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WRITING INFORMAL LETTERS/EMAILS
Writing informal letters and emails involves writing letters or emails to friends or relatives. When writing an informal letter or email our language is more relaxed. English expressions-Informal emails/letters Examples of informal letters/emails NOW IT'S YOUR TURN: EXERCISE 1: You have received the following letter from your English penfriend: I'm really pleased you're planning to come to England to study. Let me know what type of course you're interested in and I'll ring some colleges for details. The more information you can give me the better! Write your letter of reply to your penfriend (around 200 words). EXERCISE 2: You have received the following email from your English penfriend: It's a really brave step to take a year out of college to come and spend 6 months in the UK! What are you planning to do with your time? Find a job? Learn some new skills? Write back and give me more details about your plans so I can do my best to help you ...
BIG FAMILY VERSUS SMALL FAMILY
Did these women plan to have a big family or a small family? Financial implications of both types of families Advantages of a big family according to David Disadvantages of being an only child according to the second woman.
WHO'S YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Rebecca talks about her best friend and where and how they met and why they like each other. Listen to the recording HERE and do the following exercise. Some questions have two possible answers. 1) She met her friend ______ . a) on a hunting trip b) through a friend c) at university 2) They are best friends because ______ . a) of a shared love of anime b) they spent lots of time together c) they think a lot alike 3) In college they both studied _____ . a) English b) Japanese c) French 4) She says these days they ______ . a) talk a lot b) live far apart c) see each other often 5) She says they fight _______ . a) all the time b) over silly things c) after long stays together ANSWERS: 1-b/c 2-b 3-a/b 4-a/b 5-b/c Now listen to Gareth talking about someone he is very close to and...
EXPRESSIONS WITH GET
TO GET can be used in a number of patterns and has a number of meanings. TO GET + DIRECT OBJECT = TO OBTAIN, TO RECEIVE, TO BUY I got my passport last week. (to obtain) She got her driving license last week. (to obtain) They got permission to live in Switzerland. (to obtain) I got a letter from my friend in Nigeria. (to receive) He gets $1,000 a year from his father. (to receive) She got a new coat from Zappaloni in Rome. (to buy) We got a new television for the sitting room. (to buy) TO GET + PLACE EXPRESSION = REACH, ARRIVE AT A PLACE How are you getting home tonight? We got to London around 6 p.m. What time will we get there ? When did you get back from New York? TO GET + ADJECTIVE = BECOME, SHOW A CHANGE OF STATE I am getting old . It's getting hotter . By the time they reached the house they were getting...