TEACHER’S RESOURCE BOOK© BEFORE You WRITE Read Amanda's e-mail message and complete the chart. Co: amartel@intemailelub.com Subject: Hello ' Hello! 1 am anew member of the club. My name is Amanda Wilson, but you can call me Mandy. {'m from Boston and I'm married. My friend Andrew is also 8 member. Andrew's last name is ‘Manel, and his nickname is Andy. Ho's from Baltimore, but he's in Boston now. He's single. We're ' in the same English class. Please write to mel Mandy ' ‘To: International E-mail Club ' ' eran b Amanda | © your rinst DRAFT ‘A Complete the chart with information about you and a friend f Ae Hometown ~~ Mavited of single?) You | Your friend B Imagine you and your friend are new members of the International E-mail Club. ‘Write a message to the club. Use Amanda’s message in Exercise 1 as a model. C Pair work Read your partner's message. Write answers to these questions. 1. What do you like about the message? 2, What information is unclear? 3. What else do you want to know? © your secon prart a rrr eee drat e-mail hometown international + message second new words © Cambridge University Press Writing: Unit 149© BEFORE You WRITE Read the message on the message board. How does Alex organize the Check (/) the correct diagram | walk dogs! Posted by Alex Martinez on Monday, August 11 at 6:19 AM, Hil I"m Alex and I'm from Mexico. | live in Guadal | walk dogs parttime. | have classes every weekday. | start at 9:00 A.M. and finish at 4:00 PM. | walk dogs every weeknight after school from 5:00 to 9:00. | study for two or three hours. Then | go to bed. ‘What do you do every day? Do you like dogs? Write to me. Alex Lo 20 + Greeting + Greeting * Daily schedule ‘+ Introduction + Introduction * Daily schedule + Closing + Closing © Your First DRAFT A What do you do every day? Make notes about your daily schedule. B Write a message for a message board, Include a greeting, an introduction, your daily schedule, and a closing. Use the message in Exercise 1 as a model. C Pair work Read your partner's message. Write answers to these questions, 1, What do you like about the message? 2, What information is unclear? 8. What else do you want to know? © your seconp orart Use your partner's answers to revise your message. f a new words y closing diagram message board notes. organize posted —_walk dogs. 50 © Writing: Unit 2 ‘Cambridge University Press GI