7. Email segment Note Examples of language
I’m so excited that
you’re coming to stay
with me for a week!
Me too! I can’t wait to see
you! I’m thrilled
about spending a
week with you!
On your first evening
here, there’s a rock
concert in our town.
Would you like to go
to the concert or
would you prefer us
to relax at home?
Say which I prefer You know I love rock
concerts so I think it
would be a great idea
to go, much more fun
than staying at home
.
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8. Email segment Note Examples of language
Also, shall we go
climbing in the
mountains while
you’re here?
No, because… A couple of months
ago I broke my leg
and I’m still
recovering so I’m
afraid I won’t be able
to go climbing. I’m
really sorry about
this, I would really
love to go. Can we go
to see an ice-hockey
match instead? Ice-
hockey is not popular
in my city so there
aren’t any matched
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9. Email segment Note Examples of language
Let me know if you
have any questions.
If you like the idea, I
can buy the tickets
online. Drop me a line
and let me know
what you think.
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10. Which sentences can you use to start
your email? And to finish it?
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These slides have been produced for the teacher to use when teaching synchronously.
Ask students to look at Handout 1 and discuss the questions on the next slide with a partner. Give the students about 5 minutes for this
and then elicit some answers from the class.
Answers on next slide.
Check answers with sts.
TIMING: 5 minutes
Ask students to look at Handout 2. Students work alone or in pairs to re-order the segments of text into a coherent email. Then clarify order as a class, identifying any useful clues noted (e.g. the use of ‘Also’ to introduce another idea/point). Answer key on next slide.
TIMING: 5 minutes
Answer key
TIMINIG: 5 minutes
Explain to students that in the task they are given four ‘notes’ which in the task they need to respond to. Write the following ‘notes’ on the board and ask them to decide which part of the email each one links to: ‘No, because’, ‘Say which I prefer’, ‘Me too!’ and ‘Ask Sandy’. As a class, identify which note links to which section of the email.
This table has been adapted from page 2 in the B1 Preliminary Writing Part 1 handout.
TIMING: 10 minutes
This table has been adapted from page 2 in the B1 Preliminary Writing Part 1 handout.
This table has been adapted from page 2 in the B1 Preliminary Writing Part 1 handout.
The aim of this activity is to provide students with some formulaic expressions to start and finish their emails. Ask students to classify these phrases / sentences into two categories: Used to start your email & used to finish your email.
TIMING: 10 minutes