A-5
B-1
C-4
D-3
E-2
1. What is the purpose of the letter each extract is from?
A- To ask for a place to sleep in a city or village.
B- To confirm a payment to a client through his/her credit card account.
C-To organise a special lunch (barbecue) for all the teachers and students of a course before summer holidays start.
D-To thank a group of musicians and dancers for their show, maybe in a bar or pub.
E- To apologise for the delivery of a packet in bad conditions.
2. What can you deduce about the writers and recipients of each letter?
(Writer-W; Recipient-R)
A----W: Maybe a friend of the recipient.
R: Maybe friends of the writer.
B----W: A travel agent or a hotel worker.
R: A client.
C----W: Headmaster or headmistress.
R: Teachers and students.
D----W: The owner of a pub.
R: The group he/she hired.
E----W: An employee
R: A client.
3. What features of informal language does each extract include?
A: Vocabulary, contractions.
B: None.
C: Contractions, vocabulary.
D: None.
E: None.
Rewrite thesew formal expressions from the extracts in more informal English.
1. We can now confirm that--- We can tell you that
2. your forthcoming vacation--- Your next holiday
3. will be debited from your credit card---Will be charged from your credit card
4. the week following your departure---The next week after you leave
5. Please accept my apologies for this--- I am very sorry for this
6. We do make every effort---We do as much as possible
List some indoor and outdoor activities in your town that you could suggest in your reply to the letter.
-Indoor activities: Going to the cinema, to the theatre, to some bars or pubs, museums...
-Outdoor activities: Going for a walk, spend the day in a park, visiting the city...
Discuss the beginning and end of your letter. Which of these ideas would you include at the beginning (B) and which at the end (E)?
- say you're looking forward to seeing your penfriend---E
- comment on the fact that your friend is planning to learn your language---B
- give some general information about your town---B
- suggest meeting during the friend's stay---E
- ask about the language course your friend is attending---B
Hi Rodrigo!
ResponderEliminarI've read your commentary. Probably, it's because both of us are young, hehe. And, also, because Valladolid is not as big as Madrid, for instance, and the leisure activities aren't a lot. But I thing than the offer is quite good and varied. And we've done a good summarize.
See you!