Writing: An informal email

VInformal language for emails

1Match informal sentences in the box to gaps 1–6 in the email. There are two sentences that you do not need. 

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• How do you feel about it
• I can't wait!
• It sounds fantastic!
• It's terrible!
• I was really sorry to hear
• P.S. Good luck in your music exam!
• When is your exam?
• Write again soon.

Subject: Summer holidays!

Hi Ashley!

Thanks for your last email.

¹  that you didn't pass your music exam on Monday. ²  now? It's good that you can take the exam again next week.

I went to an amazing concert last month with Mum and Dad. My brother Cameron plays the piano and he was in the concert in a huge theatre. The music was wonderful and we were all really proud of Cameron. I'm sure you'll be like him one day.

It's good to hear about your summer holiday plans. ³  How long are you going to stay in Prague? Prague is beautiful. I hope you like old buildings, because there are a lot to see! The cafés are great, too. It's fantastic just walking around the streets. It's really good that you're going to the mountains in the Czech Republic, too! What a great place to explore. Will you go mountain biking and climbing?

I'm excited about my holidays, too. We're going to go to Spain in July! We're going to fly to Malaga, then we're going to stay in Seville. ⁴  After that we're going to go to Granada and visit the Alhambra. I'm really excited about that. It's like a palace from a storybook! I'll take lots of photos.

I'm going to be really busy in August, because I've got a job at a restaurant near the beach where we live. So, I won't be on the beach a lot this year, but I'll meet lots of people, so I think I'll have a great time!

⁵ 

Lots of love

Lucy

⁶ 

2  Read the email again and answer the questions. Speak for no longer than one minute.

• What did Ashley do on Monday?
• What did Lucy do last month?
• What is Ashley going to do next week?
• Where is Ashley going to go next summer?
• What do you think Ashley will see and do on holiday?
• Where is Lucy going to go on holiday?
• What is she going to do there?
• Where is she going to work after her holiday? 

 

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Unit 9 Writing Guide

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