Ready for Writing

lnformal letter
Yourecentlytookpartinanactivitywhichyouenjoyedverymuch.Afriendofyourshas
a
in^the activity ind asking how it went' Write
written to you
your
experience'
"ror"r;;;;;l"r"t"r,
negative aspects of
letter telling yor* trrcnJ-uUout the positive and

"""""."gi"I

itirrVft". to take part in a similar event'

Model answer
reference to a
previous letter

relevant
opening

taken up birdhnk fo, th, letter what a coincidence {:hat ue,ve bo{hinto
it'
to rnd about howgougot
ffitirating

After my fve days in Spain u'akhing nqnting

hooked - so much so, i' |ooi, iot t/*

providing lead'

birds t've become completzly

ti'*478'a
'd

paragraph,

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fo' ne(!el*..?F

as much,gu!

ltit

as

in to rest

of

letter

encouraging
friend to take
part throughout

the letter

use of Phrasal

verbs
space of time!
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",.i

*rr,

The

food

more

thln

uf /or the (otten ueawer

madq.

we <

of ne'u birds t saw - t'ar too

ffi*ber

negative aspects
offset bY
positive asPects

pw' And so doyou! l've enclosed an

fo'm
sti//, I know for nextyear t
-or)
*g* ^, "rr, ,'tb in Turkeg, which I knowgou'v e been dging to visit...
app/ication

approPriate
ending

Useful language lor informal letters

Task

Either: awrite your own answer to the

task above;

or b answer

the following question'

You recently went on holiday to aplace

you enjoYed very much' A friend

of yours has written to you expressrn
un'irrt"."tt in the place and asking what
it was like there. Write a letter in
your
approximately 250 words, telling
negative
and
positive
irii"a about ihe
aspects of the Place, encouraging
him/her to go there next Year'

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Beginning the letter

c;;;ti;;;ly to hear rromYou
(after so long).
f.,Ti for the letter'
"
Sorry to hear about Yogr"'
Sorrv I havent written/been
in touch for so long.

rtrr"f.t

Persuading

Yb;;&;;much

out of

ICd be a wonderful/

it'

marvellous oPPortunitY for

vou to...
iustttrint of (a11the PeoPle
vou'd meet).
i"tt i*"gi"e how it would
(improve Your cv), not to
mention (the moneYYou
could earn).

Advising
Wtt"t"uJtyou do, make sure
you...
it's (not) worth/There'sno/little point + gerund
I'd/I wouldnt... if I were You'
You'd be much better off +
gemno
Ending the letter
Write back soon and let me
know how it goes.
Looking forward to hearing
fromyou.
Cant wait to see You again'
(Give mY) love/regards to" '
Signing off
Friends: All the best/Best
wishesiBYe for now
Close friends or relatives: Lots

ffi;"./Ati

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-Ylt"e/Love