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WRITING
3 Read Joe's email. Does he answer Lorenzo's
questions? Is Joe a good exchange partner for
An informal email Lorenzo? Why?/Why not?
I can write a short informal email.
To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Student exchange
1 Read the information sheet about a student
exchange. Who is Lorenzo? Hi Lorenzo
Thank you for your email. I'm also seventeen and I also
like sports, music and the cinema. My favourite actor is
Tom Holland. He's great in the Spider-Man movies.
On a typical school day, I get up at 7 a.m. (I hope that's OK
for you!) and I have a BIG breakfast. School starts at 8:30.
We have lunch at school at one o'clock. In the afternoon,
I go to the gym, do homework or relax at home.
At weekends, my friends and I always play football. (It's
my favourite sport. Do you like it?) On Saturday evenings,
I usually go out with friends to the cinema or to a party ...
or both. We can do all these things together.
Have a good trip. See you soon!
All the best,
Student exchange with Joe
Leonardo da Vinci High School in Italy
4 Complete the WRITING FOCUS with the examples in
Time: 12-20 October
purple in the emails in Exercises 2 and 3.
Number of students: 14
Your exchange partners: WRITING FOCUS
1. Joe Andrews - Lorenzo Rossi
An informal email
2. Julia Berry - Alessia De Luca
• Start the email with:
3.
Dear or 1Hi + the person's name
• Use contractions:
2 Read Lorenzo's email. Tick the things he wants to I am = 2_______ It is = 3________
know about Joe.
• Useful phrases at the beginning of the email:
I'm ... (your exchange partner)
age family favourite food free-time activities
j girlfriend home interests school Thank you/Thanks for your4________ .
V J • Ask questions:
W hat5________ ? Do you 6_________?
To: [email protected] • Useful phrases at the end of the email:
Write soon.
From: [email protected]
Say hello to (your parents).
Subject: Student exchange
Have a 7________ . 8________ soon/in October.
Hi Joe • Finish the email with:
9Regards, All the 10________ ,
I'm your exchange partner from Liceo Scientifico
Bye for now,
Leonardo da Vinci. Thank you for inviting me to your
Love (if you write to a good friend),
home. I'm seventeen years old and I'm interested in
sport and film. I like music, parties and new friends!
SHOW WHAT YOU'VE LEARNT
Please write and tell me about yourself. How old are you?
What are you interested in? What happens on a typical 5 Write an email to a new exchange partner. You
school day? What do you usually do at the weekend? don't know him/her yet. Use the WRITING FOCUS
to help you.
See you in October.
Write about: Ask questions about:
Regards,
• your age and interests, • her/his interests,
Lorenzo • your typical day/weekend. • free-time activities.

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