Writing - Messages

1. UNIT 6
HOW TECHIE ARE YOU?

2. WARM UP

3. VOCABULARY
• Household appliances: devices
that is used to do things such as
cooking and cleaning around the
house

4. TOASTER
DISHWASHER
VACUMM
CLEANER
IRON
MICROWAVE COOKER

5. WASHING
MACHINE
COFFEE
MACHINE
FREEZER
FRIDGE KELLTE

6. PHRASAL VERB
• A phrasal verb: a verb and
particle (adverb, preposition).
has different meaning from the
original verb
particle changes, the meaning
changes

7. Exercise: The sentence below
contain phrasal verbs. Find them in
the messages and complete them.
1. Plug ____ the coffee machine by the kettle.
2. If we run ____ of milk, can you ask Dad to go and
buy some?
3. I won’t get ____ until just after six.
$. You can heat it ____ in the microwave.
5. Can you please wash ___ the plates … and clear
____ the mess in the living room.
6. Don’t forget to drop Jenny ___ at her ballet class.
7. I’ll pick her ____ on the way home.

8. Exercise: The sentence below
contain phrasal verbs. Find them in
the messages and complete them.
1. Plug in the coffee machine by the kettle.
2. If we run out of milk, can you ask Dad to go and
buy some?
3. I won’t get back until just after six.
$. You can heat it up in the microwave.
5. Can you please wash up the plates … and clear up
the mess in the living room.
6. Don’t forget to drop Jenny off at her ballet class.
7. I’ll pick her up on the way home.

9. GRAMMAR
Use CAN for:
o making requests
Ex: Can you do the shopping?
o asking for permission
Ex: Can I go out this evening?

10. Complete the questions
with Can I or Can you?
1. ______ borrow your laptop?
2. ______ unload the dishwasher for
me?
3. ______ have another piece of cake,
please?
4. ______ give Mary a lift to the
station?
5. ______ use your mobile, please?

11. Complete the questions
with Can I or Can you?
1. Can I borrow your laptop?
2. Can you unload the dishwasher for
me?
3. Can I have another piece of cake,
please?
4. Can you give Mary a lift to the
station?
5. Can I use your mobile, please?

12. WRITING MESSAGES
 Greeting:
Write name of person to
whom the message is
directed
Ex: Jane,
Dad,

13. WRITING MESSAGES
 Body:
Use simple grammar
Use good punctuation and layout
Avoid long paragraphs and
punctuation errors

14. WRITING MESSAGES
• Ending: write your
name

15. Note
• Messages are informal
• Phrasal verb can be
used

16. Exercise
You receive a telephone call from your mother’s
office when she is not at home. You have the
following conversation with the speaker. But you
have to go for your tuition class. So you leave a
message for your mother.
Write the message using the information given
below.
Do not add any new information.

17. Ambuj: Hello!
Mr. Rastogi: Hello! May I speak with Ms.
Dixit please? I am Naresh Rastogi from
the office.
Ambuj: Mom’s not at home right now.
Mr. Rastogi: In that case can you give her
a message? It is urgent. Please tell her
that the meeting fixed for tomorrow
has been rescheduled. Ask her to check
her mail as soon as possible for the
details. Please don’t forget to inform her.
Ambuj: Don’t worry. I will tell her as soon
as she returns.

18. Mom,
Mr Rastogi from the office called up to
say that the meeting fixed for tomorrow
has been rescheduled. He wants you to
check your mail as soon as possible for
the details. He said it was urgent.
Ambuj

19. Imagine that you live in a flat and are going
away for weekend. Write a message to your
flatmate. Include following information:
• Tell him/her where you’ve
gone
• Remind him/her to do
something that involves a
household appliance
• Ask him/her to buy some
food/drink
• Say when you’ll be home

20. Check your work
Have you:
included the information
required?
used some phrasal verbs
checked your spelling and
grammar?