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

Hello1………………,

Ending an email

2………………, See you soon,

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

Adjectives

a3……………… 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 bigred chair; a newblue 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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