Writing
Strategy
:
There
are
certain
expressions
that
are
used
to
begin
and
end
an
informal
email
,
like
"
Dear
?
"
and
"
Best
wishes
,
?
"
Buy
emails
usually
include
a
few
other
'social
phrases'
near
the
beginning
and
end
.
These
make
the
email
sound
more
natural
and
friendly
.
Activity
1
:
Check
this
task
and
the
writing
sample
,
then
answer
the
questions
.
In
what
order
does
the
email
cover
the
four
points
?
____________________
,
____________________
,
____________________
and
____________________
.
Which
paragraph
covers
two
points
?
____________________
(
write
the
ordinal
number
)
.
Writing
task
:
Write
an
email
to
your
friend
in
which
you
:
a
.
describe
what
you
are
doing
at
the
moment
.
b
.
thank
him
or
her
for
a
present
.
c
.
mention
a
future
arrangement
.
d
.
suggest
an
activity
to
do
together
.
Activity
2
:
Read
the
Writing
Strategy
,
then
find
four
expressions
in
the
email
which
you
can
add
to
the
list
below
.
Beginning
an
email
:
Dear
?
/
Hello
?
/
____________________
Near
the
beginning
:
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
.
/
Thanks
for
your
email
.
/
How
are
you
?
/
How
are
things
?
Near
the
end
:
I
hope
to
see
you
soon
.
/
That's
all
for
now
.
/
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
.
/
Please
write
soon
.
/
Give
my
love
to
?
/
Say
hi
to
?
Ending
an
email
:
Lots
of
love
/
Love
/
____________________
____________________
____________________
/
Best
wishes
/
Take
care
Activity
3
:
To
be
given
by
Classroom
on
June
8th
.
Read
the
Writing
Strategy
and
the
sample
below
.
Then
read
the
task
in
activity
1
and
plan
an
email
for
it
.
Look
at
the
questions
below
and
make
notes
.
Both
the
plan
and
the
writing
should
be
submitted
in
the
same
file
by
Classroom
on
June
8th
.
Questions
to
take
notes
:
1
.
What
are
you
doing
at
the
moment
?
(
Imagine
what
you
might
be
doing
if
you
weren't
doing
your
homework
)
2
.
What
present
are
you
saying
thank
you
for
?
3
.
What
arrangement
(
s
)
have
you
got
?
(
Use
your
imagination
)
4
.
What
activity
do
you
want
to
suggest
?
Writing
sample
:
An
email
To
:
natcunha@gmail
.
com
Hi
Nat
,
I
hope
you
are
well
.
Thank
you
for
the
bracelet
.
I'm
wearing
it
now
.
It's
beautiful
!
My
sister
loves
it
too
,
but
she
cannot
borrow
it
!
I'm
in
the
living
room
at
the
moment
.
I'm
listening
to
music
and
trying
to
finish
my
geography
project
.
It
isn't
going
very
well
!
My
siblings
are
playing
football
at
the
garden
,
so
I
want
to
go
outside
too
!
Do
you
fancy
going
to
the
cinema
on
Sunday
or
meeting
for
a
coffee
?
I
can't
go
on
Sunday
because
my
grandparents
are
coming
to
dinner
.
My
dad
is
cooking
his
favourite
dish
?
chicken
pie
.
That
is
all
from
me
.
Please
write
soon
!
Love
for
now
,
Jenny
.
Check
your
work
:
Have
you
?
?
covered
all
four
points
of
the
task
?
?
used
a
few
'social
phrases'
?
?
used
linking
words
to
join
your
ideas
(
but
,
so
,
and
,
because
,
etc
.
)
?
?
checked
your
spelling
and
grammar
?
