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NCERT Solutions for Class 9th English Chapter 8 Follow That Dream (letter by Irene Chua) — Writing Task

Book page 242–243 Updated on2026-09-08

Q1.
I. You are passionate about pursuing a course in designing in future. You come across a summer workshop being conducted by a reputed design institute. Write an email to the Director of the institute enquiring the details of the workshop and expressing your interest in joining it. Follow the guidelines given below to write the email. • Use formal language • Avoid use of abbreviations • Include the following components: - Header consisting of—sender, receiver, date, and subject - The message—introduction, seeking permission, conclusion - Complementary close—Yours sincerely, - Name, (designation), and contact details of the sender [Format of an email, page 243 — a table with the rows: From: | To: | Cc: | Bcc: | Subject: | Message:]
Answer

What the examiner is looking for: the format exactly as printed on page 243, a subject line that names the workshop, a body in three short paragraphs (who you are → what you want to know → what you want to happen next), a numbered list of specific enquiries, and formal language with no contractions or abbreviations. Marks are lost far more often for a missing subject line or a chatty tone than for weak content.

From:ananya.rajan2010@email.com
To:director@shilpadesigninstitute.ac.in
Cc:admissions@shilpadesigninstitute.ac.in
Bcc:—
Subject:Enquiry regarding the Summer Workshop in Design, 2026

Message:

Respected Sir/Madam,

I am Ananya Rajan, a student of Class IX at Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Coimbatore. I came across the announcement of the Summer Workshop in Design being conducted by your institute in the month of May, and I am writing to seek further details, as I hope to pursue design as a career after school.

I should be grateful if you would kindly provide information on the following points:

  1. the exact dates and daily timings of the workshop, and its total duration;
  2. the eligibility criteria, particularly whether students of Class IX may apply;
  3. the areas covered — for example, product design, graphic design or textile design — and the number of hours devoted to each;
  4. the fee payable, and whether any concession or scholarship is available for school students;
  5. the last date for applying, and the documents to be submitted with the application;
  6. whether residential accommodation is provided for candidates from outside the city.

I have been keeping a sketchbook of everyday objects for the past two years and would be happy to submit it if a portfolio is required. It would be a privilege to learn at your institute, and I look forward to your response at your earliest convenience.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,
Ananya Rajan
Student, Class IX-B
Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Coimbatore
Email: ananya.rajan2010@email.com
Telephone: 98xxxxxx21

Why the enquiries are set out as a numbered list. A busy director can answer a list in two minutes and a paragraph in ten. Formal writing is judged partly on how easy it is to reply to. Notice also that each item asks for one fact only — dates, eligibility, content, fee, deadline, accommodation — so no question can be accidentally skipped in the reply.
The three rules students break most often in this task:
  • Contractions. Write I am, not I'm; would not, not wouldn't. The instruction on page 242 says so explicitly.
  • Abbreviations. Write Class IX, not Cl. 9; and, not &; for example, not e.g. in the body of a formal letter.
  • The subject line. “Enquiry” alone is not a subject. Name the thing — “Enquiry regarding the Summer Workshop in Design, 2026” — so the email can be filed and forwarded.
One more: the complimentary close is Yours sincerely — capital Y, small s, comma after. Use it when you are writing to a named or titled person, as here.
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