Question

Imagine you are Subhash living in Mumbai. Prepare a letter to your friend Alok/Asha telling him/her how you celebrated your birthday last week. You may touch upon the following points:
(I) Date and time
(II) Preparations you made
(III) Relatives and friends
(IV) How you celebrated

Answer 1

Hint: Letter is basically a written message conveyed from one person to another person. There are different types of letters such as formal letters, informal letters, business letters, offer letters, agreement letters etc.

Informal letter: Informal letter is a type of letter written for friends, relatives or an acquaintance.
Format of informal letter:
1: Sender’s address
2: Date
3: Receiver’s address
4: Salutation
5: Body of the letter and conclusion

Complete answer:
House number – 24
New Delhi
31st March 2021

House number 821
Gurugram, Haryana
Dear Asha,

Hi, how are you? I hope everything is good and this letter finds you in good health. I received your letter yesterday explaining why you couldn’t make it my birthday party on 26th February 2021. I can understand that you have your exams and due to which you are not able to make it.

I have to say that you did miss out on an amazing day last week! Our plan was to start my birthday celebrations by 6 pm in the evening so that everyone could make it on time. My parents really wanted to celebrate my 15th birthday and they were more excited than me. They had decorated our complete house, there were games, food, drinks; it was all very wonderful.

We had invited all our relatives and friends. I was showered with gifts and wishes and blessings. One of my gifts is an entire collection of video games and I love it the most. This time we did a little different thing, we took the cake, food, and returned gifts for the children living in the orphanage. The orphanage helped us a lot. They gave us one room to celebrate my birthday with the children there. I cut the cake there and they all sang and clapped. It was a wonderful experience and I have decided to always celebrate my birthday with these children.

I would like you to come to our home. Convey my regards to your parents and take care of their health.

Lots of love
Subhash


Note: The main difference between formal and informal letter is: Formal letter is a type of letter which is written in a very formal and ceremonious language. Such letters include: letter to the authorities, dignitaries, seniors and etc. Whereas, formal language is written to the relatives and friends. Here, Subhash is writing a letter to his friend Asha to the type of letter he will be writing is informal letter.