FORMAL LETTER

Ezni Zuliana,
The Netball Club,
Sekolah Menengah Taman Indi,
86800 Mersing,
Johor.
The President,
The Municipal Council
86800 Mersing,
Johor.

23 January 2015

Dear Sir,
Requesting Permission to use the Indoor Courts
On behalf of the Netball Club, I wish to request permission to use the indoor courts at the
Mersing Municipal Hall.
2 We intend to hold our annual Taman Indi 5-ASide Netball Championships Tournament for
the students of our school. The purpose of this tournament is to encourage healthy competition
among the students and to promote friendships.
3 We wish to use the courts from 1 March until 5 March 2015. We wish to use the courts from
2 p.m. till 6 p.m.
4 About 20 teams will take part in this tournament so we need to use four courts per day.

5 Could you please let me know of rental charges and if a special rate can be given to
students. We would also appreciate it very much if the Council could kindly sponsor drinks for
the event.
We hope to receive a favourable reply soon.
Thank you.

Your faithfully,

(EZNI ZULIANA)
Secretary
The Netball Club

INFORMAL LETTER
No.6B Kampung Jambul,
Pos Iskandar,
28380 Kemayan,
Pahang.
23 November 2014
Dear Natasha,
It has been a long time since I last heard from you. I heard you have been very busy! Hope
you managed to get some rest when the school holidays started. How Uncle Gabriel and Aunt
Jinny doing? I hope everyone is well.
You must be wondering why I had suddenly decided to write to you. Well, my parents told
me a few days ago you were selected to join the National Service Programme and you are
worried about going. I thought that I should drop by and encourage you to go with joy and
anticipation as I have heard many positive remark about the programme from my seniors who
have been to the programme.
Firstly, my seniors who were mostly rowdy and playful developed many good habits during
the programme. They learnt the value of tolerance and toning down their personality to
accommodate others who may not appreciate their lively personalities. In turn, they learnt to
make new friends through this period of adjustment and found that there are so many
interesting people out there! The best part is that you get to meet many people from different
parts of Malaysia stretching even across East Malaysia. It will be an exciting experience! On top
of that, the fact that you will be mixing with so many different friends will encourage teamwork
and help you work better with people. There will be difficulties working some people, but do not
be discouraged as the experience will be great for character building.
Besides that, you would learn leadership skills and build a great sense of responsibility. I
remembered you have always wanted to take up leadership positions but never had the
courage to. Here is the chance for you to build those skills and prove yourself a leader.
The activities lined up in the programme are sure to interest you too. Some of activities
include the flying fox and various outdoor activities. The physical activities will help you keep fit
and healthy. You would also be participating in community projects such as cleaning up rural
areas and helping out at community centres. There will also be modules that occupy a large
good values. The cultural night is also a fun night and where you will get dressed in your cultural
costumes and share with one another about your own cultural.
Since you are the adventurous type, you will be glad to know that you could be placed at
any camp in another part of Malaysia. It will be an eye-opening experience to live in another

town or state away from your own home. Surely that would help you gain many new
experiences that you can only dream of apart from joining this programme. What a privilege!
Being away from home also means that you learn to be independent. You will learn to
take care of yourself, wash your own laundry, make your own bed and a lot more. Through this,
you will develop survival skills that will be helpful wherever you go in the future. You will cultivate
great discipline through being independent and having to wake early for the programme every
day.
I think I will have to stop here. I trust that I have said enough about the benefits of the
programme though the benefits are not exhaustive. There is only one way to find out go
experience it for yourself! I am looking forward to hearing your stories when you return from the
programme. Take care for now.
Your sincerely,

REPORT

To: Encik Qaisy Junid, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Zamrud

Date: 13 November 2014
Title: Reasons For Students Lack of Interest in Sports

Recently, a survey was conducted to find out the reasons for students; lack of interest in sports.
The survey was conducted among 500 students randomly selected from Form One to Form
Five 100 students from each Form. The results of the survey demonstrate that there are three
main reasons for the students lack of interest in sports.
Firstly, the students do not have the right attitude towards sports. They are not keen to
participate in these extra-curricular activities because these activities do not have any bearing
towards their overall academic results. They would rather spend time in their studies where
visible results can be seen. They commented that they do not have time for sports. Most of
them are involved in club meeting after schooling hours, and involvement in sports would make
them even more exhausted physically to revise their studies when they are home.
Secondly, the parents of the students do not encourage their children to participate in
sports in order to ensure more time is spent on their studies. Parents place a greater emphasis
on their academic performance more than anything else. To meet this emphasis, parents sign
their children up for tuition classes, music classes, ballet classes and more. As a result, the
students are constantly bombarded with classes to attend after school, resulting in little or no
time at all for sports.
The third reason of students gave their lack of interest is linked with the sports facilities
of the school. They find that the sports equipment are insufficient foe the vast number of
students. For those who have sincerely tried to involve themselves in sports, they did not linger
long as they gave up waiting In long queues to use badminton equipments such as badminton
racquets, nets, basketballs, hockey sticks and more. More than that, they also complained that
the condition of the fields and courts leave much to be desired. The grass of the field is often
uncut and dirtied with rubbish, and the courts are not maintained well either. Consequently, the
students were not able to enjoy themselves playing sports and gave up sports altogether.
It is unfortunate that these reasons become a deterrent for the students to participate in
sports. The following suggestions should be able to encourage interest in sports among the
students if implemented accordingly.
The first way that is that the teachers should stress the importance and benefits of
sports to students. This can be done in many ways whether unofficially through classes or by
having debate sessions in classes where the topics can resolve around sports. Besides that,
dialogue with parents can also be organized to help the parents see the importance and

benefits of sports. More importantly, the facilities need to be improved and repaired as
mentioned by students. Employing qualified trainers for the individual sports will also inspire
students to participate in sports. Lastly, the school can also organise more competitions with
attractive prizes so that the students may participate in the spirit of competition. These
suggestions should prove successful in creating a greater interest in sports among the students.

Reported by
.
(Ezni Zuliana)
Sectary
The Society of Sport