2008
Send a letter/e-mail in
Spanish to your pen-friend, Álvaro, who lives in Madrid.
Include
all of the following points.
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Thank him for the t-shirt that you received two days ago. It is lovely.
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Say you are doing your exams at the moment. Give him three details about them.
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Mention three things you did last weekend.
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Ask him if he would like to come to Ireland for two weeks in July or August.
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Mention two things which you can do together if he comes.
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Give your regards to his family in Madrid.
2007
Write a letter in
Spanish to your pen-friend, Carmen, who lives in Barcelona and who has invited you to
Spain again this summer. Include
all of the following points.
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Thank her for the e-mail you received last Monday.
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Say you are writing a letter because your computer is broken.
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Mention two things which happened in school last week.
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Thank her for the invitation to go to Spain in August but say you can’t go.
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Say you have a summer job in a shop in the city centre.
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Mention two things you will buy with the money you earn.
2006
Write a letter in
Spanish to your penpal, Pablo, who lives in Madrid. Include all of the following points.
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Thank him for the postcard you received three days ago.
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Tell him you had a great time with him in Spain last month.
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Mention three activities you did while in Spain that you really enjoyed.
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Describe what the weather is like in Ireland at the moment and say why you prefer Spanish
weather.
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Mention three things you plan to do for the rest of the summer.
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Tell him to give your regards to his family in Madrid, especially to Marta, his sister.
2005
Write a letter in
Spanish to your penfriend who lives in Zaragoza. Include all of the following points.
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Invite her to your house during the Christmas holidays.
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Mention two activities that you could do together.
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Tell her about a Spanish language course you did in Spain last summer.
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Mention three interesting places you visited.
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Describe a new friend you made when you were there.
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Tell her to ring you/ to send an e-mail to say if she can come over at Christmas.
2004
You have just returned from an exchange holiday in Madrid.
Write a letter in
Spanish to your exchange student. Include all of the following points.
- Thank him/her for the fantastic time you had in Spain.
- Mention two things that you most enjoyed about your visit.
- Ask him/her about the activities he/she would like to do when he/she comes to Ireland.
- Suggest two places to visit and give some information about them.
- Give exchange student some news about school.
- Tell him/her to give regards to his/her family in Madrid and wish him/her a good summer.
2003
Write a letter in
Spanish to your penpal who lives in Sevilla. Include all of the following points.
- Thank him/her for the lovely post-card you received yesterday.
- Tell him/her that you would like to go to Spain in the summer, say for how long, and when
exactly.
- Ask your penpal what kind of activities you can do in Sevilla. Mention two activities you would
like to do in particular.
- Say you will do your exams next week, tell him/her which subject you find most difficult and
why.
- Tell your penpal three things you did last weekend.
- Tell him/her to give your regards to his/her family in Sevilla, and to wish his/her brother a happy
birthday.
2002
Write a letter in
Spanish to your penpal who lives in Madrid. Include all of the following points.
- Say you are sorry for not writing sooner as you went to the seaside for 2 weeks.
- Tell him/her with whom you went, how you travelled there and where you stayed.
- Give three pieces of information about the region where you stayed.
- Describe in detail what you did while you were there.
- Mention three details about a concert you are planning on going to in August.
- Invite your penpal to come and stay with your family for 2 weeks in August.
2001
Write a letter in
Spanish to your penfriend, who lives in Toledo. Include all of the following points.
- Thank him/her for the letter you received two weeks ago.
- Apologize for not writing sooner as you have to work hard at school.
- Tell him/her you went to visit your cousin in the country last weekend, and mention three
things you did there.
- Tell him/her that you met a new friend recently, and describe your new friend.
- Mention three things you are going to do on your holiday in Spain next summer.
- Tell him/her to give your regards to his/her family.