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1 1.3 An email to a new e-friend about you

MODULE 1ODULE A
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Model analysis

Informal language 2 a) Copy the spidergram
When we write to people we knowlike our friends into your notebook. Read the
and family, we use informal language. That is: model and complete it.
• everyday vocabulary (thanks, nickname, etc)
• everyday expressions and idioms (Drop me a
line., How’s it going?, etc)
From: Emily
• informal linkers (and, but, etc)
To: Marisa
• short verb forms (I’m a student., etc)
Subject: Hello!
• omission of pronouns (Can’t wait instead of
I can’t wait, etc) Hi, Marisa!
How are you? My name’s Emily Morris and I’m from
An email to a new e-friend the UK. I’m fourteen years old and I’m a student at
• We always start our email with an informal Thomas Tallis School in London. My favourite singer
greeting + our e-friend’s first name (Hi, Nick!). is Jennifer Lopez! My favourite colour is green.
• We greet our e-friend (opening remarks) and What about you? Write back.
give the reason for writing. Then we write some Yours,
personal information (name, country we are Emily
from, age, our favourite colour, etc). We finish
writing it with some closing remarks (What
about you?) opening where from
• We sign off our email with Yours,/Love, etc + closing remarks
remarks
our first name.
Name age
favourite
colour
Rubric analysis school
favourite
1 Read the task. Use the underlined key famous person
words to answer the questions. Write in your
notebook. b) Read the model again. Find examples of
informal language.
Write an email to your new English-speaking e-friend
about you (50 words). In your email write: ■ your
name ■ where you are from ■ your age ■ what Writing Tip Capital letters
school you go to ■ who your favourite famous person In English we use a capital letter:
is ■ what your favourite colour is. • at the start of a sentence (What about you?)
• for names (Andrew) and the personal pronoun I
1 What are you going to write? (I’m a student.)
2 Who are you going to write to? • for school subjects (Maths)
3 How many words are you going to write? • for days of the week (Monday), months (August),
4 What are you going to write about? names of cities (Los Angeles), countries (Italy),
5 What style of language are you going to use? nationalities (Italian) and continents (Africa).

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