This is a contribution letter sample. The
contribution letter samples are primarily written to request the reader of the
letter to contribute for some cause. These kinds of letters should have a
direct address to the reader of the letter. These letters are written to ask or
to request for monetary help from the reader of the letter. The monetary help
in such kind of letters should be requested and never demanded from the reader
of the letter. The purpose for which the letter is written should be stated clearly
in the letter.
TO,
Mr. Robin Potter,
Manager,
ABC Company,
25-road,
Brazil.
(Subject)- Contribution letter samples.
Dear Mr. Robin,
Hello my name is Mr. Harry Stephenson. I am the
member of the XYZ group. Our group is a group who works for social purpose. We
are actively involved in many social service activities. We undertake many
social projects in a year. Many big people fund us for our work. This year we
have a plan of building a hospital in the backward area.
This hospital will be a charitable hospital. This
is set up with a purpose of giving free and good medical help to the poor and
the needy people of the backward area. We had almost arranged for the fund
which is required for the building of the hospital. Thus we need some
contribution from your side.
The
Problem
Everyone thinks. It is our nature to do so. But much of our thinking, left
to itself, is biased, distorted, partial, uninformed, or downright prejudiced.
Yet, the quality of our life and that of what we produce, make, or build
depends precisely on the quality of our thought. Shoddy thinking is costly,
both in money and in quality of life. Excellence in thought, however, must be
systematically cultivated.
A Definition
Critical thinking is that mode of thinking — about any subject, content,
or problem — in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her
thinking by skillfully analyzing, assessing, and reconstructing it. Critical
thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and
self-corrective thinking. It presupposes assent to rigorous standards of
excellence and mindful command of their use. It entails effective communication
and problem-solving abilities, as well as a commitment to overcome our native
egocentrism and sociocentrism.
To Analyze Thinking
Identify its purpose, and question at issue, as well as its information,
inferences(s), assumptions, implications, main concept(s), and point of view.
To Assess Thinking
Check it for clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth,
significance, logic, and fairness.
The Result A well-cultivated critical thinker:
·Raises vital
questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely
·Gathers and
assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively
·Comes to
well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria
and standards
·Thinks
openmindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing,
as needs be, their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences
·Communicates
effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems
In Cambridge First or Cambridge Advanced, you might be asked to write an article. But do
you know what makes an article different from other types of writing?
1 The reader
is identified
An article is like a direct conversation with the reader. The exam question
might tell you who your readers are. For example, the students at a school, or
the people living in a town or people who are interested in sports. Everything
you write must speak to that reader and engage their interest right from the first
sentence.
2 It has to get attention
If you're anywhere on the internet these days, you'll be bombarded with
articles with headlines that pull the reader in. It's called "click
baiting" and all the writer is trying to do is make you open the page to read
their article. You need to think like a journalist when you're writing
your article.
Look at the heading and the first line of this article. How did I get your attention?*
3 It has to be interesting
For an article to work, it has to be engaging enough to read all the way
through. Remember how bored the examiner must be after reading fifty exam
papers. Make it easier for them to get a good impression about your writing by
entertaining them. Add humour, real life or made up examples, or make up
quotes.
4 It has to be easy to read
Use subheadings to break up the text and make clear paragraphs. Write in a
semi-informal, conversational style. And make sure there is organisation
to your ideas. The planning stage is vital for this. Spend 5-10 minutes
brainstorming ideas and choose the best three or four. Think what your
subheadings might be and then write a short introduction that lets the reader
know what to expect.
Keep in mind that you want the reader to keep reading, so don't tell them
exactly what they will read. This is not an essay! In an essay you usually
restate the question, explain how you will answer it and maybe say why it's
important. In an article, that will kill the reader's interest.
Look back at this paragraph. What sentence style have I used that makes it
semi-informal and speak directly to the reader?**
5 Write a good ending
In an essay you sum up the points that have gone before and draw a conclusion
from that. But in an article, it's better to give the reader something to think
about, perhaps by asking them another question or giving them a call to action.
Often, the best endings link back to the starting point in some way.
Here are two endings I could use for this article:
Look at your internet browsing history from
the last day. Which articles got your attention? Can you see how they did it?
So, now you know how to write an article, why
don't you write one giving advice on something you know about?
