PET WRITING

PART 2 Short message

Greeting expressions

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– Hi … , or Hi … !
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– Hello … , or Hello … !
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– Hey … ! (only friends)
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– Dear … , (older realtives)
Farewell expressions

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– Bye!
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– Bye for now!
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– Best,
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– All the best,
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– Best wishes,
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– Regards,
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– See you soon!
 INVITING

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Would you like to come
over…?
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Do you want to…?
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I’d like to you come…
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Why don’t you come…
REMINDING

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Remember that…
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Don’t forget about/that…
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It’s important to remember
sth./that…
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It’s essential that you
do/bring…
CONGRATULATIONS

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Congratulations on…!
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Congratulations! It’s great that
you…
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Well done!
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Well done with…!
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Way to go!
APOLOGISING

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I’m really sorry about…
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I’m sorry that I…
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Forgive me for…
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Please, forgive me!
SUGGESTING

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Why don’t we…?
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How about…?
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What about…?
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Shall we…?
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Let’s…,
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Let’s…, shall we?
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It could be a good idea to…
ARRANGING MEETINGS

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Let’s meet at…
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I’ll see you … at …, okay?
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Is it okay if we meet at…?
 OFFERING

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Shall I…?
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Can I help you with…?
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I can give you a hand with…, if you
want.
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I’ll …. , if you want.
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Let me know if you need any help
with…
ACCEPTING

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Of course I’ll go (to…).
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I’m more than happy to…
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I’m glad to…
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Great! I’d really like to…
REFUSING

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I’m sorry, but I can’t…
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(Thanks, but ) I’m afraid I
can’t…
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Sorry, but it’s impossible
for me to…
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I’d like to, but I can’t…
ASKING FOR INFORMATION

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Could you tell me…?
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Can you tell me…?
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Is it true that…?
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Do you know (if…) …?
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Please, let me know (if…)
…?
EXPLAINING

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What happened was that…
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The thing is that…
EXPRESSING PREFERENCE

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I would prefer to… (if that’s
okay).
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I’d rather…
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I like …. better.
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What I’d like/love is to…
WISHING GOOD THINGS
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Good luck (with…)!
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All the best (with…)!
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Hope you enjoy …!
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Enjoy yourself!
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Have fun (at/in…)!
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Have a good time (at/in…)!
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You’ll have no problems
with…!
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You can do it!
ASKING FOR ADVICE

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What could/can I do
(about/with…)?
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Do you think I should…?
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Should I…?
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What would you do?
SAYING WHAT YOU
LIKED/DISLIKED

What I really enjoyed/liked/loved/hated

was…
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I really enjoyed/liked/loved/hated…
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What I liked/enjoyed/… most was…
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My favourite (part of the…) was…
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The best thing (about…) was…
WARNING

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Be careful with…
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Be careful not to…
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Remember (not) to…
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It’s not a good idea to…
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I wouldn’t… if I were you.
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PART 3

WRITING A STORY
PARTS OF A STORY

1. TITLE
2. EXPOSITION
3. ACTION
4. RESOLUTION

Write your title in capital

letters.
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Leave a clear space
between paragraphs.
Beginning a story

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It all began…
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When I first…
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At the beginning…
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It was a hot/cold
summer/winter day.
Time phrases
Then
After that
Not long aftewards
As soon as
While
Meanwhile
As
Some time later
A little later
____ minutes later
a moment later
Later (that
morning/afternoon/day/night…)
Just then
Creating suspense
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Suddenly
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All of a sudden
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Without warning
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Just at that moment
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Unexpectedly
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Out of the blue
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Out of nowhere
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Right away
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Straight away
Direct speech

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“I’m coming with you,” she said.
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She said, “I’m coming with you.”
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“Do you like it?” he asked.
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“Don’t do it!” he screamed.
Finishing your story
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In the end
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Finally
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When it was all over
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Eventually
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After everything that
happened
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Luckily
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Stories tend to take place in the past;
Past simple -Past continuous-Past
perfect

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It was midnight and I was trying to
sleep.
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I had completely forgotten it was my
birthday.
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This time I picked up the phone quickly
and shouted, “Hello?!”.
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Please avoid a simple succession of
past simple tenses alone, like:

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I woke up and got out of bed. Then I
went to the kitchen and made some
coffee.
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It’s not wrong, but it’s just not good
enough for a story. 😉
 PART 3

WRITING AN EMAIL
 Email/Letter structure
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Greetings: (“hi” or “hello”).
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Opening paragraph: we react to the other
person’s news and ask them how they are feeling
and whatever else you feel is appropriate.
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Main paragraphs
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Closing paragraph: we “start” to say goodbye by
wishing the other person well and asking them to
reply to your letter.
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Goodbye
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Signature
 OPENING PARAGRAPH
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It’s nice / great / good to hear from you/read
your letter.
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I’m glad to hear your news.
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I’m excited about… (your news.)
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It’s great to hear that…
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I’m sorry to hear that…
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Thanks a lot for writing!
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It was good to receive your letter.
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Thank you very much for your letter.
it’s a good idea to ask your friend or relative
how they are feeling, which you can do like
this:

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Hope you are doing well.
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How’s it going?
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How are you (doing)?
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How are things (going)?
Main paragraphs
Closing paragraph
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Well, it’s time to say goodbye.
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Anyway, I have to go now.
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Well, it’s time to go.
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Anyway, gotta go.
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I really hope to hear from you soon.
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I’m looking forward to hearing from
you.
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I hope you write back soon.
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Make sure you write back soon.
Saying goodbye
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Best wishes,
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Best,
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Sincerely,
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Take care,
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All my love,
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Love,
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Lots of love,
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See you soon,
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Regards,