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Learning Standards
Learning Standards
- Begin to use formal and informal registers appropriate to the target audience in familiar situations
- Understand specific details and information in longer texts on an increased range of familiar topics
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What do you think endangered species, global warming and environmental pollution has in common?
Pre-Writing
Pre-Writing
Learning Focus
Including useful expressions
• When you are writing an informal letter or email there are useful phrases and expressions that can help to make your writing natural. It's a good idea to learn these expressions so you can use some of them every time you write an informal letter or email.
• You can start your letter or email using friendly greetings and questions, e.g. Hi!, Hello, How are you? How are things? How is it going?
• You can end in a friendly way too, e.g. Bye, Bye for now. See you soon. Speak to you later. That's all for now. Write soon!
• There are other expressions you can use in informal letters and emails, e.g. Sorry for not answering your last email. It's great to hear from you! I really miss you! Write back soon and tell me all about it. I love reading your emails. Good luck!
A - Read the example Email and underline the useful expressions the writer has used.
A - Read the example Email and underline the useful expressions the writer has used.
To: Alice@hotmail.com
From: charlotte@hotmail.com
Subject: Hi
Hi Alice!
How are things? It’s great to hear from you. I really miss you!
That’s an interesting project your teacher has given you. Why don’t you write about the special day we had at school a month ago? Everyone made or gave things to sell. There were cupcakes, bread, pizza, books, pictures and clothes. Our families came and we had a party. It was fantastic. We made £1,600!
We gave all the money to help protect honeybees. A lot of the natural habitat for bees has gone because people have built houses and roads it. We need to save the bees!
Good luck with your project. Please write back and tell me about it.
Bye!
Charlotte
C - Read the example email again and write T (True) or F (False).
C - Read the example email again and write T (True) or F (False).
The writer...
1 likes the person she is writing to.
2 hasn't written about the environment.
3 describes an event in the past.
4 gives information about how people help to protect the planet.
While Writing
While Writing
B - Read the writing task below and then answer the questions about it in your notebook.
B - Read the writing task below and then answer the questions about it in your notebook.
This is part of an email you got from a friend in England.
Our teacher has asked the class to write about the things people do to help protect the planet around the world. I want to write about what people do in your country. Can you send me some information?
Our teacher has asked the class to write about the things people do to help protect the planet around the world. I want to write about what people do in your country. Can you send me some information?
Now write an email to your friend. (100 words)
1 What type of text do you have to write?
2 What will it be about?
3 What does your friend need?
4 Will it be formal or informal?
Reflection
Reflection
Share ONE expression you have learned from this lesson.
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