Developing writing
An informal email 1
1 Read Martin's email. Match the topics to the paragraphs
(A-D).
1 best friend
2 daily routine
3 school subjects
4 home town
5 family
6
life at school
7
name and age
8 personal appearance
9 free-time activities
Writing reference
DED
Begin with
a greeting:
Dear,
Hello, etc.
Finish the email
with a goodbye
phrase.
To: Antonio
From: Martin
Subject: Hello
Hi Antonio!
A My name's Martin. I'm 14 and I live in Gothenburg in Sweden.
My dad is Swedish, but my mum is from Denmark (I've got one
sister. Her name is Ella.
B I'm not very tall. I've got wavy brown hair, brown eyes and I wear
glasses. But my sister is tall. She's got long blonde hair and green
eyes. She doesn't wear glasses. My best friend is Greg.(He'sin
my class and we play football together.
C I get up at six thirty on school days. (I'm never late for school go
to school by bike, but sometimes I take the bus. We usually
have five lessons a day with a 25-minute break at 10.15 in the
morning and a break for lunch from 11.40 to 12.40. I'm good at ICT
and maths, but I'm not very good at art. I also love learning English
because I want to go to the UK one day
D At the weekend, I get up at nine o'clock. On Saturday morning.
I usually
help my dad in the garden or go shopping with my mum.
In
the
afternoon, I go cycling or play football with my friends.
Write back soon and tell me all about yourself
Bye for now
Martin
Use
contractions
of
verbs, not
full
forms.
Use exclamation
marks to show
excitement or
humour.
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