You recently read an article in a newspaper about your childhood friend with whom you have lost contact for a long time. Write a letter to the editor. In your letter: Say which edition and when did the article appear Explain why you lost contact with your friend Say how you want them to help you to get back in touch

Dear Sir or Madam, I am an avid reader of your newspaper.
Last
weekend, I came across a write-up and would like to seek some information about an individual who was flashed in the paper. I have been regularly following the sports section, and on 11th June, there was a piece of news covering
state-level
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a state-level
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tennis tournament, which was on the
right hand
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right-hand
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corner of the newspaper
copie
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copies
.
This
match was played between the sportsmen from Chennai and Delhi. The winner of
this
nail-bitting
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nail-biting
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competition was Rahul Singh,
who
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whom
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I realised was my schoolmate. We grew up together,
however
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later his father got
transfered
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transferred
to Delhi and we lost contact with each other due to the hectic college years. I was delighted to see his achievement and would like to congratulate him.
This
time I want to build and maintain
the
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relationship with him. Could you kindly help me with his mobile contact or email id
.
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?
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This
will
definetely
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definitely
help to start a conversation with him. Looking forward to your positive
reponse
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response
.
Regrads
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Regards
, Devika
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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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