Exercise 5

Your friend is doing a project about places of interest in your country, and has asked you for some
help.

Write an email to your friend, giving some information.

In your email, you should:

• describe a visit you made to an interesting place in your country

• suggest reasons why people enjoy visiting different places of interest in your country
• explain how you can help more with your friend’s project.

The pictures above may give you some ideas, and you should try to use some ideas of your own.

Your email should be between 150 and 200 words long.

You will receive up to 10 marks for the content of your email, and up to 9 marks for the style and
accuracy of your language.
Dear Evelynn,
I was about to Facetime you when I my phone pinged with your mail. Count me in this
adventurous project of yours (hurray)!
If you’re buzzed-up about exploring cool places, I can’t help but let out a shriek – Disneyland!
It’s not just the cynosure of Tokyo, but it’s where dreams literally come true. So, on my 16th
birthday I just wanted to fulfil my dream of getting my adrenaline going on a Ferris Wheel
(hey, don’t judge!). Not only did I get my head spun and bobbed on those white-knuckle rides,
but I simply let the child in me run wild, hugging and smooching every single Disney Character
there! Safe to say I had the time of my life.
Need I tell you we Japanese love jet-setting as much as we do a good ‘hirune’? Here, our
motto is simple: work, save, travel and repeat. Whether it’s backpacking to Mount Fuji or
sightseeing in the scenic bamboo forest, Arashiyama, we just want a retreat from the frenetic
work life of ours. And then there’s this fad of going to places like the Imperial Palace, where
you can enjoy serenity and gen up on our history.
Don’t bother asking, I’ve already attached enough pictures of the most iconic places here! I
could even pester some museum-goers for feedback or maybe interview a curator, if you like.
So, you finally found out the dictionary maniac can be helpful (wink)? Yes, I’ll proofread your
project.
Good luck!
Sayōnara
Everleigh

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