Page 166 - Blaze5bg

Blaze gr5 BUL Ss WritSkills.qxp_Blaze gr5 BUL Ss WritSkills 22/11/16 10:45 AM Page 162

8.2 A postcard about a celebration

MODULE E

A postcard about a celebration Hi, Janet!
Postcards are short pieces of
I’m in Spain with my family for two weeks!
writing we send to people we
Weather’s fabulous. Staying in a small hotel
know while we are on holiday. We
by the beach. Today we’re going to the Las
write to them to give our news. We
Fallas celebration. We’re going to watch an
use informal language.
amazing parade and then, tonight, we’re
• We start our postcard with a
going to see fireworks. I’m so excited!
greeting (Hi,) and our friend’s
See you soon!
first name and our opening
Anna
remarks.
• Then we write where we are, A Janet Wright
who we are with, how long for, B 23 Green Hill Road
what the weather is like, where C Bournemouth
we are staying and our plans D BH1 1 AA
(what we are going to do). E UK
• We end our postcard with our
feelings and closing remarks
(Wish you were here!).
• We sign off our postcard with
Take care, etc + our first name.
Model analysis

Rubric analysis 2 a) Read the model. Which adjectives does Anna use to
describe the: weather? hotel? parade?
1 Read the task. Use the
underlined key words to answer b) Read the sentences and find the odd word out.
the questions. Write in your Write in your notebook.
notebook.
1 The weather here in Italy is great/fantastic/cool/traditional.
You are on holiday. Write a postcard
to your English-speaking friend. In 2 We’re staying in a(n) expensive/big/healthy/five-star hotel.
your postcard write: ■ where you are 3 The hotel is by a sandy/busy/quiet/seaside beach.
■ who you are with ■ how long for 4 The celebration is fun/exciting/friendly/brilliant.
■ what the weather is like ■ what 5 The costumes are colourful/delicious/beautiful/amazing.
celebration you are going to ■ where
you are staying ■ what you are going
to do ■ your feelings. Write your Writing Tip Writing addresses
postcard (50 words).
When we send a postcard, we must write the address of the person
we are sending the postcard to. We include the person’s full name,
1 Who are you going to write to?
house number and street name, town/city, postcode and country
2 What are you going to write
(if we are sending the postcard from another country).
about?
3 What kind of a text are you
going to write? 3 Look at Janet’s address in the model. Match. Write in
4 How many words are you going your notebook.
to write? 1 country 4 house number & street name
5 What style of language are you 2 her full name 5 town/city
going to use? 3 postcode
WS15