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 ...