1.Layout
GretingHi ... , / Dear ... ,
Your adressThe date
IntroductionAsk your friend some introductory questions.How are you? I hope the summer job is going well. Have you decided where to go on holiday?
Paragraph 1Describe where you are (the place/the weather)Anyway, we're camping in the Isle of Skye. We're staying on a campside... It rained every single day.
Paragraph 2Say what you are doing.Luckily, we didn't come here for the nightlife! Actually, there isn'y... We go walking walking every day and yesterday....
Paragraph 3Mention the people in the group.Here's some news for you about the group. Tom...
EndingMake up an excuse to stop writing.Well, I must finish - it's my turn to cook tonight. Write back soon.
Signing offSay goodbye and sighn your name.All the best, / Lots of love,SpooXi
2. Useful Vocabulary
Weather: chngable, cloudy, cold, freezing, hot, rainy, sunnyAccommodation: cabin, campside, farm, hotel, tentLocations: in a forest, in the middle of nowhere, in the mountains, on the coast, near a townActivities: canoeing, driving, parachuting, rafting, sailing, skiing, snowboarding, treeking, windsurfing
3. Linking: Informal Expressions
Involve the reader with questions: How are you? / That skiing break sounds the best, doesn't it? / Can you belive it?Refer to the reader: I hope the summer job is going well. / Here's some news for you... / So you can imagine what he's like! / You can tell me all your news !Begin sentences with informal linkers: Anyway, we're ... / Luckily, we didn't ... / Actually, there isn't .../ But then we're ... / And Tom has ... / Well, I must finish ...
4. Checking
Style: Have you used informal linkers, words and expressions?Grammar: Check your letter for verb tenses.
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