1. Letters from the New World
Use this writing frame to help you write your letter. You can use your own ideas and words
or use these sentences to help you.
Write the date here
Dear_______________________
I hope this letter reaches you safely. My old shipmate promised to take it back to you in
______________(Which country are you from?) I have decided to stay.
As you know, when we travelled to these new lands we hoped to find________
________________________________and__________________________________
_____________.
The journey was
___________________________________________________________________.
We landed in______________________________________. Our first impression was
that it was__________________________________ and
_______________________________________.
We had many problems to overcome like
________________________________________ and
_____________________________________________________________________
___________.
However there are many opportunities here such as ____________________________
and __________________________________________________________.
Even so, it has not been easy dealing with the native people here. They are
_____________________________________________________________________
_______________.
At first they
_____________________________________________________________________
__.
Since then we have
________________________________________________________________.
2. I heard that some ‘Indians’
have_______________________________________________.
They have never seen__________________________________________________
before. The only way we can live here is if
we_________________________________________________.
I am looking forward to hearing your news.
From_________________________________________
.
