Writing Part 2: Short message (short note, email, card or postcard)
Some facts:
- In this part you write a short note, email, card or postcard.
- You know the situation and what type of text you have to write.
| An English friend of yours called Jeff gave a party yesterday, which you enjoyed. (Situation) |
- You are told what you have to do and you also know the three points that you need to include in your answer.
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Write a card to send to Jeff. In your card, you should
- thank him for the party
- say what you liked best
- suggest when you could both meet again
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Tips:
Useful openings:
Hi, ...! Hello, ...! Dear ...,
Useful endings (for cards, emails and postcards):
Bye! Cheers! (Tschüss!)
All the best! (Alles Gute!)
Kind regards / With love from (Herzliche / Liebe Grüsse)
Best wishes (Viele Grüsse)
Yours (Mit den besten)
Useful endings for short notes:
See you soon / Bye
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Writing Part 3: Letter (informal) or story
Some facts:
- In this part you can choose to write an informal letter or a story.
- You should write about 100 words.
- The rubric for the letter includes part of a letter. This tells you what to write in your letter.
Instructions for the letter:
| In your next letter, please tell me all about your favourite TV programme. Why do you like watching it? What's it about? |
- The rubric for the story gives you the title or the first sentence of the story.
Instructions for the story:
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Your story must have this title:
A surprise visitor
Your story must begin with this sentence:
I felt nervous when the phone rang.
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