A2
English Writing Exercises for A2 – An email
4 esercizi
1. Read the Writing Strategy. Then complete the sequencing phrases and match the headings below with groups A and B.
Writing Strategy
Try to use a variety of phrases to move your narrative forwards. Choose ones which show that the next event happened immediately afterwards or some time later.
- Immediately after Some time later
- A
- 1)s y
- 2)at t m
- 3)just t
- 4)a few mm l
- B
- 5)shortly a
- 6) a s while l
- 7) before l
- 8) after a w
- 9) soon a
- 10) s
2. Read the task and the model text. Underline three sequencing phrases in the email.
- Imagine you’ve just visited your French penfriend in Paris. Write an email to your English friend in which you:
- – describe your penfriend’s house.
- – describe a crime you saw taking place in Paris.
- – say how you and your friend reacted to the crime.
- – ask for some information.
- To: [email protected]
- Dear Holly,
- Hope you’re well. I stayed with my penfriend Cécile in Paris last week. She lives in a beautiful flat near the Canal Saint-Martin. It’s a really trendy part of town. At weekends, lots of young people sit by the river, have picnics and play the guitar.
- During my stay with Cécilie, we saw a mugging in the centre of town, near the Eiffel Tower. A man grabbed a woman’s handbag and ran off with it. Straight away, her boyfriend chased after him, but the street was very crowded. Soon, he gave up.
- We both felt quite shocked at first, but the woman didn’t seem too upset. After a while, we stopped worrying about it and the rest of the holiday was really enjoyable.
- Really looking forward to visiting you next week. Are we going camping? What do I need to bring?
- Best wishes,
- Keira
3. Read the writing task. Then make brief notes following the structure in the table below.
- Imagine you’ve just spent three days in New York with the family. Write an email to your English friend in which you:
- – give a short description of the hotel you stayed at.
- – describe a crime you saw taking place.
- – say whether the crime changed how you feel about the city, and why.
- – ask for some information.
| What is your hotel like? (large / small, friendly / unfriendly, etc. |
| What crime did you see? (mugging / shoplifting / robbery, etc.)Where were you and what happened? |
| Did you feelings about New York change? (safe / dangerous, friendly / unfriendly, etc.) |
| What information do you need? |
Writing Guide
4. Write an email using your notes from exercise 3. Remember to include and develop all four points in the task.
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