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SPM PAPER 1 DIRECTED WRITING: FORMAL LETTER

Exercise A – Vocabulary First! Refer to a dictionary to find the meanings of the underlined words.

PRACTICE 1 There has been an increase in the crime rate in your housing estate. As a concern resident, you decide to write a formal letter to the Head of Municipal Council in your town to complain about the situation. Use the following notes to write your formal letter.

There has been an increase in the crime rate in your housing estate. As a concern resident, you decide to write a formal letter to the Head of Municipal

Complaints:  Snatch thieves attack pedestrians  Break-ins at night  Dim streetlights – dangerous  Lack of police patrols

Council in your town to complain about the situation.

Suggestions to reduce crime rate:  Increase number of police patrols  Install better lighting  Set up a neighbourhood watch (Rukun Tetangga)  Residents take turns to patrol  Housing estate committee – employ security guard  Safety campaign – create awareness on personal safety

Complaints:

When writing the formal letter, you should to: - Set out the letter correctly; addresses, salutation, closure - Use all the notes given - Give two other complaints of your own.

Exercise B Refer to a dictionary to find the meanings of the underlined words.

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1. Snatch thieves attack pedestrian 2. Break-ins at night 3. Streetlights – dim – dangerous 4. Lack of police patrols

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2. Snatch thieves ^ attack pedestrians ^ [will sometimes/walking on the road] _________________________________________________________

Suggestions to reduce the crime rate:

3. ^ breaks-ins at night [There are also] Increase number Penduduk bergilir untuk merondaof patrols

police _________________________________________________________

Kempen keselamatan – memberi kesedaran tentang keselamatan diri

4. ^ streetlights ^ ^ dim ^ dangerous ^ [The/are/too/so/this is very/to the residents] _________________________________________________________

Install better lighting Set up the neighbourhood watch (Rukun Tetangga)

Meningkatkan polis

bilangan

rondaan

of police Memasang Increase lampu yangnumber lebih terang patrols Housing estate committee – Menubuhkan Rukun Tetangga employ security guard Safety kawasan campaign – create Ahli jawantakuasa perumahan – mengupah pengawal keselamatan awareness on personal safety

Exercise D Write correct sentences. Use the words or phrase in the brackets to help you. The first has been done for you. 1. ^ complaints. [There are a few] There are a few complaints.

5. ^^lack of police patrols ^ [There is/a/especially at night] _________________________________________________________

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Exercise C Match the points given with their meanings in the box.

6. ^ suggestions to reduce the crime rate [I would like to give a few] _________________________________________________________ 7. ^^ increase ^ number of police patrols ^ [The authorities/should/the/ especially at night] _________________________________________________________ 8. ^^install better lighting ^ [The authorities/must also/to brighten up the area] _________________________________________________________

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As a resident of Taman Industri Sri Sulong, I would like to make a complaint about the increase in ___________ ___________ in my area.

10. ^ residents ^ take turns to patrol ^^ [The/should/the surrounding area/to ensure everyone’s safety] _________________________________________________________ 11. ^ housing estate committee ^^ employ ^ security guard ^^^^ [The/ should/ also/a/to keep an eye/on strangers/and/potential criminals] _________________________________________________________ 12. ^ safety campaign ^^ create awareness on personal safety ^ [A/ should be organised/to/among the residents] _________________________________________________________ Exercise E Fill in the blanks correctly using the notes given to write a formal letter to the Head of Municipal Council. ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________

To: The_____________________ ________________________ Batu Pahat, Johor.

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There are a few ___________. The first complaint is the problem of

___________. We do not feel safe when walking along the road because the Clue: take

thieves will ___________ our bags from behind. The next complaint is

Clue: stealing

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9. ^^^^ set up a neighbourhood watch like ‘Rukun Tetangga’ ^ [It/is/ good/to/in the area] _________________________________________________________

Your name and home address

Head of Municipal Council and his address

Date

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Dear Sir, Complaint About _________________________________________________

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Clue: pay somebody

Clue: lamp

Another problem is the ___________ ___________. Because of the dim lights,

areas at night. The housing estate committee should ___________ so that the

the area around our houses is always dark. This is dangerous especially for the

guards can patrol the area too. A ___________ should be organised to create

women and children. There is also a lack ___________ ___________

___________.

Clue: last point from Exercise D

Clue: car

___________ to ensure our safety. ___________ and ___________ are also Clue: Choose two problems from Exercise D

huge problems to us.

3.

I would like to offer a few suggestions to reduce the crime rate. Firstly,

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___________. Many times, burglars break into our houses to steal our things.

I hope our problems will be solved as soon as possible.

Clue: car

I suggest the police ___________ to monitor Taman Industri Sri Sulong.

Thank you.

Clue: lamp

Secondly, please install ___________ so that our area is always bright at night. Yours sincerely,

Clue: group

Next, set up a ___________ or ‘Rukun Tetangga’ so that everyone can coClue: do work

operate to help keep the place safe. I suggest the residents ___________ the

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Your name

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