Writing: An informal letter

Linking words: and, but, or

1Complete 1–7 in the letter with the words and phrases in the box. 

MOVE
• 12 Manchester Drive
• Dear Charlie
• Westcliff
• 24 October, 2013
• SS0 9YH
• Best wishes
• Gemma

¹ 

² 

  

Essex

³ 

⁴ 

⁵ 

Thank you for your letter. I don't live in a city. I live in a town, so that's different from you! Is it nice in your city? I live with my mum, my dad 

^a

 

my sister, Josie, 

^b

 

I haven't got a pet. You're lucky to have a cat. I love cats!

Your school is very big – 1,300 students is a lot! I go to Belfairs High School, 

^c

 

it's not a very big school – there are 750 students. The students in my class are very friendly. My favourite subject at school is modern languages. I can speak English 

^d

 

Spanish. I also enjoy science and maths. I don't like PE. I'm not very good at team sports! So we are different! It's great that you are in your school football team.

At the weekend, I like meeting my friends. We usually go to the cinema. My favourite films are the Twilight films, too! Sometimes on Sunday I go swimming 

^e

 

cycling with my best friend, Megan. I like doing sport at the weekend, 

^f

 

not team sports at school!

Write again soon!

⁶ 

⁷ 

2Complete a–f in the letter in exercise 1 with and, but or or. 

Linking words: and, but, or

3Choose the correct linking word to complete the sentences. 

• 1I love drawing, andbut I don't like painting.

• 2I've got a dog andor a cat.

• 3At the weekend, I usually play football orbut basketball.

• 4Do you prefer acting butor dancing?

• 5I love cycling, andbut I can't cycle now, because I haven't got a bike.

• 6I'm good at languages. I can speak English, Spanish andbut French.

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Linking words: and, but, or

1Complete 1–7 in the letter with the words and phrases in the box. 

• 12 Manchester Drive
• Westcliff
• SS0 9YH
• 24 October, 2013
• Dear Charlie
• Best wishes
• Gemma

¹12 Manchester Drive

²Westcliff

  

Essex

³SS0 9YH

⁴24 October, 2013

⁵Dear Charlie

Thank you for your letter. I don't live in a city. I live in a town, so that's different from you! Is it nice in your city? I live with my mum, my dad 

^aand

 

my sister, Josie, 

^bbut

 

I haven't got a pet. You're lucky to have a cat. I love cats!

Your school is very big – 1,300 students is a lot! I go to Belfairs High School, 

^cbut

 

it's not a very big school – there are 750 students. The students in my class are very friendly. My favourite subject at school is modern languages. I can speak English 

^dand

 

Spanish. I also enjoy science and maths. I don't like PE. I'm not very good at team sports! So we are different! It's great that you are in your school football team.

At the weekend, I like meeting my friends. We usually go to the cinema. My favourite films are the Twilight films, too! Sometimes on Sunday I go swimming 

^eor

 

cycling with my best friend, Megan. I like doing sport at the weekend, 

^fbut

 

not team sports at school!

Write again soon!

⁶Best wishes

⁷Gemma

2Complete a–f in the letter in exercise 1 with and, but or or. 

Linking words: and, but, or

3Choose the correct linking word to complete the sentences. 

• 1I love drawing, but I don't like painting.

• 2I've got a dog and a cat.

• 3At the weekend, I usually play football or basketball.

• 4Do you prefer acting or dancing?

• 5I love cycling, but I can't cycle now, because I haven't got a bike.

• 6I'm good at languages. I can speak English, Spanish and French.