General English Level 2 V 3

UNIT 02 Different cultures TOPIC 02 Things are quite different here...

	LANGUAGE FOCUS 04 A personal letter
	Learn how to write a personal letter.

Read Hiro's letter to his mother again.

When we write a letter we have to put the different parts in the correct place.

1	We write our address and the date in the top left or right corner.

2	We start with a greeting.

Hiro starts
	Dear Mum
	How are you? Thanks for your letter.

3	We say what the letter is about.

Hiro writes
	At last I have some time to write to you…
	I'm having a very interesting time in Sydney.

4	In the middle of the letter we use more paragraphs. Each paragraph is about one thing.

Hiro writes
In paragraph 3	The weather is lovely…
In paragraph 4	Sydney is the biggest city in Australia…
In paragraph 5	Life in Australia is very different from Japan…
In paragraph 6	Customs here are different too…
In paragraph 7	People like to play golf here…
In paragraph 8	Life is much safer in Australia…

5	We say we are finishing the letter.

Hiro writes
	There is much more to tell you, but I have to study now.

6	We say goodbye.

Hiro writes
	Please give my love to everyone at home.

7	We sign our name.

Hiro writes

Now go to 05 PRACTICE A personal letter.