Common mistakes students make in articles
The language is too formal and more suited to essays. Avoid words
like: to sum up, some people say, nevertheless, on one hand etc.
They don't use quotes or examples
They either use not enough, or too many, questions. The questions,
called rhetorical questions because they don't require an answer,
shouldn't be more than one per paragraph. Good examples are:
Have you ever ……..?
What do you think about ……..?
Are you one of those people who thinks that ……?
What would life be like if ……?
Will the future bring us ….. ?
EXAMPLE OF AN ARTICLE
ARE LIONS ENEMIES
OF THE HUMANITY?
People around the world have believed something in it
minds about this kind of species, lions. The nature has showed their strength and
capacity to survive in the middle of a desert, the ability to catch their prey and
how protect every member of the family of the pack. It is for that it is called
“the king of the jungle”. Lions are the second largest living feline species,
second only to the tiger. Both male and female lions roar, and that roar can be
heard over five miles away!.Lions consume a wide variety of prey, from wildebeest,
impala, zebra, giraffe, buffalo and wild hogs to sometimes rhinos and hippos.
They will also feed on smaller animals such as hares, birds and reptiles. Lions are also known to attack elephants when
food is scarce.
Keeping this information in mind it is
difficult to do not think about the dangerous lions could be with people, they
are not small cats, lions are enormous cats with a different diet, with a
different habitat , but the most important is that they are animals, they are
not monsters. Is true that people have to be careful when want to be close of
them, but never treat them as objects, as they be our enemies.
The advertising, the films, and some
stories of the real life make us to believe that we cannot live with this kind
of species; in addition we have considered necessary to keep these animals
locked up in a jail as prisoners, and some have declared their dead. And why we
have to arrive to this thoughts acting as killers without mercy and love even
when we know they are beings with feelings and that is the nature that God gave
them?
Sometimes the species of humans are more
dangerous than lions. Our conscience is not coherent and our critical thinking
is not according to our actions. We pretend to defend and protect our life and
our relative’s life but we want to the life of others disappear. As we, lions
want to live, and they want to have a good life, it is not their fault to show
themselves with that nature because it is their essence. We need to be in peace
with nature and all it species because we be part of those species too.
If God comes to
your room and would tell you, “I am going to bless you, you can ask for me what
you desire”, and that petition cannot be unchanged, what would be your most appropriate
desire and why.
Let us to know your
best expression of ideas with your strong arguments. All the texts will be
published on our page web where people will choose the best for them. The
winner will help children with special needs and will have a trip to know the Seven Wonders of The World with a with
a companion. All expenses paid.
EXAMPLE OF A:
COMPETITION ENTRY
I read your announcement
and first of all I have to say that I love children and I would like very proud
to do something throughout my written to them. I sincerely hope this can help
in a way those children. With regards to the statement, if I would like the
opportunity to ask for something special to God, I think the unique thing I
would ask for would be for wisdom. Maybe many people around the world always
have waiting for someone that ask them this, in order to their desire take
pleasure, in order to solve their problems, or simply their dreams come true
with a powerful force. But in my case is just that, wisdom.
In my reckoning wisdom
is the most important thing in my life, with that you can take the control of
your feelings and the control of your mouth; with wisdom the decisions are not
equal. People may desire all the gold of the world together but without wisdom
is similar to have a luxurious house where only porks live, it is nothing is to
live without happiness which I consider is the second thing most important, but
if I have to live happy I need to choose a life in wisdom. A wise person knows that
behind wisdom are the wealth and the golden opportunities. Also is a humble
person, is a person that does not humiliate to others but on the contrary
humiliate itself in order to receive respect, honor and life. That is a wisdom
person, who decides to live in a correct way.
When people know the
power of wisdom they will stop lying and to be injustice people, they could
forgive others, and to help without any interest. Our countries will be govern
in peace, without corruption, with families completes, without hate, pain and
revenge, without poverty and misery. That what I would ask God for me, wisdom to
know make decisions, wisdom to govern my own family, wisdom to love whose that
do not love me wisdom to guide my life, and wisdom to be the person this world
need and He wants that I be. And that wisdom finally is just given by him.
HOW TO WRITE A COMPETITION ENTRY
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TASK:
We are planning a series of TV programmes about the 10 greatest sportmen and women of all time. Which sportperson would you nominate to be included in the series?
