Cities

Writing task: Describe your city

An English-speaking friend wants to visit you this year. Complete the table with Useful language
information about your town / city. Use the Useful language and the notes you Useful phrases
made in the Engage task to help you prepare. • Hi / Dear …
• Thanks for your email.
When you are ready, write an email (around 100 words) to your friend.
• It’s (warm and sunny).
• It often (snows) in
Season Weather Activities (winter).
hike • in spring / summer /
spring sunny autumn / winter
• You can (go swimming in
winter cold walk mountain
the sea).

rainny eat traditiona food

• It’s the perfect time for
(skiing).
dry play sports
• Write soon.

Tip  An email to a friend uses informal, friendly language. Use contractions and try to
sound interested in your friend’s news. Plan your letter before you start.
Follow this structure:
• Tell your friend that you’re happy about his / her visit.
• Give your friend some information about the seasons and weather in your country.
When’s the best time to visit? Why?
• Tell your friend about activities you can do in your town / city.
• Ask your friend to write soon.
Check it!  Did you start and end your email correctly? Use the email in Explore 2 to
help you. Is your information organized well?

dear friend
dear friend
I really hope you can visit me this month, because I would like to
show you beautiful places where we could enjoy ourselves, I
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you to you can
walk through visit me
the mountains, playthis month,
sports in places far
from the city in nature. The weather is dry but sometimes it rains
because
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spring and show you activities.
do many beautiful
places where
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you canenjoy ourselves,
reply to this email. I
offer you to walk through the mountains,
play sports in places far from the city in
nature. The weather is dry but sometimes it
rains this beginning of spring and we usually
do many activities.
I wait for your answer and you can reply to
this email.

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