Formal Letter Writing
Write a letter to the Editor, The City Times, complaining about the frequent failure of electricity in your city. Suggest measures for improvement.
7G, Rainbow Colony,
M.G. Road,
Miraj-416410.
25th May 2014
To
The Editor,
The City Times,
Miraj Station Road,
Miraj-416410.
Subject: Complaint about frequent power failure
Sir,
Miraj is fast turning into a village. Failure of electricity is the rule rather than the exception in this city. There is no fixed time, nor day, for power outage. How much more can we bear in the name of ‘load shedding’?
The State Electricity Board should be up with other power plants to provide regular electric supply to this and other towns. More importantly, those who are ‘robbing’ electricity should be identified and strict action should be taken against them.
Apart from the inconvenience, power cuts also result in great economic loss to the city. Hope the authorities concerned will open their eyes to the reality and act sooner than later.
Yours truly,
XYZ
Difficult Words from the Letter
- Frequent: Happening often.
- Failure: A lack of success in doing something; a situation where something stops working.
- Complaining: Expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
- Measures: Actions taken to achieve a particular purpose.
- Improvement: The act of making something better.
- Exception: Something that does not follow a general rule or pattern.
- Outage (Power Outage): A period when the supply of electricity is not available.
- Load Shedding: The deliberate shutting down of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- Board (State Electricity Board): An official group of people who manage or control a company or organization.
- Provide: To make available for use; supply.
- Regular: Happening or done frequently and at a steady rate.
- Importantly: In a way that has a significant effect or is of great value.
- Identified: Recognized or found out who or what someone/something is.
- Strict: Demanding that rules concerning behavior are obeyed and observed.
- Inconvenience: Trouble or difficulty caused to one's personal requirements or comfort.
- Economic Loss: A decrease in financial resources or value.
- Authorities: People or organizations having power or control in a particular, typically political or administrative, sphere.
- Concerned: Involved in something or affected by it; also, worried or anxious.
- Reality: The state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or imaginary view of them.
- Sooner than later: Quite soon; without much delay.