Writing

a
Letter
Written By:
Chua Jin Hui, Amenda
Grizel Koo
Priscilla Tan Yan Ying
Toh Yun Xuan, Charmaine

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Writing
a
Letter
Written By:
Chua Jin Hui, Amenda
Grizel Koo
Priscilla Tan Yan Ying
Toh Yun Xuan, Charmaine

This edition 2015

2015

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may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,#
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or otherwise, without the prior written permission
of the copyright owner.

Editors: Chua, J. H. A., Koo, G., Tan, Y, Y. P. #

& Toh, Y. X. C.
Designer: Chua, J. H. A., Koo, G., Tan, Y, Y. P. #

& Toh, Y. X. C.
Photography: Chua, J. H. A., Koo, G., Tan, Y, Y. P. #

& Toh, Y. X. C.

Printed in Singapore

Content Page
What is a letter?

Why do we write letters?

What do we need to write a letter?
Writing a letter





Writing your address




Stamps







How do we mail a letter?



Who collects the mail and sends it out?
Activity:

5#
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8#
9#
11#
13#
16#

Making your own envelope!

Word-picture bank

Further information

Index

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27#
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What is a letter?
A letter is a type of
communication,
which is written or
typed and is often
sent in an envelope
by post or
messenger.

These messages
can be written on
a piece of paper,
postcards or
decorated cards.
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Why do we write letters?

People write
letters to
express
themselves to
another person.

It helps people to stay

connected even when
they are far away
from one another.

Writing letters help

build relationship
between friends,
relatives or even
different
professionals.

What do we need to write a

letter?
Papers or
cards.
Any sorts
of paper or
cards you
fancy.

Writing
materials,
such as
color
pencils,
markers,
crayons,
pens and
pencils.
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What do we need to write a

letter?
Stickers.
It is always
nice to add
some
decorations
for
informal
letters.

Envelope.
You will need
an envelope to
send out your
letter.

Writing a letter
There are some points you must think
before writing a letter.

1. Who do you like to address the

letter to?
Your mother, father,
grandparents or your friends?
2. Why are you writing this letter?
Are you sending your greetings?
Are you writing a thank you or
apology letter?

Writing the address

There are some things that should be

included in the address.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Block number
Apartment number
Street name
Street number
Postal code

Below are some examples of how

addresses are written based on the
types of houses you stay.

Blk 427 #09-100

Jurong West Street 41
Singapore (640427)

27 Namly Place
Singapore (267147)
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Writing the address

Lets practice writing on your
address, before we mail our
letter.

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Stamps
You will need stamps to mail a letter.
Stamps are used as a form of payment
for the service to deliver our mails.
There are a wide variety of stamps
designs you can choose for your letter.

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Stamps
There are also different value for
each stamps, which often ranges from
20 cents onwards. You need to choose
a stamp value according to the weight
and size of your letter.

You can get

your stamps
from local post
office or
convenience
stores that
carry them.

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How do we mail letters?

Mailing is easy as long you follow these
simple steps.
1. You will need to ensure that your
envelope is sealed.
Sealing the envelope prevents the
letter from falling out. If you are
writing on a postcard, you do not need
an envelope for that.

Secure
with glue,
tape or
stickers.

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How do we mail letters?

Mailing is easy as long you follow these
simple steps.
2. Head down to the nearest post box
and drop your letter.

Slot into this box

if you are sending
mail to someone
in Singapore.

Slot into this box

if you are sending
mail to someone
from another
country.

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How do we mail letters?

If you are in the post office, feel free
to ask the friendly assistants for help!
Some questions to ask yourself before
mailing the letter:

1. Have I attached a stamp on the

letter?
2. Have I written the correct
address?
3. Have I sealed my envelope?

Blk 427 #09-100

Jurong West Street
41
Singapore (640427)

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Who collects the mail and

sends it out?
The postman will collect the mail from the
post office and the letter will be delivered
to the recipient letterbox in a few days.

For mails that are delivered to overseas, it

may take longer because it is further. The
postman will put the letters in a bag
before putting it on the airplane for the
mail to be delivered to the other country.
The postmen in the other country will
deliver the letter to the recipient.

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Activity
Make your own
envelope
Things you will need
1. Paper (8.5 x 11 inches)
11 inches

8.5 inches

2. Glue

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Activity
Make your own
envelope
Steps to make your own envelope
1. Start with the paper of your choice
with the size of 8.5 x 11 inches.

2. Fold the paper in half lengthwise.

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Activity
Make your own
envelope
Steps to make your own envelope
3. Unfold the paper and you should see
a crease in the middle of the paper.

4. Hold the top right hand and pull it

towards the crease, which will form a
mini triangle. Fold it down when it
touches the crease.

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Activity
Make your own
envelope
Steps to make your own envelope
5. Hold the bottom right hand corner
and pull it towards the crease, which
will form a mini triangle. Fold it down
when it touches the crease.

6. Grab the top edge of the paper,

beneath the triangle, and fold the right
edge toward the center by 1 inch in
size.

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Activity
Make your own
envelope
Steps to make your own envelope
7. Do the same on the bottom edge of
the paper.

8. Fold the bottom of the paper up to

the corner where the triangle on top
meets the vertical edges..

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Activity
Make your own
envelope
Steps to make your own envelope
9. Open the fold and apply glue or
double side tape on the sides.

Apply glue
or double
side tape
here.

10. Fold the bottom of the paper up to

the corner where the triangle on top
meets the vertical edges.

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Activity
Make your own
envelope
Steps to make your own envelope
11. Place your letter into the envelope.

12. Fold the top triangle down to the

center of the rectangle. Place a sticker
or glue the envelope to secure your
letter.

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Picture-Word Bank
Address

Information
on where
someone
stays.

Envelope

A paper case
to store your
letter.

Deliver

Brining
something to
the recipient.

Blk 427 #09-100

Jurong West
Street 41
Singapore
(640427)

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Picture-Word Bank
Letter

Parcel

Post Office

A type of
communication
, which is
written or
typed and is
often sent in
an envelope by
post or
messenger.
An object or
many objects
often
wrapped in
paper or
sealed in a
cardboard
box that is
sent by post

A public
office which
handles all
the mails and
parcels.

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Picture Word Bank

Postman

Postcard

Someone who
deliver or
collect letters
and parcels.

A card for
sending a
message by
post without
an envelope
(sometimes
having
photograph or
other picture
on one side)

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Further Information
The Singapore
philatelic museum
The Singapore Philatelic Museum is a
place where you can find out more
about stamp heritage.
It is located at:
23-B Coleman Street
Singapore 179807
Contact Details: 6337 3888

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Further Information
Singapore Post
Centre
(Head quarters)
You can mail a letter or parcel,
purchase a stamp, observe how mails
are sorted out before the process of
mailing.
It is located at:
10 Eunos Road 8 West Entrance
Level 1 #02-02
Singapore Post Centre
Singapore 408600

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Index
Address

Envelope

4, 7, 13, 15, 17

Letter

4-12, 14-16

Messages

Overseas

16

Paper
Payment
Post-box

4, 6#
11#
14

Postcards
Postman

Post-Office

4, 13#
16#
16

Recipient
Sealed
Stamps

16#

13, 15#
11, 12, 15

8, 9, 10, 15

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About this book

This book will provide you
information on all you need to
know before mailing a letter to
someone. Find out about how you
can go about writing a letter to
someone whom you would like to
send a letter to!