Exercise 1: Write a short note and notice

 

Write a short note and a notice.   Tasks   1 A friend has invited you out for a pizza but later you look in your diary and realise you can’t go. Write her a note. Say you are sorry you can’t go. Explain why. Suggest another time/day. Remind her that you want to borrow her English dictionary.   2 You found a mobile phone in one of the classrooms in your school/college. Write a notice to put on the noticeboard. Describe the phone. Say when you found it. Say where you found it. Explain how the owner can contact you.   Ideas: Who/What is each short text for? Are you writing to explain, apologise, give information, etc.   Plan: Follow the instructions. 1 Write the name of the person or the title at the top, but don’t include greetings. 2 Make sure the purpose of the text is clear. Keep it short. Use short sentences, imperatives and abbreviations.   Write: Write your note and notice.   Check: Check the following points: Have you covered all the points in the task? Have you used appropriate language, short sentences, imperatives and abbreviations. Have you checked spelling, grammar and punctuation?

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