Writing (a letter giving news) Getting started Read the rubric and underline the key words. What should you include in your letter? © You have taken part in a special ‘Clean up our town’ campaign. Write a letter to your English pen-friend telling him/her all about it. In your letter you should: ‘+ say when, where and why the event took place. ‘+ describe what people did and how you helped, Let’s look closer 2. a. Read the letter and put the topic sentences (1-3) in the right paragraphs. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use. 1. We worked in small groups. 2 In the beginning, | didn’t know which group to join, 3 Last week there was a cleanup campaign in my town Hi Mike, (Wkueiesminlicn! tok sucml ese great! Actually, ve also done something to help the [\cPara 1). Opening remarls, environment. reason for writing Ba The Scout group, my school and the sports club organised a campaign. We wanted to clean up our town’s streets and parks because they were full of litter after the annual Flower Festival Bb) Each group had its own team leader. The first group picked up litter off the streets and put it into plastic bags. Then, the second group took the bags to the recycling centre outside town. The third group cleaned up the two, big parks in the city centre. Iwas responsible for sorting the rubbish into different bags for the recycling process. it was pretty hard work, but very rewarding! [> You should come and visit our town now that it’s nice ea and clean! | hope to see you soon (Para 4) Closing remarks Love, Mark: b, Complete the letter plan. Which of the expressions below are opening remarks and which are closing remarks? Mark the sentences (0) for opening or (C) for closing. Write soon. See you soon, I thought you might be interested to hear aboutyknow that Do drop me a line. | ook forward to hearing from you. This is just to let you know that b. Choose expressions from the box to give Mike's letter a different beginning and a different ending. inkers a. Read the letter in Ex. 2 again and find: + a word that links similar ideas. + a word stating the reason for something * a word that shows sequence b. Now use these linkers to join the sentences below. 1 The beach was dirty, The tourists had left their rubbish behing. 2. First, we chose a group leader. We came up with an action plan, 3. We picked the plastic bags out of the water. ‘We picked up all the tin cans on the beach. a. Read the rubric and underline the key words/phrases. © You are taking part in a conservation project to © save the sea turtle in a foreign country this summer. Write a letter to your English pen-friend, telling him/her all about it. In your letter you should: * explain what the project is about ‘© sey what your duties are ‘invite your friend to visit you Which of the following sentences can be Used as topic sentences? I've joined a project to save the sea turtle For example, some people hunt sea turtles and steal their eggs. ‘We work in small groups doing a variety of tasks d_ I'm having a wonderful time here in Costa Rica, [Supporting sentences expand on topic sentences (ie | sentences which sumarise the paragraph) and give | ‘mare information. | | Topic sentence: | The dean-up campaign wos a great success. Supporting sentences: We managed to pick up al the iter inthe tovin centre and paint over alte graft, We've also, 6 In pairs, use the prompts to write supporting sentences for the topic sentences in Ex. 5 + Sea Turtles © endangered spaces ‘* need our protection * make sure turtles breed * babies survive = watch turtles * protect them » hunters * patrol beach * make sure turtles safe gather eggs * nests * take them to special hatchery * release baby turtles into ocean [© Stay with local family » experience Ife in tiny] seaside village * eat local dishes * learn customs and traditions 7 Use your answers in Exs 5 & 6 to write your letter to your friend (120-180 words). You can use the plan in Ex. 2 to help you. 27