Formats for O’level English Directed Writing Tasks

The formats for O’level English Directed Writing tasks are given below.

FIRST & FOREMOST: Always remember to follow the instructions given in the question about the format, & ignore everything else that anyone has told you about the formats.

Formal Letter

If the question includes the instruction “Start your letter ‘Dear Sir'”, you don’t need to write the addresses or date in the format. You may include the addressed and date, if no such instruction is given in the question.

Dear Sir,

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Yours sincerely, / Yours faithfully, / Yours truly,

(Put your signature here.)

(Write your full name here.)

(Write your post here, if you are writing the letter in an official position, e.g.
The Secretary,
Drama Club
ABC School )

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Informal Letter

Dear Uncle, / Ali,      

(Write the relationship if the recipient is a family member, and the name in case of a friend.)

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Body of the Letter ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Love, / Best regards, / Best wishes,

(Write your first name here.)

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Report

1. In the recent years the following format has been given in the exam question, and you must follow this one, if it is given in the question paper:To the Principal,
   
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   (Put your signature here.)
   (Write your full name here.)
   (Write the date here in proper format, i.e. 3rd May, 2016)
   If no instructions about the format are given in the question, then: Body of the Report  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Your can either use the format of the formal letter,
   OR  the following one:
3. To: The Principal (The Recipient)
   From: (Your full name)
   Subject: Report on the accident at Hassan Square (Write the heading for your report.)
   Date: 3rd June, 2016 / June 3, 2016 (Follow the proper format for writing the date.)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Body of the Report  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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Account

1. In the recent years the following format has been given in the exam question for the Account Writing Question (June 2007 session), and you must follow this one, if it given in the question paper:To the Police,
   
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   (Put your signature here.)
   (Write your full name here.)
   (Write the date here in proper format, i.e. 3rd May, 2016)
2. If no instructions about the format are given in the question, then according to my limited understanding, you can use the format of the formal letter.

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Newspaper Report / Magazine Article

A Headline: (Horrific accident claims  five lives on Korangi Road)
Reported by: (Your full name.)

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Speech 

Ladies & gentlemen,   (for general audience) /

Honourable principal, respected teachers & dear fellow students,    (for school audience)

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Speech  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Thank you. (Optional)