Part 1: Short Communicative Message

Email | to family or friends | 20 marks |80 words | informal/formal

How many paragraphs? It can be 2-3 [do not worry too much because it’s only a message not an
essay]

You are going to: [Language Function]

- Suggest
- Advise
- Respond to request
- Explain simple processes
- Narrate factual or imagined events and experiences
-Express and respond to opinions and common feelings such as happiness, sadness, surprise and
interest

Example of question:

You received an email from your cousin, Adam who has just moved to your hometown.

Hi,

Our school holiday is going to start next week. Let’s go for a picnic with all our cousins. Where do you
think we should go? What can we do there? What should we bring?

I hope to hear from you soon.

Bye!

Now write an email to your cousin in about 80 words.

Checklist
Write down the idea
Identify the sender: cousin, Adam

Identify the situation Let’s go for a picnic with all our cousins [ Adam invites you to go for a
(problem/issue): picnic with your other cousins.]

Language function: To suggest [ Where to go / What to do / What to bring]

Tense to use: Present tense

Writing style: Informal [ because you are talking to your cousin]

Requirements of the task: write an email to your cousin in about 80 [ This is what you are going to
do ]

Cohesive device #Refer to the note

Useful Expression
To greet
Hi!
Hello!
How are you?
How are things?
How is it going?
How have you been?
I’m so glad to hear from you.
It’s good to hear from you.
To suggest
Why don’t you try…
Have you ever..
I recommend that you..
I feel you should..
Perhaps you should..
I think it’s a good idea to..
To advise
If I were you, I’d..
I think it’d be better..
How about..
It would be good if..
To give opinion
It’s a good idea… because…
I don’t think you should..
I believe.. is the best.
I don’t recommend that you..
To justify
…due to..
The reason is..
It’s a good idea because..
To wish
Have fun!
All the best!
Good luck!
To end the email
Bye!
Bye for now.
All the best.
Speak to you later.
I hope my suggestions are helpful.
Write soon.
To sign off
Your friend,
Your cousin,
Best regards,
Best wishes,
Warm regards,
Sincerely,
 Basic, high frequency connectors Cohesive device
Meaning Linking words / Simple connectors More sophisticated linking words and
phrases
Example and / but / because / first of all / finally furthermore / in other words / as a result

To start First of all First and foremost,..

To begin,..
To start with,..
In a first place,..

Cause & Effect Because Consequently,..

So Therefore,..
For As a result,..
Thus

Comparison Like Similarly,..

Even though,..
In contrast,..
Despite,..

Contrast Yet However,..

Nevertheless,..
Although,..
In spite of..

Addition And In addition,..

Also Furthermore,..
Next Besides,..
Moreover,..

Illustration Such as For example,..

As an example,..
For instance,..
In the case of..

Emphasis Actually Significantly,..

In fact,..
Particularly,..

Conclusion Finally In conclusion,..

To conclude,..
To sum up,..

Opinion I think In my view/opinion,..

As for me, I think..
Personally, I think..
It seems likely..
 Checklist
Write down the idea
Identify the sender:

Identify the situation

(problem/issue):

Language function:

Tense to use:

Writing style:

Requirements of the task:

Cohesive device

Write your answer below:

Greeting (opening)
Respond to the issue
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
End the email
Sign off