You have moved to a new neighbourhood Write letter to your English-speaking friend (100-150 words) In your letter: • say why you have moved describe your new neighbourhood • invite him/her to visit. 1 What are you going to write? 2 Who is going to read it? 3 How will you start/end your piece of writing? 4 What opening/closing remarks will you make? 5 What tenses will you use? Give examples. 6 How many words should you use?

Useful Language Opening remarks • Hope you're OK. How are you doing? Hi! How are you? • It was good to hear from you. • Sorry it took me so long to write back. I'm just dropping you a line to tell you • I just wanted to tell you/let you know. Description/Location of house • Our new flat is great/gorgeous. • It's on the ... floor of a of flats. • in the suburbs/city centre • in a village/in the countryside Description of neighbourhood • The neighbourhood is nice/peaceful etc. • Our flat is next to • There's a supermarket/café .. Inviting • Why don't you ...? • Would you like to ...? Closing remarks Bye for now. Have to go now. That's all for now. • Write back soon. - storey block ...

PRESENT SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE:

1)My parents work in town.

2)My brother gets up early.

3)I often watch TV.

NEGATIVE:

1)We don't have lunch at school.

2)He doesn't make his bed.

3)She doesn't has breakfast on school days.

QUESTION:

1)Do you go to a swimming club?

2)Does your friend chat to you?

3)Does your mother take the bus to work?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

AFFIRMATIVE:

1)I am waiting for my brother.

2)We are looking for a present for our mom.

3)She is making a big cake.

NEGATIVE:

1)You aren't playing today.

2)My brother isn't starting a fight.

3)I am not going to the store.

QUESTION:

1)Who is she calling?

2)Why is she crying?

3)Who is she hugging?

- Jennifer Lopez has been arrested for

wearing fur coats. -F

-Jennifer Lopez makes fur trendy and

popular. -T

-Ms McCartney lost a leg in a fight with

Ms Lopez's security guards. -F (she

lost her prosthetic leg )

-Ms McCartney promised to precede her

crusade against Ms Lopez. - T

2.I thought it would be intresting to read

this article.

Yes, it did.

adore her.

like fur coats.

They just did their job.

I don't know anything definite.

This woman is a real fan of animals. She

suffers because of some people who

often brutally kill animals and even skin

them alive for their fur.