Task: Write a letter to a new friend in another country. Describe your family, your school and your free time activities.
Ideas: Think about the answers to these questions.
Your family
- Who is in your family?
- How old are the people in your family?
- Where do you live?
A typical day
- When do you usually get up?
- How do you get to school?
- Where do you have lunch?
- What do you usually do after school?
Free time
- What do you usually do at the weekend?
- What do other people in your family do at the weekend?
- What do you like doing? What do you dislike doing?
Plan: Organize your ideas into paragraphs.
Paragraph 1: Your family
Paragraph 2: Your daily routine
Paragraph 3: Free time
Write: Write your letter.
Remember!
Begin informal letters with Dear + person’s first name.
Finish informal letters with Best wishes.
Write / Sign your name at the bottom of the letter.
Check: Check your spelling, grammar and punctuation.