The letter recommends that the friend visiting London try traditional British pub food, especially game pies found in old country pubs. It suggests visiting popular restaurants but also frequenting pubs, the center of social life, while cautioning that food quality varies. The writer's favorite is a game pie containing meats from animals hunted for sport like venison or pheasant.

1. Write a letter to a friend who will be visiting your town, telling him/her about the local dishes and recommending some local restaurants (120-180 words) Dear Tom, Hi! How are you! I hope you’ve got over your cold! How are Lucy and Jo? Have they found their cat yet? Send them my love. Well, it’s great to hear that you’re coming to London. I’m sure you’re going to love it here, despite the weather, and the transport, and the food, and - ok, I’ll stop there, or you might not come. Seriously though, let me tell you a bit about the place. Firstly, London is a historical city, with a lot of famous monuments that we have to visit- I’d be happy to take you round town if I can get some time off. We have to go to a few of my favourite restaurants as well, but we should also go to a few pubs- they’re the centre of social life in Britain, and you can eat in some of them as well, although the quality of the food varies. I really want you to try a few traditional dishes, like the country pies they have in a few old country pubs. My favourite s game pie-‘game’ means animals killed in sport, like venison (deer), or pheasant (a bird). It’s delicious! I can’t wait to see you! Love, Alice. x

2. Write a letter to a friend who will be visiting your town, telling him/her about the local dishes and recommending some local restaurants (120-180 words) Dear Tom, Hi! How are you! I hope you’ve got over your cold! How are Lucy and Jo? Have they found their cat yet? Send them my love. Well, it’s great to hear that you’re coming to London. I’m sure you’re going to love it here, despite the weather, and the transport, and the food, and - ok, I’ll stop there, or you might not come. Seriously though, let me tell you a bit about the place. Firstly, London is a historical city, with a lot of famous monuments that we have to visit- I’d be happy to take you round town if I can get some time off. We have to go to a few of my favourite restaurants as well, but we should also go to a few pubs- they’re the centre of social life in Britain, and you can eat in some of them as well, although the quality of the food varies. I really want you to try a few traditional dishes, like the country pies they have in a few old country pubs. My favourite s game pie-‘game’ means animals killed in sport, like venison (deer), or pheasant (a bird). It’s delicious! I can’t wait to see you! Love, Alice. x A ccuracy: PASS missing apostrophe A question mark might be better

3. Write a letter to a friend who will be visiting your town, telling him/her about the local dishes and recommending some local restaurants (120-180 words) Dear Tom, Hi! How are you! I hope you’ve got over your cold! How are Lucy and Jo? Have they found their cat yet? Send them my love. Well, it’s great to hear that you’re coming to London. I’m sure you’re going to love it here, despite the weather, and the transport, and the food, and - ok, I’ll stop there, or you might not come. Seriously though, let me tell you a bit about the place. Firstly, London is a historical city, with a lot of famous monuments that we have to visit- I’d be happy to take you round town if I can get some time off. We have to go to a few of my favourite restaurants as well, but we should also go to a few pubs- they’re the centre of social life in Britain, and you can eat in some of them as well, although the quality of the food varies. I really want you to try a few traditional dishes, like the country pies they have in a few old country pubs. My favourite s game pie-‘game’ means animals killed in sport, like venison (deer), or pheasant (a bird). It’s delicious! I can’t wait to see you! Love, Alice. x A ppropriacy: PASS Yes Informal? Yes (exclamation marks, contractions, informal language)

