Writing: An informal email

1Read the email and choose a category for each mistake. Correct the mistakes. There are two items in each category. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

Hi Joanna!

I took this photo of my family yesterday, so I send it to you now. Say me if you like it. I'm very sun-taned! Thats my grandparents' house, and you can see that it's big old and very beautyful. My brother and I go often there. I really like their garden, and we're often playing volleyball in it. My brother plays really good. You are studying hard right now? I want to write to you more often. Please reply soon.

Love,

Karin

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2Read the advert on a school sports website. Then read Marc's email and label the photograph. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

Sports teams looking for partners!

If you want to contact sports teams in other countries, send us some information and an email address. Or just write to one of the people already in our sports team partnership project.

Hi Jerome,

My name's Marc and I'm fifteen. I _____ to you as part of the sports team partnership project. I play football for my school team. There are seventeen people in our football club, and we try to practise at least twice a week after school. Twice a month, on Saturday, fifteen of us _____ against teams from other schools.

I _____ you a photo of my team. I'm in the top right corner of the photo, the one with straight dark brown hair. I'm not really tall, I _____ on a bench! My best friend, Alex, is the one with very _____ hair in the middle of the front row – yes, he's our goalkeeper! He's very funny and easy-going. My other good friends are Josef – he's the blonde-haired one to the left of Alex, and David. David's the big guy with short dark hair in the middle of the back row, wearing a dark shirt. He looks older and more confident than the rest of us, but he's actually quite shy.

Write and tell me something about you and your team and send me a photo. I hope to _____ from you soon.

Bye for now,

Marc

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3Complete Marc's email. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

Hi Jerome,

My name's Marc and I'm fifteen. I 

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to you as part of the sports team partnership project. I play football for my school team. There are seventeen people in our football club, and we try to practise at least twice a week after school. Twice a month, on Saturday, fifteen of us 

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against teams from other schools.

I 

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you a photo of my team. I'm in the top right corner of the photo, the one with straight dark brown hair. I'm not really tall, I 

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on a bench! My best friend, Alex, is the one with very 

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hair in the middle of the front row – yes, he's our goalkeeper! He's very funny and easy-going. My other good friends are Josef – he's the blonde-haired one to the left of Alex, and David. David's the big guy with short dark hair in the middle of the back row, wearing a dark shirt. He looks older and more confident than the rest of us, but he's actually quite shy.

Write and tell me something about you and your team and send me a photo. I hope to 

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from you soon.

Bye for now,

Marc

Unit 1 Writing guide

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