INTRODUCTORY
LETTER TO KEYPAL
You
should follow these lines:
- Introduce yourself,
give your age, nationality and describe your looks and personality. You may
give your sign and talk shortly about it…
- Say where you
were born (say where it is..locate it) , where you live now (locate it…) and
what grade you're in and where you study (say what kind of school this is).
Say which subjects you like best and why and the ones you detest and why.
Say who you stay with at school and what kind of topics you like talking about.
- Say whether
you live in an apartment or a house. Say how far it is from school approximately
and how you go to school. Describe your family (parents..names..what they
do…sisters…brothers…pets).
- Say what you
like doing.. what sports you practise and what you do when you get back home
and what you normally do in your spare time.
- Ask your penpal
questions.
LETTER ABOUT HOLIDAYS
- Answer any
questions your pal may have asked /comment on letter.
- Explain how
the school year/holiday system works in your country.
- Tell your keypal
what you did during your holidays (destination, transport, company, accommodation,
weather, activities). Comment on something funny, sad, dangerous, boring,
exciting that happened during this time.
- Explain how
you felt and what you did. Give your impressions.
- Ask your keypal
questions.
RUBRICS
You
will be marked on:
- content (respecting
the plan)
- spelling
- fluency (using
new vocabulary learnt in class, smooth transition from one paragraph to another,
use of connectors)
- grammar structures
(appropriate to the level)