63 2nd Avenue Melville Johannesburg 2092 Leave a line open September Leave a line open Dear Susan Leave a line open It was wonderful hearing from you I’m glad that you are well and that you are enjoying life in your new house Leave a line open Spring is here and I am so looking forward to seeing all the bright colours of the flowers I planted in my garden I put the rose you gave me in the front garden This way everybody will see it when they come to visit me Leave a line open What you like about your new house? You must send some pictures so that I can see where you live now How is your cat coping with the move? My aunt mentioned that some cats run away to their previous house when their owners move to a new house She also said something about putting butter on their paws to make them stay at their new house Leave a line open Well hope to hear from you soon Leave a line open Love Leave a line open Jane The address should be written as: Number, Street name Suburb City Postal Code This will be Jane’s address as she is the one writing the letter Melville Johannesburg Sometime different countries have different ways of writing the address 2092 This is a general greeting – you may write more informally the better you know the person you are writing to Informalities and gives the reason for writing the letter 63 2nd Avenue September Dear Susan Susan’s address will be on the envelope as she is the one receiving the letter It was wonderful hearing from you I’m glad that you are well and that you are enjoying life in your new house Spring is here and I am so looking forward to seeing all Depends on the reason for writing the letter – give more information about reason eg if reason was to tell someone about the holiday you would write that information here the bright colours of the flowers I planted in my garden I put the rose you gave me in the front garden This way everybody will see it when they come to visit me What you like about your new house? You must send some pictures so that I can see where you live now How is your cat coping with the move? My aunt mentioned that some cats run away to their previous house when This paragraph may include information about why you have stopped writing It is the ending of the letter Since this is an informal letter and Jane knows Susan the ending of ‘love’ is appropriate but you can also use ‘from’ their owners move to a new house She also said something about putting butter on their paws to make them stay at their new house Well hope to hear from you soon Love Jane 63 2nd Avenue Melville Johannesburg 2092 September Dear Susan It was wonderful hearing from you I’m glad that you are well and that you are enjoying life in your new house Spring is here and I am so looking forward to seeing all the bright colours of the flowers I planted in my garden I put the rose you gave me in the front garden This way everybody will see it when they come to visit me What you like about your new house? You must send some pictures so that I can see where you live now How is your cat coping with the move? My aunt mentioned that some cats run away to their previous house when their owners move to a new house She also said something about putting butter on their paws to make them stay at their new house Well hope to hear from you soon Love Jane Read the letter and answer the following questions: Jane is writing to: a complain about bad service b to decline an invitation c to thank Susan for a gift d to reply to Susan’s letter Which city does Jane live in? Is the following statement true or false give a reason for your answer Susan has recently moved to a new house and possibly a new city Does Jane like spring? Motivate your answer What gift did Susan give Jane? Susan may be having a problem with her cat what is it? Do you think that moving is a stressful experience? Explain your answer How you know that Jane and Susan know each other? Provide support for your answer from the letter Pretend that you are Susan and write a reply to Jane a Remember to formulate the address properly b Check your spelling c Make sure you write in full sentences Key d Johannesburg True – Jane asks if she is enjoying her new house Possibly New City – Jane has to write to her if they lived in the same city she could see her Yes – she says she is looking forward to seeing the flowers in her garden Susan gave Jane a rose bush to plant in her garden Her cat may be running away from home Own answer Jane ends the letter with ‘love’ which you would not if you did not know someone Susan gave Jane a gift