A friend of yours has been absent from the school for about a month due to illness. Write a letter to the friend describing some interesting things that have happened in the school during the period and expressing your wish for a quick recovery.
Explanation
Steelpack Secondary School
Ogbeji, Badagry
Lagos.
16th April 1990
Dear Peter,
How are you convalescing now? I hope you are recovering quickly now after the successful surgical operation I was very happy to hear that you can now move around the ward by yourself. I am sure that very soon you will join us in the school.
However, you have missed some interesting events which happened in the past three weeks. The inter-schools debate competition which you had been preparing for before your illness incapacitated you came up a fortnight ago. Other debaters from the other schools asked of you. 'Where is the girl who is very skilled in debate in your school?, they were asking. I know that you would have loved to participate in the competition because it would have been another forum for you to display your polemical skill. Furthermore, you would have made new friends during the competition. Charity, your classmate was chosen to replace you as the lead speaker and our school came second. Our school and St. Peter's Commercial School. which came first in the competition are to represent the state in Kaduna in August.
Moreover. our Literature in English teacher. Mr. Aje, took us to the National Theatre to watch the University of Lagos Theatre Group. the Olokun, performing Wale Soyinka's 'The Trial of Brother Jero on stage. It was quite interesting watching the drama performed live. What a great miss? I know you will be regretting missing this. Don't worry. our teacher has promised to organise another drama presentation of the play soon.
Finally, we had our inter-house sports competition at the playground of the Teachers' Training College. It was a colourful sports competition attended by several schools within our vicinity. Yellow House emerged the overall winner while Red House came second. Blue House, your house came third and won a shield.
The members of the Press Club and the Dramatic Society miss you greatly. They are all asking me when you are going to resume in the school. They all wish you a quick recovery. Extend my sincere greetings to your parents and your brother John.
Yours sincerely,
Emeka.
