How to write a postcard

1. Teacher: Ana Ameller
Subject: English (4th grade)
Academic Year: 2016/2017

2. When do we send postcards?
Why?
To whom?
Have you ever sent a postcard?

3. address

4.  Most used tenses:
 Past simple, present continuous and future
I’m having a very good time here!
I’ll see you next week.
We’ve already seen a lot.
We visited the Eiffel Tower yesterday.
 Simple sentence structure
We were late. It’s because we didn’t set up the
alarm.
We were late due to the fact that we didn’t set
up the alarm.
 Exclamation marks
This is amazing!
 Informal vocabulary
‘go on’ instead of ‘continue’
 Contractions
Don’t worry
It’s sunny

5. GREETINGS
Dear
Hi
BEGINNINGS
Thank you for your last/recent postcard
It was good to hear from you recently
I’m having a great time here in …
I’m writing you from …
SIGNING OFF
Love,
Lots of love,
All the best,
Best wishes,
See you soon,

6. Imagine you are on holiday
in the UK or in Ireland
CHANGE YOUR
COUNTRY
UK Ireland
Ireland UK
Send a postcard to a friend or
family.