Our Class 2005

Holiday Postcard and Letter Writing

Imagine you are on a holiday in a beautiful house you rented on the internet. Write a postcard to your family or a friend, telling them about your holiday. You can practise Holiday texts in Time4English elementary level, Modules 2,3 & 4. You can listen to one in Level 2-Beginner 6G: Time4English.

Writing a Holiday Postcard

• Write 50-60 words.
• Remember to tell your friend about the place, the food, the people, the weather or the things you are doing. (Choose 2 or 3 of theses themes only!)

Writing a Holiday Letter
Now write a letter to a friend or relative. Remember the following stages:

STAGES	LETTER
GREETING	Dear mum and dad,
ADDRESS PERSON	I hope everyone at home is well. Thanks a lot for your lovely present. I loved it!
WHERE/WHO/WHAT/HOW LONG	We have taken a week holiday and are staying at a beautiful hotel in Byron Bay.
START RECOUNT	We travelled by car. Left Sydney on Sunday and got here ten hours later!
EVENT 1	The first night we ate out. We were too tired to cook. On Monday we all went to the beach.
EVENT 2	In the afternoon we walked around Byron. It’s quite small, so we got to know the place well quickly.
EVENT 3	…………………………..
COMMENT	It’s great being on holiday! We should do it more often.
ADDRESSING PERSON	I wish you and my brothers could come! Maybe next year when dad retires.
REASON FOR CLOSING	I have to go know. Peter and Mary want me to take them to the beach again.
CLOSING	Give my love to everyone,
SIGNATURE	Maria XXXX 000

• Remember to use simple past for the RECOUNT (what you did).
• Use chronological order
• Use expressions of time and place

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