Page 14 - Journeys B1 (Workbook)

1 Being Socıable

Writing

A. Discuss the questions.

1. Have you ever had a penfriend? Tell your
partner about them.
2. Where in the world would you like to have
a penfriend? Why?

B. Tick the advice you agree with when writing
to a new penfriend.
1. Introduce yourself (name, age, nationality).

2. Use formal language.
3. Talk about your family, school and hobbies.
4. Tell them about problems with friends.
5. Don’t ask too many questions.

6. Write 2-3 paragraphs.

C. Read the letter. Does the writer follow the advice
in exercise B? D. Match the words on the left with their synonyms
on the right.

1. tiny a. keen on
Dear Katy,
2. gig b. very small
I’m so happy we’re going to be penfriends. 3. huge c. bad at
In this letter, I want to tell you a little bit about
myself. My name is Jacob, and I’m 16 years 4. hang out d. very big
old. I live in Glasgow, which is the biggest city 5. crazy about e. spend time
in Scotland. I live with my parents and younger 6. awful f. concert
brother in a tiny flat in the city centre. My school
is about 20 minutes away by bus. It’s huge. E. Complete the useful phrases for writing a letter to
There are 35 students in my class and over 200 a penfriend.
in my year group!
1. Katy,
In my free time, I like to hang out with my friends. 2. I’m happy we are going to
I’m also crazy about skateboarding, and I go to
my local park most evenings to practise. And be penfriends.
of course, I like listening to music. I prefer rock 3. this letter I want to tell you
music, and I’m learning to play the drums. I’m 4. What you?
quite awful at the moment, but one day I’d like 5. Write back ,
to start a band. I go to gigs whenever I can.
What music are you into?
F. You are writing a letter to a new penfriend. Write
What about you? Where do you live? What’s
your family like? What do you like doing in your 180–200 words. Use the checklist to help you:
free time? • Use informal language.
Write back soon, • Introduce yourself.
Jacob • Write about your likes/dislikes.
• Ask questions.

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