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HOW TO…
Write a
personal
letter
You have received a letter from your Englishspeaking pen friend Martin.
Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions.
Write 100-120 words. Remember the rules of
letter writing
….My best friend had a birthday party last weekend. We went on
a picnic. There were many guests and it was great. And when is
your birthday? How do you usually celebrate it? What present
would you like to get for your next birthday?
Write back to Martin
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You have 30 minutes
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Answer his 3 questions
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Write 100-120 words
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Remember the rules of letter writing
Informal letter=Informal style
 Short forms (I’d, I’ve, there’s)
 Everyday vocabulary (It’s taken me a while to…, cool)
 Phrasal verbs (get on, settle in)
 Idioms (He gets on my nerves)
Structure of the letter
Your address
The date
Greeting
Introduction
Main body
Conclusion
Ending
Name
Address
Write your address in the right upper corner
CITY
COUNTRY
Voronezh
Russia
Date
Miss a line under your address and write the
date
March,15 2012
15 March 2012
March 15th ,2012
15/03/12 (Br)
03/15/12 (Am)
Greetings
Never begin Dear friend/ Pen-friend
Write the name:
Dear Martin,
After the greeting put the comma.
Introduction
 Thank your pen-friend for his/her last
letter
 Beg his/her pardon
 Mention the facts from his/her letter
How to thank
 Thanks a lot for your last letter
 Your last letter was a real surprise
 I was glad to get your letter
 It was great to hear from you
How to get pardon
 Sorry I haven’t written for so long but…
 Sorry I haven’t been in touch for so long
 I’m sorry I haven’t answered earlier but
I was really busy with…
How to mention the facts
 I’m glad you went on a picnic
 Sounds like you had great time in
London!
 Great news about…
Main body - Answer the question of your pen-friend
 You asked me about…
 Well, I can say that…
 As you are interested in
 I’d like to tell you…
 Explain
why you are finishing writing
 Mention the future contacts
How to explain why you are finishing the letter
 Well, I’d better go now as I have to do my home
work
 Anyway, I have to go now because my mum
asked me to help her with the washing up
 I’ve got to go now. It’s time for my favourite TV
show
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Write back soon
Take care and keep in touch
Drop me a letter when you can
Hope to hear from you soon
I can’t wait to hear from you
Write a completing phrase
 Love
 Lots
of love
 All my love
 All the best
 Best wishes
 Yours
Put the comma and sign your first name
COUNTING AND CHECKING
Don’t waste your time counting words!
Count sentences only in main body as you know
that:
 address, greeting - 3-10 words
 introduction -20 words
 conclusion – 20 words
 ending – 2-4 words
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You have to write 6 sentences with 10 words.
Схема-шаблон
Voronezh
Russia
15th
March, 2012
Dear Martin,
Thanks for your letter. It was great to hear from you. I’m glad/sorry to read that
you …(had a good time). It’s cool to go on picnic!
In your letter you asked me about …
As for me…
Of course…
Actually…
Well, I’d better go now as I have to take my dog for a walk. I’m looking forward to
your next letter.
All the best,
Ivan
TASK 1. READ THE LETTER AND MATCH THE PARAGRAPHS
WITH THE HEADINGS BELOW.
ENDING, GREETING, DATE, ADDRESS, CONCLUSION, MAIN
1.Moscow
BODY
Russia
2.05.04.2010
3.Dear Tom,
4.I was glad to get your letter. I’m sorry I haven’t answered earlier but I was really busy with my school. Great
news about trip to Scotland. I hope you had fun.
5.You asked me about independence from parents. Well, in Russia opinions are different. Personally, I don’t
want to live alone as I don’t have enough money. And yes, it’s easy to rent an apartment for everyone, but
only if you have money.
6.Well, I have to go now. I promised my Mom to clean the bathroom an help her with washing up.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
7.Best wishes,
Masha
Task 2. Use the words in brackets to rewrite
the sentences.
 I’m writing to tell you about my last holiday.
(just a quick note)
 I’d like to thank you for your help.(thanks a
lot)
 I was really glad to get your letter.(great to
get)
 It’s a shame you didn’t get the job.(sorry to
hear)
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Moscow
Russia
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23 May 2010
Dear, Rosie
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Thank you for your letter. I was very happy to hear from you.
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Thank you very much for offering to send me a book for my birthday. I love
reading different kinds of books, but my favourite genre is fantasy. I often
read the most interesting books twice, for example, “Lord of the Rings” and
“Harry Potter”. I think it will be very interesting to read books about Harry
Potter in English. You ask me what books I definetely don’t like. I never read
science fiction. I find it very boring.
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I’m looking forward to hearing from you and to getting the present.
Best wishes,Lisa
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