E-MAIL
E-mail is one of the most widely used services on the Internet. It has replaced most conventional means of interpersonal and official communication. With the advent of the Internet, this kind of communication has grown by leaps and bounds and is most favoured by people of all age groups. Today it has replaced the telegram and the telex.
Advantages
• E-mail speeds up information; making it almost instantaneous.
• It is usually a free service.
• It is the easiest way to communicate with a large number of people or groups.
• E-mail is very easy to use.
• There are many sites where contacts can be made – allowing one to search by area, country or any part of the world.
• E-mail is an excellent means of developing collaborative learning or researching.
• E-mail is ideal for educational benefits and a great motivation for learning. It is most useful and convenient for Distance Education.
• It has reduced paper work to a great extent.
• Since less manpower is required, e-mail has become very economical over a period of time.
*Word limit 120 words
Format
Your friend Ivan in Moscow is coming to India for a student exchange programme. He has heard stories about Indian magicians and snake charmers. Write an email to him telling him how India has progressed and is now one of the advanced countries of the world. Write the email in about 120 words.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. You are Sohail/Mukta. During a visit to Mumbai you happened to visit the sets of a teievision reality show featuring children. The long shooting hours made you wonder whether the children were losing their precious childhood years, which should have been spent enjoying a carefree life in the lap of nature rather than satisfying the desires of overambitious parents and contributing to the family income. Write an email to the editor of a leading national daily expressing your concern in not more than 120 words.
2. You are Lee Pang of Darjeeling . During the Christmas holidays , you happen to visit several places in South India . You were very much impressed by their culture, traditions, manners, food clothing etc. You found that there is a lot of difference between the culture and traditions of South India and your traditions. This shows India is a land of ‘Unity in Diversity’. You decide to mail your pen friend Sam of London describing ‘Incredible India’. Write the e-mail in about 120 words using your own ideas and the ideas from your MCB unit ‘Travel and Tourism’
3. You got your right arm fractured while playing in the school during games period. Now it has been plastered for three weeks. Write an e-mail narrating the incident to your class teacher informing him/her that you will not be able to appear in the II Formative Assessment because of that. Also inform that you will submit your leave application along with your medical certificate in a week’s time.
Please click on below link to download CBSE Class 10 English E Mail Worksheet
