FORMAL LETTERS

FORMAL LETTERS ,FOR PRACTICE

1). Road rage is criminally violent behaviour which causes accidents

or incidents on the road. Road rage takes on forms like speeding,

switching lanes, honking to terrorize other drivers or pedestrians on

the street. The reasons could be drugs, alcohol, and affluent

background. Read the information given above and write a letter

to the editor of a newspaper on the topic: Road rage – an urban

monster ’ Contents

Reasons leading to road rage:

1. driving at a slow speed of 20 km/hr in the overtaking lane

2. overtaking from the wrong side

3. honking to push someone else to go faster

4. cutting across from the extreme left to take a right turn

5. using obscene gestures while driving

How one can avoid becoming a victim

1. Stay in the car

2. Avoid making eye contact

3. Never respond to an obscene gesture in a negative manner

4. Keep a sorry sign in the car and don’t hesitate to hold it up when there is a need

5. Follow traffic rules

6. If you are being harassed, approach a traffic policeman

2.)The world we live in today is weighed down by the evils of violence

and crime. Psychopaths often target innocent young children and

cause irreparable harm to their minds and bodies. You feel that

introducing martial training in schools could be one solution to this

problem. Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper on the topic- ‘Need for compulsory martial art training in schools’ in 150 words.