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GENERAL ENGLISH · B2 FIRST PREPARATION · UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (B2-C1)
WRITING
EMAILS PART
1 (INFORMAL)
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1 Warm-up
Look at the picture below and answer the questions.
- What kind of holiday are these people having?
- Where could these people be?
- What time of year do you think it is?
- Does this road look easy or difficult?
- Where do you think they are going to sleep tonight?
- Have you ever been on this type of holiday? Did/Would you enjoy it? Why/not?
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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (B2-C1)
WRITING EMAILS PART 1 (INFORMAL)
2 Reading and writing
Now read the writing task and the notes.
You are planning to spend a week of your summer holiday cycling through England and now you are writing an email to an English friend of yours to ask for some answers to specific questions (140-190 words). Use these notes to help:
- Pretty place?
- No hills!
- Best month?
- Accommodation?
Read the model answer on the next page and answer the questions below.
Hi Tony, Thanks for your last email! Sorry I haven’t been in touch with you for a while, but I’ve had a really crazy time at work recently! In fact, I need a holiday now, and I’m writing to ask you some questions about cycling in the UK. I’m really getting into cycling around town here, but I’m not very fit, so I’m looking for a beautiful area of England which doesn’t have many hills! Can you recommend somewhere that’s flat and pretty? I can take my holiday in July or August – when is the weather usually better? I want to avoid the rain, but it’s best if the sun isn’t too hot. Maybe that’s never a big problem in England! How about meeting up while I am in the UK? I’m looking forward to planning this holiday, so write soon with your ideas! Please give your family my love. Love, Anna
- Did the writer cover all four points from the task?
- Where should the missing point go in the text? Mark the place with an arrow.
- The missing point could be introduced like this: Another reason to plan for good weather is that I want to have a go at camping. Is this a terrible idea? Complete this point by putting these words in order, to make a question: accommodation / any / Can / cheap / for me / of / other / recommend / types / you?
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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (B2-C1)
WRITING EMAILS PART 1 (INFORMAL)
5 Writing
Now plan and write this informal email task.
A friend of yours from abroad is planning to spend a week of their holiday with you walking in your country and now you are writing an email to them to suggest some options (140- words). Use these notes to help:
- beautiful scenery and interesting history
- medium level of difficulty
- best weather in early autumn
- B&B/hostel accommodation
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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (B2-C1) WRITING EMAILS PART 1 (INFORMAL)
6 After writing
Use this form to check your work – tick each point that you achieve.
C Content - you wrote about a walking holiday in your country with your friend
- you made some suggestions and gave reasons about:
- a place with beautiful scenery and interesting history
- walks with medium level of difficulty
- the month with the best weather
- B&B/hostel accommodation
- you wrote 140-190 words
O Organization and layout - you used a letter format with opening and closing
- paragraph 1 explains why you are writing
- information is organized into separate and indented paragraphs
- the last paragraph contains a closing phrase which refers to the next step in your contact A Accuracy and range - you used 3-5 of the verb phrases from the lesson correctly
- your language was generally accurate for B2 level
S Style you successfully achieved an informal style by using:
- appropriate informal greeting and closing - first names only
- contractions and short forms
- direct questions you have used one or more of these:
- jokes
- references to personal relationships
- emotional language
T effect on the target reader - your friend feels informed about the options you are suggesting
- your friend feels excited about the holiday
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