CBSE Class 9 English Telegram Notes

FORMAT OF TELEGRAM:

PARTS OF A TELEGRAM:

(i) Receiver’s Name & Address: It should be written in “Capital Letters”.

(ii) Message: Use the word ‘STOP’ for ‘full stop’. No other punctuation mark should be used.

(iii) Sender’s Name: it should be written in “Capital Letters”.

(iv) Not to be Telegraphed: Sender’s full name and address in usual manner i.e., capitals and Small letters.

SOLVED EXAMPLES:

(i) You are Williams living at 45, Juhu Scheme, Mumbai; you are not in a position to attend the marriage of your friend Malcolm receding at 57. Osho Chowk, Pune. Draft a Telegram to be sent to your friend in not more then 25 words.

(ii) John wrote the following letter to his friend. Then he decided to send a telegram instead of the letter. Making use of the details from the letter, write this telegram

2-A Koregaon Park

Belapur, New Mumbai

June 24, 2007

Dear Ricky

You will be glad to know that Alpha Ltd. (kota) has called me for an interview

for an post of Asst.

General Manager. So I shall be arriving kota by Rajdhani Express on July 13 in

the morning. Please book one room in a good hotel. I’ll be grateful if you could

possibly meet me at the railway station. Yours sincerely

John