UNIT 2 – RELAXING TIME

WRITING
WRITING AN EMAIL
 WARM UP
LOOK AND SAY
 Warm-up

Look at the pictures and guess what the

activity is.

Writing an email
Do you know what it is?

Work in pairs, ask and answer:

Do you have an email address?
How often do you have an email?
 Writing an
email
Read the email below. Complete the note.

From: Lisa <lisa@gmail.com>

To: Mia <mia_sama@gmail.com>

Name: Lisa
Hi Mia,
Place: (1)
Movie theater
What are you doing this weekend? There is a
new action film at the movie theater this Time: (2)
4:30 PM
Saturday. Do you want to see it? Sue also
wants to watch this movie. I’m meeting her at Meet: (3) Sue
4:30 PM at the movie theater. Would you like
to go with us?
Let me know.
Lisa
 Writing an
email
Work in pairs. Read these answers to Lisa’s email. Then
decide the better answer.
1 2
I love watching action Hi Lisa,
movies. Let’s meet at the I don’t have any plans this
movie theater at 4:30 pm weekend. I’m happy to go to
this Saturday. the movie theater with you
and Susan. After watching the
movie, we can have dinner
together. See you there.
Mia
 Writing an
email

Match the teacher’s comments (a-b) with

answers (1-2) in Exercise 3.

a Well done! You write a b You should start your email

clear email. You answer with Hi or Dear and the
all questions very well. person’s name. You should
end with your name. The
answer is also too short.

1
 EXAM ADVICE

If the exam task asks you to write an email, read

the instruction carefully and think about:
 Who you are emailing
 Why you are emailing
 How you will include all the information
the question asks for
 Writing an
email

Write your reply to Lisa’s email in Exercise 2.

Dear ……..,
……………………………………….........
……………………………………………..
…………………………………………….
……………………………………………
……………………………………………
 Writing an
email

Look at this writing task and answer the questions.

From: Andy <andy_lee@gmail.com>

To: Tom <tommy2328@gmail.com>
1. Who is the receiver/sender?
Hey Tom, 2. What does Andy ask?
What are you doing this afternoon? The
weather is very nice today. Billy and I
Underline the questions.
want to go skateboarding at the park. 3. Who does Andy go
Would you like to go with us? If you do,
what time do you want to meet? Let skateboarding with?
me know.
Andy
 Writing an
email
In pairs, decide which plan (A-B) is better for replying to Andy’s email in
Exercise 6. Say why.

A 1 Explain what you are doing I’m having a swimming lesson this afternoon.

I want to go skateboarding. How about tomorrow

2 Make suggestion
afternoon?

3 Arrange to see him See you tomorrow at school.

B 1 Say sorry I’m sorry I can’t go skateboarding today.

2 Explain reason I’m having a swimming lesson this afternoon.

I want to go skateboarding. How about tomorrow

3 Make suggestion
afternoon?
 Writing an
email

Plan your email. Use the chart to help you.

Thank Andy Thank you for asking

1 for asking me to go
you to go skateboarding at the
skateboardi park this afternoon.
Say
ng you I’d love to go with
2
agree to you and Billy.
go

3 Say when Let’s meet in front of

you want your house at 4 pm.
to meet
 Writing an
email

Write your email to reply to Andy. Write 25 words or more.

Dear ……..,
………………………………………........................................
..........
………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………..
 Writing an
email

Now read this task and write your email.

CHECKLIST
Choose a sport that you like.
Before handing in your email, you should complete
Write an email to your friend, Suzy. this checklist:
Ask Suzy to play the sport with
you  I started and ended the email in the right way.
Say where you want to go  I asked all the questions.
Say when you want to meet  I wrote more than 25 words.
Write 25 words or more.  I checked my spelling and grammar.
 EXTRA
ACTIVITY
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Question

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6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15

Back
1. our school’s/ Yesterday,/ the schoolyard/ Our school’s/
were/ the site of/ played/ yearly sports/ Sports Day./ was/./

Yesterday, the schoolyard was the site of our school’s

Sports Day. Our school’s yearly sports were played.

Back
2. tell/ eager/ put on/ a sports day/ I’m/ to/ that/
my school/ you/ about/./

I’m eager to tell you about a sports

day that my school put on.

Back
3. interested in/ to participate in/ so I/ always/ a full day of/
was thrilled/ been/ a variety of/ sporting activities/ I’ve/ to
get/ to/ sports,/ the chance/./

I’ve always been interested in a variety of

sports, so I was thrilled to get the chance to
participate in a full day of sporting activities.

Back
4. teachers/ in the playground/ In order to/ and students/
enjoy/ sat/ the/ celebrations,/./

In order to enjoy the celebrations,

teachers and students sat in the
playground.

Back
5. have/ to add/ I/ of/ now/ medals/ to/
honors/ two/ my collection/ more/./

I now have two more medals to

add to my collection of honors.

