ADVANCE WRITING SKILLS 1. You are the General Manager of a leading industrial concern. You need a Chartered Accountant for your office. Draft an advertisement in not more than 50 words to be published in The Times of India, New Delhi, under the classified columns. Situation Vacant Required a Chartered Accountant for a leading concern Brakes and Brakes India Ltd.. An individual with CA degree, having two years experience of an MNC and not more than 35 years can apply to the General Manager with complete resume within seven days. Attractive salary and promising career. General Manager, Brakes and Brakes Pvt. Ltd., 116 Sect. 62, Noida, Ghaziabad. 2. You are the manager, Excel Pharma Ltd. Draft an advertisement for your company for the post of Sales Executive (two) mentioning all details as per your requirement. 3. Delhi Public School Rohtak, Haryana needs four post graduate teachers (2 English, 1 Physics, 1 Maths) for the school. As the chairman of the school draft a classified advertisement for a leading newspaper inviting applications from suitable candidates. Include details like essential qualification, experience, salary, working condition etc. the mailing address of the school is P.O. Box-516, Civil Lines, Rohtak, Haryana. 4. Vasant International school requires a receptionist. The administrative office drafts an advertisement for publication in the situation vacant column of a newspaper. Draft an advertisement inviting application for walk-in interview along with the testimonials. 5. Arun Gupta of M-3, Neel Kamal Appt. Shimla, has a very good knowledge of tourists places in Shimla. He wants to work as a Tourist Guide. Draft a suitable advertisement for publication in the Tours and Travels Section of a local newspapers in about 50 words. 6. You are Karan Kumar/Karuna Bajaj, a leading lawyer practising in Surat. You want to buy an independent house at City Light Road to be used as office-cum- residence. Draft an advertisement in about 50 words for the classified columns of a local newspaper. You can be contacted at 45645678 7. You have cleared your IIT Entrance Exam and so want to sell off the reading material you have with you. Write an advertisement to be placed in the For Sale columns of a local daily giving all details of the material you have with you in not more than 50 words. You are Mohan/Mohini. Contact No. 9811111111. 8. You are Suman /Suma of 33/244,M.M.road,Mysore. You want to sell off your old desk top computer as you have purchased a new one. Draft an advertisement to be published in the Times of India under classified columns giving its details & the expected price. ( 50 words) 9. You are Mamta/Mohan. You find corruption as the biggest impediment in the development of a
nation. You strongly believe that youth can play a very important role in fighting the menace of corruption. Write an article on the Role of Youth in Fighting Corruption. (150 200 words). 10. You are Jeetender/Jeetu. You have been working on a project related to effect of modern life on youth. You interviewed school and college students for the project. Write an article on the subject in about 150 200 words. 11. Write an article in 150 to 200 words on vocational training as part of the school curriculum expressing your views on its need in the present scenario and suggesting steps to make it successful. 12. You are Vidya/Vijay, a student of Class XII of Sarvodaya School Dilshad Colony. You feel disturbed to read news about increasing cases of honour killing in northern India. You feel that such attitude of some elders in the society deprives children of their free will and pose hindrance in choosing life partner and career of their choice. Write an article in about 150 200 words on the topic, Honour Killing a Stigma on Modern Society. 13. Education has always been a noble profession. Our ancestors received their a. learning at gurukuls and ashrams. Even in the near past pathshalas (schools) b. were associated with places of worship. Today, education is fast becoming c. commercialised. Parents have to shell out a lot of money on coaching classes, d. tuition fees etc. Write an article in 150-200 words on The State of Education,Today. You are e. Karan/Karun 14. India is a country with diverse cultures, traditions, religious and political beliefs. To keep such a country together, to bind the people and take the nation ahead on the path of progress, democracy is the most suitable form of government. Write an article in about 150-200 words. You are Akshay/Asha a class XII student at Rosary Senior Secondary School Lucknow. 15. 6. An inter class drama competition is to be held in St. Stephens School, Visakapatanam. As Akash, Head Boy of the school draft a notice to be put up on the notice board inviting entries. Provide all necessary information in about 50 words. 16. The students council of your school has organized an excursion to Goa for students of class XII during the Autumn Break. As President of the council, write a notice in not more than fifty words informing the students about this excursion. Sign yourself as Ravi / Raveena. 17. On 30 th November your school is going to hold its annual sports day. You want Mr. Hemraj Pillai, a noted hockey player to give away the prizes to the budding sportspersons of the school. Draft an invitation in about 50 words requesting him to grace the occasion. You are Karuna/Karan, Sports Secretary,Sunrise Global School, Agra. 18. You have received an invitation to be the judge for a literary competition in St. Ann s School. Send a reply in not more than 50 words, confirming your acceptance. You are Mohan/ Mohini.
