1) The document provides instructions for writing an informal email to a friend about your favorite place in your city. 2) It outlines the steps to take which include understanding the task, planning what to write, and then writing a 70-100 word email explaining where the place is located and why you like it. 3) The steps guide the writer to first make notes to plan what they will say before drafting the email.

1. 7 ISE – Foundation
Trinity Exam: Extended Writing Task
STEP 1:
What do I do first?
1 You’re going to do a written task. Look at the chart below and put
these actions in the best order. Discuss your answers.
STEP 2:
Understanding the task
1 Read the task. Match the questions to the information.
"You’re staying with your cousins for the summer holidays. Write an
email to your friend in England and tell him /her what you are doing and why
you like/don’t like it."
2 Read the tasks below and decide which section of each text answer
questions A, B or C:
Read what you have written and check it.
Underline what you have to write and what information you need to
give.
Think of ideas.
Plan the beginning, middle and the end.
Write your task and count the words.
Read the task – twice!
1. What
information
do I give?
3. What am I
going to write?
2. Who am
I writing to?

2. A. what you are going to write (email, note etc)
B. the information you must give
C. who you are going to write to or for
1. Last week you went to a new restaurant. Your friend wants to go to the same
restaurant. Write a description of the restaurant and say what you ate there. Say
why you liked/didn’t like the restaurant.
2. Your town has a magazine with information about places people can visit. Write
an article for the magazine about a park in your town. Describe the park. Say what
you can do there and who goes to the park.
3. Last week you went on holiday and stayed in a hotel. Write a review of the hotel
for a holiday website. In your review describe the hotel, say what is good and bad
about the hotel and say why people should visit this hotel.
Step 3: What words and phrases can I use?

3. Getting your ideas
Read the instruction and on your copybook write your ideas.
Your favourite place in your city is the beach. Write an email to your friend in
England and tell him/her how you get there and, why do you like it, what you can
do in there.
How you get there:
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Why you like it:
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What you can do:
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Step 4:

4. Planning your text
Put the email phrases into the correct place.
• My favourite place is ….
• Bye for now...
• Love…
• Every weekend my famlily and I go there every….
• See you soon...
• It is in front off…
• Hi…
• I hope to see you soon.
• To…
• From...
Beginning
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Middle
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End
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5. Step 5:
Writing your text
Write and informal email (70-100 words) to a friend in England, telling him/her
about “your favourite place in your city”
You should:
• Explain where your favourite place is located and
• Explain why you like it
You should plan your informal email before you start writing. Think about what
you want to say and make some notes to help you.
Planning notes:
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Now write your essay of 70-100 words.
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6. Step 5:
Writing your text
Write and informal email (70-100 words) to a friend in England, telling him/her
about “your favourite place in your city”
You should:
• Explain where your favourite place is located and
• Explain why you like it
You should plan your informal email before you start writing. Think about what
you want to say and make some notes to help you.
Planning notes:
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Now write your essay of 70-100 words.
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