Look at the list of qualities and choose three to describe the ideal exchange student and explain why.
Check your spelling with the check button.
Read the sentences and decide which of these people would be a good exchange student for you and think why that is the case. Write your answers in your notebook.
1. I am crazy about football and could watch football matches all the time!
2. I adore animals, especially lizards and spiders.
3. I am crazy about metal music! The louder, the better!
4. I am a cheerful person, but there are days when I am moody.
5. I spend a lot of time in front of TV eating snacks.
6. I love studying! Science and Maths are my favorite subjects.
Read the email from Federico, an exchange student from Spain, to Jason, his future host. After reading, put the topics that he writes about in the email next to the appropriate paragraph.
Sort the phrases into two different columns, one for those that are used in the opening of the email and one for those that are used in the closing part.
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When you write a personal email, always start with a friendly greeting, like Hi there or Dear Jack because you are writing to a person that you know well.
Since you are writing to a friend or a member of your family, you can use contractions instead of full forms. Use I'm instead of I am, as well as he's or she's instead of he is or she is.
When you are giving information about yourself, use phrases like I'm interested in or I'm good at.
Remember to ask the person you are writing to some questions about him or her in order to get a reply, like What do you usually do at the weekend?, What are your plans for the summer holidays?
Always finish your email with a friendly goodbye by using phrases or sentences like Write back soon!, All the best!, Talk to you soon! or See you soon.
Now it's your turn to write!
| REMEMBER BOX | |
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| Begin your email with a friendly greeting: | Dear Jack/Hi Mark/Hi there |
| If emails are informal, you can use contractions instead of full forms: | I’m (not I am); he’s (not he is) |
| Use phrases like I’m good at… or I’m interested in…. | To give basic information about yourself |
| Always ask some questions in order to get a reply: | What do you usually do at the weekend? |
| Finish your email with a friendly goodbye: | Write back soon!/All the best!/Talk to you soon!/See you soon! |
Miles, a teenager from Brighton has just sent you an email. You are going to stay with him and his family in their house while attending an English course at a local language school. For additional info you can use this link to a Wikipedia article about Brighton.
Read one part of his email and write your reply to Miles.
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From: Miles
Subject: Greetings!
Hello!
I am super excited that you are going to spend two weeks with me and my family. I would like to know something about you. What do you do in your free time? Do you play a sport? What music and films do you like? What is your school day like?
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Write your email in 100 to 150 words. When writing, remember to include these points:
If you want to, you can write your email here, then check your spelling with the check button.