Back
6. Please keep me informed.

I want to tell you.

I am informing you.

Let me know.

Back
7. What are you up to?

How have you been?

Where are you going?

What are you doing?

Back
8. What are the three key factors that you
need to include in your email?

- Who you are emailing.

- Why you are emailing.
- How you will include all the information
the question asks for.

Back
 9. Fill in the blank with the following words:
but, so, although

1. He’s very talented although

_______ he doesn’t like to show off.
but
2. I’m allergic to peanuts _________ I still eat them. (but)
so
3. We missed the bus _______ we decided to walk to the
station.

Back
10. To: lucy100@gmail.com
Subject: Invitation
Hi Lucy,
I’m having a birthday party at 6 P.M. next Friday at my house.
Would you like to come? It’ll be fun! Lots of people from my school are coming. You know
some of them — Petra, Karl, Marco and Rob. Can you bring some lemonade and crisps?
My house is behind our school, 6 Greenfield Avenue. It’s right next to the park and it’s got
a blue front door.
Hope you can come and see you soon,
Ann.

- Sender: Ann
- Receiver: Lucy
- Subject of the email: Invitation
- Time to meet: 6 P.M. next Friday
- Place to meet: Ann’s house Back
11. Hi Jamie,
How’s everything? I’m planning to go the Comic-Con Festival in San Diego, USA.
It takes place from 19th to 22th July.
There are going to be interesting workshops to attend and a costume competition
will also take place. We can buy souvenirs, visit an art show and also meet
famous comic authors and games.
Hope you can make it,
Mark.

1.What is the sender going to do?

2.When does the festival take place?
3. What can participants do in the festival?

Back
12. You are planning to go to a festival. Write an email to your best friend
inviting him/her to join you (about 60-80 words). Include its name, the
date, the place, what to do and what to see.

1.What are you going to write?

 an email
2.Who are you going to write to?
 my best friend
3.What information are you going to include?
 information about the festival and invitation to
join me
4.How many words are you going to write?
 about 60-80 words
Back
13. Dear Phuc,
Thank you for your last email. I loved to learn about your city. In this
letter I’m going to tell you about my holiday plans. I’m really excited
about my summer plans because my parents are taking me to New
York! ______________________________________.

A. That’s an enormous waterfall.

B. Part of it is the USA and part of it is in Canada.
C. Have a nice summer vacation.
D. We are leaving on 12th July.

Back
14. Dear Sana,
Hey. How are you? I hope this email finds you healthy and happy. I finally
visited my dream city! We went to Mumbai last week and it was by far my
best trip.
________________________________________________ . We stayed
for a week. Mumbai was everything I imagined and even better.

A. My cousin’s house was in South Bombay.

B. We visited the Gateway of India.
C. I went with mom and dad to attend my cousin sister’s wedding.
D. There were so many pretty clothes and accessories.

Back
15. Dear Hoa,
How are you doing? I am writing to inform you that my school just opened a sports club
for students who love sports to join the club. I joined that club to. I joined the volleyball
club. I like it because everyone here is friendly and loveable, not only that, but also very
good player. Moreover, everyone gets top prizes in competitions. Joining this club makes
me fell very happy. I have learned a lot from everyone to play volleyball better and am
also more confident than before. Besides, I made many new friends. Is there anything fun
in Ha Noi, Hoa? If so, tell me, I’d love to hear your story. I hope to hear from you soon.
Best regards,
Ha.

If you were Hoa, what would you respond to this email?

Back
WRAP UP
 WRAP UP
Choose the correct reply
a Hi Jim!
to each given writing task. Would you like to go to the
1 cinema with me on Saturday?
There is a new Star Wars film I
want to see. We could go by bus
as the bus stop is outside the
cinema.
Write back soon.
b Hi Jim!
Lina
Would you like to go to the
cinema with me on Saturday? I
want to see a new action movie.
Let’s meet outside the cinema at
7 pm.
 WRAP UP
a Hi Avril,
2 Thanks for doing this. I’m sorry I
wasn’t at home. My family went to
visit our relatives. We had so much
fun. We will come back home at 9:00
pm tomorrow. See you at school
next Monday.
b Adam
Hi Avril,
Thanks for doing this. Sorry for not
being at home. My family went to
Grandma’s house to celebrate her
birthday. You don’t need to come
back. I’ve already done my
homework, so I don’t need the book.
See you at school tomorrow.
 WRAP UP
a Hi Jane,
Would you like to come to the
3
sports centre on Saturday? We can
watch a football match together.
After that, we can have dinner at
the opposite restaurant.
Jenny
b Jane,
Would you like to come to the
sports centre on Saturday? I
thought maybe we could play
tennis together. There is a tennis
coach too and he’s very good.
After that, we can go to the café
there. They make very nice coffee.
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