was in a hurry to catch my flight, I did not check the room as carefully as I normally would.

The item is a small black leather wallet containing my national identity card, two bank cards and a family photograph. It has little monetary value, but the documents and the photograph are extremely important to me. I am fairly sure that I left it in the drawer of the bedside table.

I would be very grateful if you could ask your housekeeping staff to check whether the wallet has been found. If it has, I would like it to be sent to me by registered post, and I will of course cover the postage. Alternatively, a colleague of mine could collect it in person next week.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,
Sunita Karki

किन राम्रो छ?

• पहिलो वाक्यमै purpose स्पष्ट छ।
• तीन bullet = तीन body paragraph: stay को detail, item को description, request।
• “I would be very grateful if you could…” जस्तो विनम्र formal request; कुनै contraction छैन।
• Room number, मिति, ठाउँ (bedside table) जस्ता specific detail ले letter विश्वसनीय बनाएको छ।
• Dear Sir or Madam → Yours faithfully सही मेल।

नमुना 2: Informal letter

A friend has invited you to their wedding, but you cannot attend. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: thank them for the invitation; explain why you cannot attend; suggest another way to celebrate together.

Dear Maya,

Thank you so much for the invitation to your wedding! I was absolutely thrilled to hear that you and Rohan are finally tying the knot.

Unfortunately, I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it. My university exams start that same week, and the final paper is on the morning after your big day, so there’s no way I could travel to Pokhara and be back in time. I’m really disappointed, because I’ve been looking forward to celebrating with you for ages.

To make up for it, I’d love to take you both out for dinner once my exams finish at the end of the month. Let me know which evening suits you, and I’ll book that lovely rooftop restaurant we went to last year. I’ve also bought you both a little present, which I’ll post to you next week.

Wishing you a wonderful day, and please send me lots of photos!

Lots of love,
Anjali

यहाँ contraction (I’m, won’t, I’d), idiom (tying the knot) र भावनात्मक भाषा (thrilled, disappointed) ले साथीसँगको नजिकको tone देखाउँछ। तैपनि तीनवटै bullet स्पष्ट रूपमा पूरा भएका छन्।

शब्दभण्डार

सामान्य गल्ती

• Tone मिश्रण: “Dear Sir or Madam” लेखेर “Hey, what’s up?” जस्तो भाषा प्रयोग गर्नु।
• Opening–closing बेमेल: “Dear Sir or Madam” पछि “Yours sincerely” वा “Love”।
• एउटा bullet छुटाउनु: प्रायः तेस्रो bullet हतारमा छुट्छ। लेख्नुअघि तीनवटैमा टिक लगाउनुहोस्।
• Purpose ढिलो भन्नु: “How are you? I hope you are fine. I am fine too.” जस्ता लामो सुरुवात formal letter मा नलेख्नुहोस्।
• “Respected Sir” र “Kindly do the needful”: यी शैली British/international letter मा पुरानो र अस्वाभाविक लाग्छन्। “Dear Sir or Madam” र “I would be grateful if you could…” प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।

सारांश

• General Task 1 = कम्तीमा 150 words को letter, करिब 20 मिनेट।
• Formal: Dear Sir or Madam → Yours faithfully; Semi-formal: Dear Mr X → Yours sincerely; Informal: Dear Maya → Best wishes।
• Purpose पहिलो वाक्यमै भन्नुहोस्, त्यसपछि हरेक bullet लाई छुट्टै paragraph दिनुहोस्।
• Tone सुरुदेखि अन्त्यसम्म एउटै राख्नुहोस्।
• Specific detail आफैं बनाउनुहोस्; यसले letter लाई वास्तविक बनाउँछ।