Write a letter to your cousin, describing how you spent the summer vacation. Kailas Dada Vaidya Road, Panaji, Goa. 25th May 2003. My dear Lata, It was a pleasure to read your long account of how you spent the summer vacation. You attended classes galore and learnt knitting, embroidery, typing and shorthand. So you’re on the way to becoming a housewife who, at a pinch, could add to the family income...

Write a letter of advice to a friend who complains that he is bored during the vacation. 15, Marine Lines, Mumbai. 8th May, 2003. My dear Anand, In a long plaintive letter, you have complained that you feel terribly bored in your village. Naturally, you miss the attractions of the city—the air-conditioned theaters, the posh restaurants and so on—and the company of your peers. I would like you to remember that...

Write a letter to a friend, congratulating him on his recovery from a long illness. 5/24, Azad Nagar, Jayaprakash Road, Andheri, Mumbai— 58. 7TH November, 2002 My dear Vivek,  I was very happy to learn that you have recovered from typhoid which had confined you to bed for some weeks. I congratulate you on your return to health, in spite of the fact that you have lost the prerogatives of a...

Write a letter to your mother, explaining your poor performance in the terminal examination. Room No. 10, Kirti Hostel, Model School, Pune- 5. 25th December. 2003. My dear Mother, I’m sorry to inform you that I have fared badly in the terminal examination. In fact, I am afraid, I will fail this time. I owe you an explanation of my poor performance which father will be informed of in due course....

Write a letter to your cousin who is a book-worm. Meghadoot, Central Avenue, Santacruz, Mumbai- 54. 3rd November, 2002. My Dear David, I’m afraid that, when this letter reaches you, you’ll be absorbed in reading and regard it as a nuisance. It not only interrupts your study but imposes upon you the time-consuming obligation of replying to it. All the same, please read it and think over its contents, and I...

Write a letter to your sister, congratulating her on her having won a prize at an elocution competition. Students Hostel, 15, Jayaprakash Road,  Andheri, Mumbai- 58. 6th August, 2003. My dear Uma, I was happy to learn that you have bagged the first prize in the Tilak Memorial Elocution Competition. However, I was not surprised at the news. Today women are distinguishing themselves in every field of life. Was not India...

Write a letter to your father, seeking his permission to join the National Defence Academy, Khadakavasla. Room No 10, Vivekananda School Hostel, Vivekananda School, Pune-2.  24th March, 2002. My dear Father, I am glad to inform you that I have done quite well at the S.S.C. Examination which is just over. However, I intend to stay on here for two more weeks and sit for the competitive examination held by the...

Write a letter to a Pen-friend who lives in England, enquiring about opportunities for higher education in U. K.   15, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai-1. 20th May, 2003.   My dear Arthur, I thank you very much for your letter in which you have described the system of education in British universities. It has kindled in me a desire to. join a British University for my higher studies. There are, of...