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An Apology Letter To Bob Cratchit 2B  Cheng Man Lung

DearBobCratchit,

    Howareyou?Iamwritingtosaysorrytoyou.

    IfeelsorrybecauseyouhaveworkedveryhardbutIjustgiveyouasmallsalary. The important thing is I didn’t let you go home early at Christmas, so you couldn’t play with your son. Now when I think of the things I have done, I can’t sleep very well. I hope you can forgive me.

    I thinkyouwill feel surprised that Iamwriting this letter toyou.OnChristmasEve,Imetthreeghosts.Fromthethreeghosts,Ihavelearnthowtobeagoodman,anditisalsothathavingagoodfriendishappierthanhavinga lotofmoney. I thinkyoumaynotbelieve that,butyoumustbelievemebecauseIhavechangedtobegood.

    Lastly, Ipromise Iwillhelppoor familiesandbekind toallpeople. Ipromise Iwillgiveyoua turkeyatChristmasandbekind toyouandyourfamilyeveryday.Ihopeyoucanforgiveme.

    HappyNewYear!

Yours, EbenezerScrooge

Teacher’s Feedback：The content of the letter is based on a classic, A Christmas

Carol. Scrooge was a mean old miser. He met three ghosts

on Christmas Eve and learnt a lesson. After that, he felt

sorry about what he had done and promised to change to

be a good man. This apology letter shows the student’s

understanding of the story. (Miss Louisa Chan)

Food For Thought：Will you write an apology letter to your friends or family

if you make them angry?