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Your younger sister, who is studying in a boarding school, has written

to complain that she finds the compulsory co-curricular activities very


tiring. Write a letter to her to explain the benefits of co-curricular
activities.
Use the notes given below to write your letter.
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help you become a better person

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instill discipline

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learn good values - cooperation

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respect for others

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develop leadership skills

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learn to organize activities

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provide opportunities - to develop social skills

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to take part in competitions

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keep you healthy

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get a good testimonial

When writing your letter, remember to include the following:


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your address

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a proper salutation/greeting

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a complimentary close

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all the notes given above

Sample answer 1

10, Jalan Mega Minang, Taman Minang Sari,


68000 Ampang, Selangor.
7th September 2009
Dear Lina,
It was lovely to hear from you. All of us miss you very much. Mum
and Dad are glad that you are slowly adjusting to life in a boarding
school.
In your letter you complained about the compulsory co-curricular
activities. Well, let me tell you that you can reap many benefits
through active participation in these activities. Firstly, the various cocurricular activities help you become a better person (point 1).
Participation in uniformed units, clubs and societies, sports and
games will help you discover your talents and develop your character.
You will become a more confident and well-rounded person. The strict
rules and good behaviour expected of you as a member of a
uniformed unit will instil discipline (point 2) in you. This is important if
you are to become a law-abiding citizen.
Besides, you will learn good values (point 3) through the various
co-curricular activities. You will learn about the importance
ofcooperation (point 4) and respect for others (point 5). These values
are very important in a multi-racial society like ours.
You have always said that you admire great leaders like Nelson
Mandela and Abraham Lincoln. Well, co-curricular activities will
certainly help you to develop leadership skills (point 6). There will be
ample opportunities to enable you to become a good leader. Besides
learning how to plan events, you will learn to organise activities (point
7).Sometimes, you might even have to handle a challenging situation
and this will teach you how to make on-the-spot decisions.
More importantly, co-curricular activities provide you with many
opportunities (point 8) to help you develop social skills (point 9). As
you know, a person with good social skills has an edge these days.
Extra-curricular activities will also provide you with opportunities to

take part in competitions (point 10) at various levels. Schools usually


select their representatives for competitions at zone, state or national
level by looking at their students performance in school-level
competitions.
These activities also keep you healthy (point 11). Who knows, you
might finally shed your baby fat! Most importantly, you will get a good
testimonial (point 12) if you are active in co-curricular activities. This
will definitely boost your chances when applying for a scholarship or
a job.
There is no need for you to worry that participation in these activities
will affect your grades. On the contrary, it has been proven that
students who are actively involved usually do well academically.
I hope you will take the opportunities co-curricular activities provide
to experience new things and discover your strengths.
I have to stop here. I have to study for my trial examination, which is
in two weeks time. Till I hear from you, take care.
Your loving sister,
Shuhada

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