19. You are Salma studying at 25, gulmarg bagh, sri nagar. Your friend Farida has invited you for New Year celebrations at her residence. Your parents are not in favour of your staying away late night. Write a refusal to the above invitation in about 50 words. 20. Mr. Aseem mathur wishes to invite his friend Mr. Vikas Sachdeva for his brother s engagement party. Draft an invitation. 21. Along with air and water pollution, our cities are also under an attack of noise Marriage processions, DJs during wedding receptions, loud music from neighbourhood flats etc. are all sources of noise which is not good for the old, the ailing and students. Write a letter in 120-150 words to the editor of a local newspaper describing the problem and making a request to the concerned authorities to solve it. You are Karan/Karuna, M 114, Mall Road, Delhi. 22.You are Naresh/Neetu. Recently, you came across a newspaper report on theburning of a young woman as her parents could not meet the dowry demands. Youfeel that even after 60 years of independence we have not really progressed as anation. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper expressing your views and also giving suggestions to improve the status of women in Indian Society. 23. In all big cities road rage has become a serious problem. A minor scratch, little push, or a small brushing past can lead to a scuffle sometimes resulting even in murder. Write a letter in 120-150 words to the Police Commissioner giving your views on the problem and its solutions. You are Karuna/Karan, M 114, Mall Road, Delhi. 24. You are Rajesh/Rupa, Secretary of Eco Club of Santa Maria Public School,Trivandrum. As a team leader of the Eco Club, you have come to know that Trivandrum is becoming the top garbage producer of the State and it is facing a tough task of disposing it off. Write a letter to the Minister of Health, Government of Kerala on this problem suggesting ways to tackle it. 25. You are Dikshit, a sportsman, You are worried about the decreasing interest of students in sports and games. Write an article in 150-200 words to be published in a magazine on the need for sports and games. You are Amit/Anita. Use the hints given below. sitting most of the time excessive use of internet most don t walk to the school more importance to examination results 26. The rising prices of essential commodities make life difficult for the common man. As a
concerned citizen write an article in 150-200 words on Rising Prices. Suggest solutions to solve this problem. You are Amit/Anita. 27. You are Ketan Panday of 63, Civil Lines, Delhi. You saw an advertisement in The Hindu for the post of accountant in a reputed firm. Write an application in 120-150 words to the area manager of Gayatri Consultants, 2, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi, giving your detailed biodata. 28. You are Ravikant, sports teacher of Sunshine Public School, Karol Bagh, Delhi. A month ago you placed an order for the supply of a few sports goods. So far you have not received the goods. Write a letter in 120-150 words to the Sales Manager, Olympic Sports F-12 Darya Ganj, Delhi requesting a speedy delivery of the goods. 29. You are Rashi / Rashid of A 25/ B12, Bank Road, Chennai. Last Month, you bought a Sony Bravo LCD T.V. from Devi Electronics, Tambaram. Now the T.V. is not working properly. Write a letter to the dealer asking him to replace it immediately. 30. You are Satish/Sonali, the student prefect incharge of the school library. You have been asked to place an order for children s story books (Ages 10-13 yrs). Write a letter to M.S. Book Depot Ramnagar, Bikaner placing an order for the books. Invent the necessary details. 31. Brain drain is not a bane for a developing country like India. Write a debate in 150-200 words either for or against the motion. 32.Write a speech in 150-200 words on the topic, Discipline shapes the future of a student. It is to be delivered in the morning assembly. You are Karuna/Karan. 33. Outside the gate of your school there are a few food carts. They don t observe strict hygienic standards. You have observed that so many of your students go to them immediately after the school is over. This can create health problems. As Principal write a speech in 150-200 words on Healthy Food to be delivered in the morning assembly. 34. Today s children are not yet aware of many opportunities awaiting them after they complete their school education. As an academic counsellor give a talk to the students of St Antony s School on the need for career guidance and how knowledge of the available careers can benefit the youth. Write the speech in 150-200 words. 35. You are Abhishek/Arya. You were a member of your School Quiz Team which won the Heritage Quiz Contest at the National level. The Heritage Centre organized a national level inter school Quiz Contest at Jaipur. Draft a report on the event in about 100-125 words to be published in school magazine.
36. You are Saran/Saranya, a Senior Consultant (Child Education) in Jaideep School Management and Trust. You organised a seminar on Right toeducation Act for teachers and students. You invited eminent educationists and sociologists to talk on the topic of right to free and compulsory education to children in the age range of 6-14 years, problems and implications. Write a report in about 125 words on it for Trust s Magazine. 37. You are Rahul, the Headboy of Creative Public School, Delhi. Recently your school hosted the Regional Level CBSE Science Exibition. Write a report of this event for your school newsletter in about 125 words. 38. You are the President of your school theatre club. Your club is organizing a play The Miser to help the victims of earthquake. Design a poster informing the students about this play. Invent necessary details. 39. Design a poster on the topic SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 40. Design a poster on the topic PULSE POLIO 41. World T.V. & Jagaur have together taken the initiative to organise a GREENATHON to raise funds for taking solar power to villages.design a poster to announce the event.