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7.3

Language Focus Useful Language

Opening remarks
Writing Tip Supporting your opinion How are you?/How’s everything?/Hope
Always justify your opinion with supporting ideas. everything is going well.
Football is great. my opinion Introducing your favourite outdoor activity
It’s good to be part of a team. supporting idea • I’m a big fan of ... ./I’m crazy about ... ./I just love ... .
• My favourite outdoor activity is ... .
• When I have some free time, I really like ...
4 Read and choose the best supporting Giving details about your favourite outdoor
sentences. Write in your notebook. activity
When/How often
1 Skiing is difficult. • I usually/often/always, etc (play football, etc) at
a It takes a lot of practice to become good at the weekend/in the evenings/after school, etc.
it. • I only (go bowling/play basketball, etc) when
b My dad doesn’t like it. I have some free time.
Who with
2 I think tennis is wonderful. • Sometimes, my sister/friend, etc comes with me.
a My best friend plays tennis, too. • My friends/brothers, etc sometimes (play
b It helps me keep fit and I meet new people. basketball/go skateboarding, etc) with me.
Giving reasons why you like it
3 Skateboarding is very exciting.
• I’m a big fan of/I’m crazy about (karate) because ... .
a It’s a very cheap activity to do. • I (really) love/enjoy/like (cycling) because (it’s a
b I love the feeling of speed and freedom it great way to keep fit, etc).
gives me. • (Football) is my favourite outdoor activity
because it ... .
4 I’m crazy about canoeing.
a It’s a great way to keep fit and enjoy the Talking about equipment
You don’t need much equipment to (go cycling) –
outdoors.
just ... ./To (play basketball), you need ... .
b Canoes are expensive.
Closing remarks
Hope to hear from you soon./Have to go now./
Your turn Write back soon./Write and let me know.
5 a) Brainstorming: Copy the spidergram
into your notebook. Complete it with
information about your favourite sport.
Greeting + (your friend’s first name),
opening remarks, name of activity; details about
opening remarks name activity (when/how often, who with); why you like this
activity, the equipment you need; closing remarks
closing remarks when/how
often I do it Sign off,
My Favourite (your first name)
Outdoor Activity
equipment Checklist
I need to do who I do it with
this activity why I like it
When you finish your email, check the following:
• opening, closing remarks
b) Task: Use the rubric in Ex. 1 to write an • capital letters, punctuation and linkers
email to your English-speaking friend about • word order
your favourite outdoor activity. Use your • opinion, supporting ideas, number of paragraphs
ideas from Ex. 5a and phrases from the Useful • number of words
Language box. Follow the plan. • spelling and grammar
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