2014. április 3., csütörtök

Letter writing task

Letter Writing Task


 Topic: Vacations

Task Objective:
To write a detailed description of a vacation destination.

Task Description:
You have received a letter from María Elena Martínez, an English teacher at Colegio Gabriela
Mistral in Santiago, Chile. In the letter she explains that she and a group of her students are
planning to visit the United States this summer. Because they want to see a variety of historical,
cultural, natural, and recreational sites, they have decided to visit New York City, Washington, D.C.,
Florida, and at least one national park. She and her students want to know what they should see
and do in the different sites. Write a response to her letter giving her and her students a thorough
description of what to see and do in one of the sites. Be sure to answer the students' questions in
your letter.

Minimum Requirements to Meet Expectations:
• Introduce yourself and tell a little about yourself.
• Give a detailed description of what she and her students should see and do in the site you
choose.
• Answer the students' questions.
• Write at least 225 words or 25 sentences.

Suggestions:
You may want to mention your personal experiences if you have visited the place you choose to
describe. You might also want to mention what the students should bring on their trip.

Directions:
You may use the letter from María Elena Martínez to prepare your response.
You may use your notes as you write your letter.
You may  use a dictionary.


Write as much as you can! Show off what you can do!

Worksheet

Intermediate : Travel situations


  Match 1–8 with a–h.

1 Jack says he’ll give                              a cancelled.
2 I’m afraid their car has got                   b lost in the airport. I was absolutely terrified.
3 I’m sorry but the flight has been           c down in the middle of the motorway.
4 When we got                                      d us a lift.
5 After a while, we got a                        e off at the next stop, then walk for five minutes.
6 When I was a kid, I got                       f on the train, we went straight to the dining car.
7 And then the car broke                        g stuck in traffic in the city centre.
8 We have to get                                    h lift from a couple of teenagers.

(Source: http://www.cambridge.org/us/esl/catalog/subject/project/custom/item7089307/English-Unlimited-Vocabulary-Extra-Worksheets/?site_locale=en_US)

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