4. Write a letter to a friend who will be visiting your town, telling him/her about the local dishes and recommending some local restaurants (120-180 words) Dear Tom, Hi! How are you! I hope you’ve got over your cold! How are Lucy and Jo? Have they found their cat yet? Send them my love. Well, it’s great to hear that you’re coming to London. I’m sure you’re going to love it here, despite the weather, and the transport, and the food, and - ok, I’ll stop there, or you might not come. Seriously though, let me tell you a bit about the place. Firstly, London is a historical city, with a lot of famous monuments that we have to visit- I’d be happy to take you round town if I can get some time off. We have to go to a few of my favourite restaurants as well, but we should also go to a few pubs- they’re the centre of social life in Britain, and you can eat in some of them as well, although the quality of the food varies. I really want you to try a few traditional dishes, like the country pies they have in a few old country pubs. My favourite s game pie-‘game’ means animals killed in sport, like venison (deer), or pheasant (a bird). It’s delicious! I can’t wait to see you! Love, Alice. x Paragraph 1: Introduction Paragraph 2: London & eating out Paragraph 3: Pub food

5. Write a letter to a friend who will be visiting your town, telling him/her about the local dishes and recommending some local restaurants (120-180 words) Dear Tom, Hi! How are you! I hope you’ve got over your cold! How are Lucy and Jo? Have they found their cat yet? Send them my love. Well, it’s great to hear that you’re coming to London. I’m sure you’re going to love it here, despite the weather, and the transport, and the food, and - ok, I’ll stop there, or you might not come. Seriously though, let me tell you a bit about the place. Firstly, London is a historical city, with a lot of famous monuments that we have to visit- I’d be happy to take you round town if I can get some time off. We have to go to a few of my favourite restaurants as well, but we should also go to a few pubs- they’re the centre of social life in Britain, and you can eat in some of them as well, although the quality of the food varies. I really want you to try a few traditional dishes, like the country pies they have in a few old country pubs. My favourite s game pie-‘game’ means animals killed in sport, like venison (deer), or pheasant (a bird). It’s delicious! I can’t wait to see you! Love, Alice. x R ange of Expression : PASS

6. Write a letter to a friend who will be visiting your town, telling him/her about the local dishes and recommending some local restaurants (120-180 words) Dear Tom, Hi! How are you! I hope you’ve got over your cold! How are Lucy and Jo? Have they found their cat yet? Send them my love. Well, it’s great to hear that you’re coming to London. I’m sure you’re going to love it here, despite the weather, and the transport, and the food, and - ok, I’ll stop there, or you might not come. Seriously though, let me tell you a bit about the place. Firstly, London is a historical city, with a lot of famous monuments that we have to visit- I’d be happy to take you round town if I can get some time off. We have to go to a few of my favourite restaurants as well, but we should also go to a few pubs- they’re the centre of social life in Britain, and you can eat in some of them as well, although the quality of the food varies. I really want you to try a few traditional dishes, like the country pies they have in a few old country pubs. My favourite s game pie-‘game’ means animals killed in sport, like venison (deer), or pheasant (a bird). It’s delicious! I can’t wait to see you! Love, Alice. x E ffect on the reader : PASS An interesting piece, with an emotional connection with the receiver, interesting information and language and interesting progression.

7. Write a letter to a friend who will be visiting your town, telling him/her about the local dishes and recommending some local restaurants (120-180 words) Dear Tom, Hi! How are you! I hope you’ve got over your cold! How are Lucy and Jo? Have they found their cat yet? Send them my love. Well, it’s great to hear that you’re coming to London. I’m sure you’re going to love it here, despite the weather, and the transport, and the food, and - ok, I’ll stop there, or you might not come. Seriously though, let me tell you a bit about the place. Firstly, London is a historical city, with a lot of famous monuments that we have to visit- I’d be happy to take you round town if I can get some time off. We have to go to a few of my favourite restaurants as well, but we should also go to a few pubs- they’re the centre of social life in Britain, and you can eat in some of them as well, although the quality of the food varies. I really want you to try a few traditional dishes, like the country pies they have in a few old country pubs. My favourite s game pie-‘game’ means animals killed in sport, like venison (deer), or pheasant (a bird). It’s delicious! I can’t wait to see you! Love, Alice. x T ask Achievement : FAIL No local restaurants have been mentioned