You have read the advertisement below in a
magazine. You’re very interested in attending an
intensive English course in London next August so
you send an e-mail to the school advertised and
enquire about the following points:
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Levels offered
Starting and finishing dates of courses
Lesson timetables
Accommodation and travel arrangements (if provided)
Prices and what is included in the price
Leisure activities (if organized)
You have read the advertisement below in a magazine. You’re
very interested in attending an intensive English course in
London next August so you send an e-mail to the school
advertised and enquire about the following points:
Dear Sir or Madam,
I read your advertisement in Hello Magazine
last Sunday and I am very interested in
attending an intensive English course in your
school next August. But I need some
information. Could you help me please?
Questions
1. Levels offered
2. Starting and finishing dates of
courses
3. Lesson timetables
4. Accommodation and travel
arrangements (if provided)
5. Prices and what is included in the
price
6. Leisure activities (if organized)
What levels does the school offer?
When do the courses start and when
do they finish?
Could you give me the lesson
timetables?
Do you make accommodation and
travel arrangements?
How much are the courses? What is
included in the price?
Do you organize any leisure
activities?
Closing
Thank you for your time.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Susana Vega
ANOTHER EXAMPLE
Before - planning
1. Read the question
2. Re-read the question
3. Make sure you understand it
Brainstorming: vocabulary: verbs, nouns, etc.
Before -structure
Introduction:
Dear Suri,
Introduce yourself
Explain why you are writing
Body of the email:
Ask the questions
Closing of email:
Look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Name
Dear Suri,
Writing
My name is Conchita Pérez and I am an English student in the
London School for Languages. I saw your advertisement and I am
very interested in the flat but I would like more information
please.
I need to know, how many rooms are there in the house? Does it
have all the necessary electrical appliances? Is there a TV in the
living room? What about restaurants and shops? Are they near
the flat? I need to travel to school so is there a bus stop near
the flat? My last question is How much is the rent?
Thank you for you attention. I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Conchita
2. AN INFORMAL EMAIL
Read the following email
Structure
• We begin an email
1. A greeting:
Dear Mary,
Hi Mark,
Hello Susa,
2. Introduction or first paragraph
Ask about health
Thank him/her for last email
Reason for writing
Structure
• We begin an email
1. A greeting:
Dear Mary,
Hi Mark,
Hello Susa,
2. Introduction or first paragraph
Ask about health
Thank him/her for last email
Reason for writing
Structure
3. Body
It is the most important part of the email.
Main subject of the email
We talk about school/ family/ holidays, etc.
Each paragraph talks about a different subject:
a. School
b. Family
c. Holidays
Structure
3. Body
It is the most important part of the email.
Main subject of the email
We talk about school/ family/ holidays, etc.
Each paragraph talks about a different subject:
a. School
b. Family
c. Holidays
Structure
4. Conclusion
It is the last paragraph
Closing remark:
say goodbye
ask the other person to write back soon
send him/her family your love…
5. Closing of email
Set phrases:
Best wishes,
Lots of love,
Write soon,
…
Structure
5. Closing of email
Set phrases
Best wishes,
Lots of love,
Write soon,
Write the following phrase in the appropriate
place.
1. Greeting
2. Introduction
3. Conclusion
4. Closing of email
3. WRITING A DESCRIPTION
Writing a description
Writing a Story
Before you start
1.Think about:
a)
Who
b)
Where and when
c)
What he/she looks like/
d)
what is he/she like
e)
What does he/she like to do
f)
When do you see each other/ what do you do
2. Divide the paragraphs into:
a) Introduction
b) Body of story
c) Conclusion
Writing a Story
Before you start : paragraphing
A) Introduction:
 who he/she is
 When/ where you met
B) Body of description:
Paragraph 2
 What he/she looks like
 What he/she is like
Paragraph 3
 Hobbies
 What he/she does
Paragraph 2
 When you meet and what you do
C) Conclusion:
 Why is he your best friend
introduction
Body
Conclusion
My best friend’s name is Roberto. I met him in 1988 when we studied at
university. He was a year older than me so he was not in my class but we had
the same friends.
At first, Roberto can be a little distant and shy but when you know him, he is
very friendly and he helps you with anything. He is very intelligent but a little
serious too.
He is taller than me and he is quite thin. He doesn’t have a lot of hair now, but
before it was dark and curly. He has dark brown eyes and a lovely smile. He
usually wears jeans, shirts and jumpers. He doesn’t like wearing formal clothes
like suits and ties.
My best friend likes to do sports. His favourite sport is swimming. He also likes
travelling and spending time with his family and friends.
He is an English professor at the university so he sometimes goes on business trips
but he doesn’t like them very much.
Roberto is married and he has two daughters. In fact, he is married to me. Yes!
he is my best friend and my husband so I see him every day. We sometimes go
out for a drink, have lunch or do sports together. We enjoy spending time
together.
Roberto is my best friend because I can tell him anything and he understands.
He is a good person.
4. DESCRIPTION OF A ROOM
1. what
My Office
2. On the left
3. On the right
4. In the foreground
5. Conclusion
This is my office. It is quite spacious. On sunny
days, a lot of light comes in through the
window.
In my office, there is a huge shelf on the wall.
There many books, CDs and DVDs. I
sometimes use them to prepare my lessons.
On the wall, there are some pictures and
photographs of some family trips.
In front of the shelf, there is a big table with
two computers because my husband and I
work in this room. On the table, there are
many papers, pens, books and a calendar.
Between the computers, there is a telephone,
a printer and a scanner.
In front of the table and under the window,
there is an armchair. My daughters like to read
here.
I like my office. My family and I spend a lot of
time here reading, working or listening to
music. (143 words)
5. WRITING A STORY
SOMETIMES YOU MAY BE ASKED TO WRITE A STORY.
1. Divide the paragraphs into:
• Introduction
• Body of story
• Conclusion
2. List the events in the story in chronological
order.
Useful expressions
Set the scene
• It all happened last summer / During my last holiday….
/ One day/morning/night … I was staying at …
Describe the main events of the story
• At first, …/ To begin with, …/ After a while, …/ Soon, …/
Suddenly, …/ Finally, …/ In the end, … / The following
day, …/ As soon as, …/ While, …./ After a while, ….
Show when things happened
• Time passed quickly and …. I realised that …. So I
decided to ….
I was tired of going to the same place every year, so last year my family and I
decided to travel around Brittany for two weeks in a camper van.
One night I was driving along a road when I noticed that there were no
signposts. Suddenly, I realized that we were lost. There were no lights anywhere,
so I stopped the camper van for the night.
The following day, I woke up and the camper was moving by itself. We were
floating on the sea! I called for help immediately. Meanwhile, my wife was trying
to stop water from coming into the camper van.
After a while, a boat arrived and pulled us back to the beach. A couple of
hours later we were home, safe and sound! From then on, we decided to stay in a
hotel for our holidays.