Write to us describing this person’s achievements and explaining why you feel he or she should be included.
Greatest sportsperson competition
Zinedine Zidane is a former French footballer who is considered one of the greatest players of all times. He made a name for himself at national and international level for his outstanding performance in the game and also for the several championships he won throughout his career. He also helped France classify to the World Cup finale in 2006, in which they were the winners. It goes without saying that this icononic player really deserves to be the candidate for a nomination in your television series.
But how did Zinedine Zidane become such an amazing player? To answer this we need to go back to his early age. He discovered football in his home town. He used to play football with his friends in the streets, where he developed some unrivalled techniques and a perfect control of the ball. Endowed with an unique ability, he evolved as a professional player and won several titles such as the Juventus of Turin and the Real Madrid ones, which led him to be voted several times as the best international football player in 1998, 2000 and 2003, as well as to win a golden ball in 2006.
I believe that what sets Zinedine apart from any the other player is his perseverance and charming personality, but above all his strength to face adversity with composure. So friendly and sociable is he that he became the favorite player of the French in 2006 who nicknamed him « Zizou ».
At the age of 35 he was at the height of his career and, came the time for him to leave the football pitch. Since 2013 he has held the position of an assistant coach for the Real Madrid team club. If there is one thing for sure is that Zizou is now a legend and he undoubtedly deserves a place among your top ten greatest sportspeople.
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CAE Practice.
Now it is your turn to practise for the CAE Cambridge Exam. Write a Competition Entry using the task above. If you would like to have your writing checked for free and posted in this blog, you can send it to gustavo.albarracin.q@gmail.com
miércoles, 27 de mayo de 2015
EXAMPLE OF
PROPOSAL
Dr. Samuel
Soto
Major of
Cimitarra-Santander
27/05/2015
In the municipality of
Cimitarra Santader, live around
35.000 inhabitants which the majority of
them are young, 43 % of the population are boys between 11 and 17 years, with
different economic status and social positions. In the last 5 years the lack of
attention by parents and municipal authorities, the leisure, the poverty among
other things are some of the reasons that have provoked that in these young
people interfere today in illicit matters as the delinquency and drug
addiction. This not only has degraded the reputation and the good image of the
municipality but now it increases the number of young and teen addicts to the
narcotics and to the street life. Unfortunately there have been small the
elegant ones and solutions started to this phenomenon.
It is for that in the
following text there is exposed one of the positive aspects that they would favor
to the community of Cimitarra and to
these teenagers in way to a better future for them and for their environment.
The aerobic will be one the activities that would allow them integrate
themselves and with the community but also it would allow them to forget or to
move away from that kind of life, from the leisure in order to look after them
in health and to remove those things that today governs them.
These
activities will be developed not only for that kind of population but also for
every inhabitant in the town. The idea is that the aerobics will be carried out
all the weekends. In other words if it is possible, on Fridays and on Saturdays
at the park. With this in mind this also will be open doors for employers,
for instance the opportunities to work will be open to some professionals, like
psychologist, Physical professional educators, people charged of the sound,
because it is necessary to play music to develop the activities with the
aerobics. They will be contracted to trained in sports. What is claimed is that
at the end of the activity it is pretended to give a chart or conference and
workshops to those who were part in the activities. It is important to develop these activities in
order to change some aspects that are affected the population, and also to
improve their life style.
A proposal typically is a tool designed to persuade a
customer to purchase a product, or to receive funding and backing for a new
project or program. Used in a majority of industries from corporate America to
academia, proposals come in many forms. There are informal and formal
proposals, as well as solicited and unsolicited proposals. No matter what type,
a proposal usually is meant to inform the reader of a problem or need, offer a
solution, and give a broad overview of how the proposed solution will work and
how much it will cost.
Informal
proposals can be quite brief and be used as a follow-up to a business or staff
meeting. They usually reiterate what was learned or uncovered in the meeting
and list an overview of pricing or a detailed outline of the solution. Formal
proposals typically have cover letters, research and numbers or charts,
outlined details of all the major phases, schedules, organizational duties, and
a cost breakdown of all components. They also typically have a description of
the proposing company's or person’s services, a resume, list of past projects,
and anything else that would prove qualifications.
How to Write a
Proposal
By Mark Nichol
Writing
a proposal is similar to but not exactly the same as crafting a persuasive
essay or producing a report. Here are suggestions for developing a proposal,
including some pertinent to its specific purpose.
