You have read the advertisement below in a magazine. You’re very interested in attending an intensive English course in London next August so you send an e-mail to the school advertised and enquire about the following points:– Levels offered– Starting and finishing dates of courses– Lesson timetables– Accommodation and travel arrangements (if

provided)– Prices and what is included in the price– Leisure activities (if organized)

You have read the advertisement below in a magazine. You’re very interested in attending an intensive English course in London next August so you send an e-mail to the school advertised and enquire about the following points:

Dear Sir or Madam,I read your advertisement in Hello Magazine

last Sunday and I am very interested in attending an intensive English course in your school next August. But I need some information. Could you help me please?

Questions

1. Levels offered

2. Starting and finishing dates of

courses

3. Lesson timetables

4. Accommodation and travel

arrangements (if provided)

5. Prices and what is included in the

price

6. Leisure activities (if organized)

What levels does the school offer?

When do the courses start and when do they finish?

Could you give me the lesson timetables?

Do you make accommodation and travel arrangements?

How much are the courses? What is included in the price?

Do you organize any leisure activities?

Closing

Thank you for your time.

I look forward to hearing from you.Yours faithfully,

Susana Vega

ANOTHER EXAMPLE

Before - planning

1. Read the question2. Re-read the question 3. Make sure you understand it

Brainstorming: vocabulary: verbs, nouns, etc.

Before -structure

Introduction: Dear Suri,Introduce yourselfExplain why you are writing

Body of the email: Ask the questions

Closing of email: Look forward to hearing from you.Regards,Name

Writing Dear Suri,

My name is Conchita Pérez and I am an English student in

the London School for Languages. I saw your advertisement

and I am very interested in the flat but I would like more

information please.

I need to know, how many rooms are there in the house?

Does it have all the necessary electrical appliances? Is there

a TV in the living room? What about restaurants and shops?

Are they near the flat? I need to travel to school so is there

a bus stop near the flat? My last question is How much is

the rent? Thank you for you attention. I look forward to hearing from

you.

Regards,

Conchita

2. AN INFORMAL EMAIL

Read the following email

Structure• We begin an email

1. A greeting: Dear Mary, Hi Mark,Hello Susa,

2. Introduction or first paragraphAsk about healthThank him/her for last emailReason for writing

Structure• We begin an email

1. A greeting: Dear Mary, Hi Mark,Hello Susa,

2. Introduction or first paragraphAsk about healthThank him/her for last emailReason for writing

Structure

3. Body

It is the most important part of the email.Main subject of the emailWe talk about school/ family/ holidays, etc.

Each paragraph talks about a different subject:a. Schoolb. Familyc. Holidays

Structure

3. Body

It is the most important part of the email.Main subject of the emailWe talk about school/ family/ holidays, etc.

Each paragraph talks about a different subject:a. Schoolb. Familyc. Holidays

Structure

4. Conclusion

Closing remark:say goodbyeask the other person to write

back soonsend him/her family your love…

It is the last paragraph

5. Closing of email

Set phrases:

Best wishes,Lots of love,Write soon,…

Structure

Set phrasesBest wishes,Lots of love,Write soon,

5. Closing of email

Write the following phrase in the appropriate place.

1. Greeting2. Introduction3. Conclusion4. Closing of email

3. WRITING A DESCRIPTION

Writing a description

1.Think about:

a) Who

b) Where and when

c) What he/she looks like/

d) what is he/she like

e) What does he/she like to do

f) When do you see each other/ what do you do

2. Divide the paragraphs into:

a) Introduction

b) Body of story

c) Conclusion

Writing a StoryBefore you start

A) Introduction: who he/she is When/ where you met

Writing a StoryBefore you start : paragraphing

B) Body of description:Paragraph 2 What he/she looks like What he/she is likeParagraph 3 Hobbies What he/she doesParagraph 2 When you meet and what you do

C) Conclusion: Why is he your best friend

At first, Roberto can be a little distant and shy but when you know him, he is very friendly and he helps you with anything. He is very intelligent but a little serious too.

He is taller than me and he is quite thin. He doesn’t have a lot of hair now, but before it was dark and curly. He has dark brown eyes and a lovely smile. He usually wears jeans, shirts and jumpers. He doesn’t like wearing formal clothes like suits and ties.

Roberto is married and he has two daughters. In fact, he is married to me. Yes! he is my best friend and my husband so I see him every day. We sometimes go out for a drink, have lunch or do sports together. We enjoy spending time together.

My best friend’s name is Roberto. I met him in 1988 when we studied at university. He was a year older than me so he was not in my class but we had the same friends.

My best friend likes to do sports. His favourite sport is swimming. He also likes travelling and spending time with his family and friends.

He is an English professor at the university so he sometimes goes on business trips but he doesn’t like them very much.

introductio

nBody

Conclusion

Roberto is my best friend because I can tell him anything and he understands. He is a good person.

4. DESCRIPTION OF A ROOM

My OfficeThis is my office. It is quite spacious. On sunny days, a lot of light comes in through the window.In my office, there is a huge shelf on the wall. There many books, CDs and DVDs. I sometimes use them to prepare my lessons. On the wall, there are some pictures and photographs of some family trips. In front of the shelf, there is a big table with two computers because my husband and I work in this room. On the table, there are many papers, pens, books and a calendar. Between the computers, there is a telephone, a printer and a scanner. In front of the table and under the window, there is an armchair. My daughters like to read here.I like my office. My family and I spend a lot of time here reading, working or listening to music. (143 words)

1. what

2. On the left

3. On the right

4. In the foreground

5. Conclusion

5. WRITING A STORY

SOMETIMES YOU MAY BE ASKED TO WRITE A STORY.

1. Divide the paragraphs into:• Introduction• Body of story• Conclusion

2. List the events in the story in chronological order.

Useful expressions

Set the scene• It all happened last summer / During my last holiday…. /

One day/morning/night … I was staying at …Describe the main events of the story• At first, …/ To begin with, …/ After a while, …/ Soon, …/

Suddenly, …/ Finally, …/ In the end, … / The following day, …/ As soon as, …/ While, …./ After a while, ….

Show when things happened• Time passed quickly and …. I realised that …. So I

decided to ….

I was tired of going to the same place every year, so last year my family and I

decided to travel around Brittany for two weeks in a camper van.

One night I was driving along a road when I noticed that there were no signposts.

Suddenly, I realized that we were lost. There were no lights anywhere, so I stopped

the camper van for the night.

The following day, I woke up and the camper was moving by itself. We were floating

on the sea! I called for help immediately. Meanwhile, my wife was trying to stop

water from coming into the camper van.

After a while, a boat arrived and pulled us back to the beach. A couple of hours

later we were home, safe and sound! From then on, we decided to stay in a hotel

for our holidays.