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AN INFORMAL EMAIL
From: Anna
To: _jahnstons86agmai.com
Subject: News!
Hisue,
‘Sorry that | havent been in touch for a while, but 've been il | got flu
last week and | had a temprature of 39°C, so I've been in bed since
four days. 'm feeling a bit better today, so I've been catching up on
my emails, Luckly my classes at university dor't start til next week.
How are you? What have you beon doing? Anything exiting: Here |
everyone are fine (apart from me and my flu). My brother lan has |
just started his new job with a software-company~ I think Itold you. |
about it when I last wrote - anyway, he's really enjoying it. How are |
your family? | hope thee well
have some good news ~1'm going to a conference in your town
In may, from 16th to 20th. Could you recomend a hotel where |
could stay in the centre of town? It needs to be somewhere not too
expensive because the university is paying. Ii have a free half-day for
siteseeing. Do you think you'libe able show me around? That would
be great.
| Well, that’s all for now. Please give my regards to your family.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Take care,
Anna
® Beginning an informal email
When you are writing an informal email itis more usual to start with
Hithan with Dear,
a Read the email from Anna. It has 12 highlighted mistakes, four
grammar or vocabulary, four punctuation, and four spelling.
With a partner, decide what kind of mistake each one is and
correctit.
‘D_ Read Anna's email again and find sentences that mean...
Thaven't written or phoned,
I've been reading and replying to my emails.
Have yon heen doing anything exciting?
© You're going to answer Anna’s email. Look at the Useful
Janguage expressions and try to complete them,
- Useful language: an informal email
Opening expressions
Thanks i____ your email / letter.
twas grant2———_har nm yon
Sorry for’3____ writing earlier / sorry that |
havent beenin touch fora while.
14____you and your family are well.
Responding to news
Sorrys___hear about your exam results.
Glad toe____ that youte al well.
Good? with the new job.
Hope yous___ better soon,
‘Closing expressions
‘Anyway, / Well that’s all@_now.
Hope to hea fom you soon 7 Looking
to hearing from you soon,
my regards (love) to.
fea yas Rye imaae
(Lots off love from.
14_ (= something you forgot and want to
Bless eorsine tonto
photos you promised.
Plan the content of your email
1. Underline the questions in the email that
Chris wants you to answer.
2 Underline other places in the email where
ink you need to respond, e.g. 've
3 Think abouthow to respond to each of the
things you've underlined.
€ Write 120-180 words, in two or three
paragraphs, Use informal language
(contractions, etc:), and expressions
from Useful language.
Check your email for mistakes (grammar,
punctuation, and spelling).