1. A proposal should define a problem and describe a solution that
will persuade busy, thrifty, skeptical readers to support it.
2. Employ facts, not opinions, to bolster the argument for approval.
Research similar plans or projects and cite them, emphasizing their successes
and/or how your proposal resolves the weaknesses, omissions, or mistaken
priorities apparent in them.
3. Analyze your plan or project, demonstrating possible outcomes. If
possible, model a small-scale version of the plan or project, report on the
results, and extrapolate how the full-scale plan or project will turn out based
on the test.
4. Any discussion of financial or other resources should be conducted
carefully and should present a realistic picture of the expense required.
5. Be meticulous in writing, editing, and design
of the proposal. Revise as necessary to make it clear and concise, ask others
to critique and edit it, and make sure the presentation is attractive and
engaging as well as well organized and helpful.
A
proposal should include the following elements:
Executive Summary: State the rationale for putting the
proposal into effect, and summarize the proposal. (This allows a decision maker
to quickly get the gist of the proposal, hence the name.)
Statement of Need: Detail why the plan or project the proposal
recommends is necessary.
Project Description: Explain specifics of the plan or project,
and how it will go into effect and how it will be evaluated.
Budget Analysis: Provide and explain how the plan or project
will be financed and categorize and annotate operating expenses.
Organization Details: If the proposal is being submitted to an
outside party, provide information about the beneficiary organization,
including its mission, its stakeholders and who its serves, and the scope of
its programs and services.
Conclusion: Summarize the proposal’s main points.
Writing
Successful Proposals:
Some working strategies
Hari Srinivas
The NGO Cafe sits in the
middle - between funding organizations on hand, and NGOs seeking funds on the
other. While it has not itself disbursed funds, The NGO Cafe as learnt a
number of lessons on the way. Here are some working strategies for successful
proposal writing, written in no particular order:
Building credibility
goes a long way in getting that grant. Use your board members and
advisors to 'advertise' your proposal (and set up an advisory board if
you don't have one already!).
Funding
organizations work in grant cycles, disbursing grants one to three times
a year. So, if you fail for the current grant, you can always apply for
the next round.
It is important that
the requested budget is within the limits of the funding organization's
limits. Check their annual reports or similar documents to see the
average size of funding made available.
Make sure to write a
proposal that is within the limits of your organization's capacities and
competencies. And within the limits of the budget
requested.
Make sure you have
clearly outlined exactly what is intended - do not use grand language
without the substantial details of the exact impact that is intended, or
benefits for the target groups. Ask
friends and advisors to check the proposal.
Make sure you have
fully studied and understood the priorities of the funding organization,
and the reasons they are providing funds.
Many times, key
wordings and well articulated proposals help convince the funders of its
viability and impact. Again, link it strongly to the priorities of the
funding organization, but don't quote it verbatim!
Most funding
organization have clear guidelines, instructions and guides on their
funding procedures. Many times they are targeted at a particular group,
for a particular purpose or a region.
Since many
organizations apply for funding make sure your proposal and application
form is correct in all respects and follows the procedures properly.
Ultimately, no
funding organization want to see a dependency on external funds for the
success of a project. Clearly outline how self-sufficiency will be built
using a long-term strategy, which goes beyond the time frames of the
proposal being made.
Proposal
Writing Short Course
Methods
By means of the objectives, you have explained to the funder what will
be achieved by the project. The methods section describes the specific
activities that will take place to achieve the objectives. It might be helpful
to divide our discussion of methods into the following: how, when, and why.
How: This is the detailed description of what will occur from the time
the project begins until it is completed. Your methods should match the
previously stated objectives.
When: The methods section should present the order and timing for the
tasks. It might make sense to provide a timetable so that the grants
decision-maker does not have to map out the sequencing on his or her own. The
timetable tells the reader "when" and provides another summary of the
project that supports the rest of the methods section.
Why: You may need to defend your chosen methods, especially if they are
new or unorthodox. Why will the planned work most effectively lead to the
outcomes you anticipate? You can answer this question in a number of ways,
including using expert testimony and examples of other projects that work.
The methods section enables the reader to visualize the implementation
of the project. It should convince the reader that your agency knows what it is
doing, thereby establishing its credibility.
