TitelWriting a personal e-mail
Autor45minuten
veröffentlicht03.10.2022
FachEnglisch
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Abby and Jacob are back in Cornwall from their trip to their friends, the Murphy’s, in

London. Here you can see their letter of thanks they wrote to the Murphy’s.

The letter is all jumbled up. Put it in the correct order by writing down the numbers in the boxes.

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Thank you also for taking us to Brick Lane on Sunday. I really enjoyed the festival, even though I was a bit tired after the gig.
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Thank you very much for your hospitality, for having us to stay in Highgate and looking after us and cooking all those wonderful meals. We had a great time. The gig in Camden Town was excellent. It all makes Cornwall seem very boring.
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Love,
Abby
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Many thanks again for a lovely weekend.
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To: Adannah@gmail.com

Subject: Thank you!

Dear Hannah and Adam,
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We’re looking forward to seeing you both and Nathan and Pia when you come down here later in the year.

Imagine you have just been to London for two weeks on an exchange visit. You stayed with Ethan and Joyce Hansen and their children Katie and Matthew at their house in Greenwich, southeast London. The Hansen’s showed you some of the sights of London and helped you with your English.

Write a letter of thanks to Joyce and Ethan. In your e-mail you should mention two of the sightseeing trips that you enjoyed. (Choose two sights and invent two details.) Also thank them for helping you out in a tricky situation in London.

A) Do these exercises before you start writing:

What kinds of information would you include in your letter? Tick them.

What can you write at the beginning?

Which of these phrases would be nice at the end of your letter? Tick them.

Here are some words/phrases you can use to link your sentences:

→ additionally…, moreover…, in a nutshell…, also…, in fact…, firstly…, secondly…

B) Make a cluster of two London sights and invent two details each. One is already given.

C) Now it’s your turn to complete this e-mail to the Hansen’s.

To: hansenfamily@gmail.com

Subject: Thank you!

Dear Ethan and Joyce,

Thank you for your hospitality. Staying with you has been so exciting. Not having to share a bedroom with my brother was amazing. Ethan, I really enjoyed your meals. A chef couldn’t have cooked better! We had a great time.

Also big thanks for showing us around London. It’s such a big city. We would have been lost without you. My brother and I really enjoyed the boat cruise on the Thamse. If the sun

hadn’t shined/shone (not shine), we would have been (be) cold but this way it was a great experience to be able to see lots of different sights. What I will never forget is the M&M World. We tried lots of new and exotic versions and I lked “birthday cake” and “pretzel” best. Jacob and I took a photo with Red and Yellow, too. If you want to have a look on it, it’s my new WhatsApp profile picture.

Additionally, I wanted to thank Katie and Matthew for helping us out with the police. When we wanted to describe/report the pickpocket to the police, we couldn’t because our English wasn’t good enough/sufficient.

Please tell me about your Christmas holidays. We would like to invite you to our home right after.

We ’re looking forward to seeing you both and Katie and Matthew whenever you want to.

Lots of love/ Best wishes

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HW: Write your own letter to the Hansen’s. Write 130-150 words. Make use of this worksheet.