WRITING

What do you have to do in the part of writing an email?

In this part of the test, you are given an extract of a letter or email from an English friend or relative, and you are asked to respond to it in about 100 words. The topics are usually not very difficult, as you’re expected to write at an intermediate level, about topics you are familiar with: sports, hobbies, TV programmes, the weather, your town/city, etc.

Email/Letter structure

The first thing you need to know is the different parts of an email:

• Greetings: we greet the other person (i.e. say “hi” or “hello”).
• Opening paragraph: we react to the other person’s news and ask them how they are feeling and whatever else you feel is appropriate.
• Main paragraph 1: in this paragraph we deal with the first important point, which we can identify in the instructions.
• Main paragraph 2: if there is a different point to deal with, this paragraph will do so.
• Closing paragraph: in this paragraph we “start” to say goodbye by wishing the other person well and asking them to reply to your letter.
• Goodbye: we use a short expression to say goodbye.
• Signature: we sign the letter with our name

Let's see an example

WRITE AND EMAIL (ACTIVITY 1)

You have this information and you have to answer with an email. Do not forget to write 100 words.