WRITING AN EMAIL – A1 English Writing Test

1  Who do you write emails to? Who sends you emails?

2  Read Mia’s email to you. Then read the sentences. Which sentences are true?

Hi,

I want to tell you about me. I’m 15 and I’m from Manchester. I’ve got two brothers. Leo is eight and Oscar is ten. I live in a big house. There are four bedrooms. In my bedroom, there’s a desk and an old brown chair. I’ve got lots of clothes, and I’ve got a guitar.

Tell me about yourself, your family, your home and your bedroom.

Bye,
Mia

1   Mia is 14.

2   She’s got two brothers.

3   She lives in a big flat.

4   She’s got a chair in her bedroom.

3  Look at the Key Language box. Find words in Mia’s email to complete it.

KEY LANGUAGE FOR EMAILS

Beginning an email

Hello 1………………,

Ending an email

2………………, See you soon,

Notice: we use commas (,) after the phrases to begin and end emails.

Adjectives

a 3……………… house; an old, 4……………… chair.

Notice: adjectives come before nouns: a small flat, an old guitar. When there is more than one adjective, the colour adjective comes second: a big red chair; a new blue bag

4  Read the information about adjectives in the Key language for emails. Then write the adjectives and nouns in the correct order.

1   I’ve got a …………………………. in my bedroom. (plant / green / big)

2   There’s a …………………………. next to my bed. (white / small / table)

3   I’ve got an …………………………. in my bedroom. (bookcase / brown / old)

4   I’ve also got a ………………………….! (new / guitar / red)

5  Read Mia’s email again. What does she want you to write about?

6  Get ready to write an email to Mia. Make notes. Think about some adjectives you can use.

Me: ………………………….……………

My family: ………………………….……………

My home: ………………………….……………

My bedroom: ………………………….……………

7  Write your email to Mia. Use your ideas in Exercise 6.

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