1. Primary Longman Elect 2B Chapter 6 Writing a reply to a friend’s letter

2. You got a letter from your friend Zoe. She asked about your favourite season and festival. What can you write about? Use a mind map to help you brainstorm ideas for the two topics.

3. Favourite season: _____________ What is the weather like? Think of questions for the topic. What do you usually wear? What do you like eating / doing?

4. Favourite season: _____________ What is the weather like? What do you usually wear? What do you like eating / doing? winter Write down your answers. Cold A coat and a scarf Hotpot

5. Favourite season: _____________ winter Put your answers into sentences. What is the weather like? Cold What do you usually wear? A coat and a scarf What do you like eating / doing? Hotpot I like winter best. It is cold. I usually wear a coat and a scarf. I like eating hotpot.

6. Favourite festival: _____________ What do you like doing? Do the same for the other topic. What do you like eating? Where do you usually go?

7. Favourite festival: _____________ What do you like doing? What do you like eating? Where do you usually go? Christmas Write down your answers. Getting Christmas presents Christmas cakeChurch

8. Favourite festival: _____________ Christmas Put your answers into sentences. What do you like doing? Getting Christmas presents What do you like eating? Christmas cake Where do you usually go? Church My favourite festival is Christmas. I like getting Christmas presents. I like eating Christmas cake. I usually go to church.

9. Great! Now you can write a reply to Zoe’s letter.

10. Write the date. 15th April 2010 Who are you writing to? Dear Zoe,

11. 15th April 2010 Dear Zoe, Send your greetings in Paragraph 1. How are you? Thanks for your letter.

12. 15th April 2010 Dear Zoe, How are you? Thanks for your letter. Write the sentences about your favourite season. The weather in Hong Kong is different in each season. I like winter best. It is cold. I usually wear a coat and a scarf. On cold days, I like eating hotpot with my family. Write the sentences about your favourite festival. My favourite festival is Christmas because I like getting Christmas presents. I like eating Christmas cake and I usually go to church at Christmas. Try to add in extra information.Use linking words such as and.

13. 15th April 2010 Dear Zoe, How are you? Thanks for your letter. The weather in Hong Kong is different in each season. I like winter best. It is cold. I usually wear a coat and a scarf. On cold days, I like eating hotpot with my family. My favourite festival is Christmas because I like getting Christmas presents. I like eating Christmas cake and I usually go to church at Christmas. Please write soon. Love, Cherry End the letter. Sign your name.

14. 15th April 2010 Dear Zoe, How are you? Thanks for your letter. The weather in Hong Kong is different in each season. I like winter best. It is cold. I usually wear a coat and a scarf. On cold days, I like eating hotpot with my family. My favourite festival is Christmas because I like getting Christmas presents. I like eating Christmas cake and I usually go to church at Christmas. Please write soon. Love, Cherry

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