INFORMAL EMAIL

1. WRITING AN
INFORMAL
EMAIL/LETTER
-4º ESO-

2. STRUCTURE
 SAYING HELLO:
 HI________!
 HELLO________!
 DEAR_________,
 HOW ARE YOU?
 WHAT’S UP?
 HOW ARE YOU DOING?
 HOW IS EVERYTHING?

3. APOLIGIZING FOR NOT WRITING
RECENTLY
 I HAVEN’T WRITTEN FOR AGES BECAUSE…
 I’M SORRY FOR NOT WRITING IN SUCH A LONG TIME
 I HAVEN’T WRITTEN FOR A WHILE BECAUSE…
 I HAVEN’T WRITTEN FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE…

4. ASKING ABOUT YOUR FRIEND’S
RECENT ACTIVITIES
 WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING RECENTLY?
 WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SINCE I SAW YOU LAST?

5. EMAIL BODY

6. SAYING GOODBYE
 I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
 GIVE MY REGARDS TO YOUR PARENTS
 TAKE CARE
 LOVE
 BEST WISHES
 PS: I FORGOT TO TELL YOU THAT…

7. VOCABULARY TO BE USED
 AT LEAST 3 PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES (PAGE 9 & THE ONES STUDIED
WITH TEACHER PALOMA DURING THE SPEAKING CLASS)
 AT LEAST 3 COLLOCATIONS (PAGE 12)

8. LINKERS TO BE USED
 BASICALLY
 I MEAN
 SO
 ANYWAY

9. GRAMMAR TO BE INCLUDED
 2 PAST SIMPLE
 2 PAST CONTINUOUS
 1 USED TO
 1 GET USED TO
 1 BE USED TO
 2 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND 2 PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
WITH AT LEAST 3 OF THESE PARTICLES: JUST / EVER/ NEVER/ STILL/
ALREADY/ YET

10. DEADLINE
 YOU NEED TO HAND IN YOUR EMAIL BY MONDAY THE 16TH