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Урок письма 01 со страниц 120–121 учебника.

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01 Writing — Introducing yourself

Speaking

Work in pairs. Discuss these questions:

  • Have you ever had a pen friend or have you ever written to anybody in a different country?
  • How did you get in touch?
  • What can you remember about them?

Vocabulary Free-time activities

A Match the words in the box to the pictures.

aerobicskick-boxingwaterskiingtrekkingkaraokegardening
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B Work in groups of three. Discuss these questions:

  • Which of these activities have you done? When? Did you enjoy them?
  • Are there any you would like to try sometime in the future?
  • Are there any you really do not want to try? Why not?

Writing Introducing yourself

A Read this Internet advert from a person looking for pen friends. Would you write to Kay? Why? / Why not?

Kay

Kay

I’m 22 and I’m from Malaysia. I can write in English, Malay and Mandarin. I’m really into sports and love swimming, surfing and kick-boxing. I’m quite keen on aerobics, dancing and karaoke as well.

B Below is a reply to Kay. Complete the message with the words in the box.

aboutalsoas wellinonquitereallytowhichwho

To: kaykoolkaye@hotmail.ml
Subject: Re: Hello there

Dear Kay,

I saw your advert looking for a pen friend 1 the Worldwide Pen Friends website and I would like to start writing 2 you. Let me tell you a bit about myself. My name is Fernanda. I am a 17-year-old student from Chile, 3 in case you didn’t know is in South America, next to Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. I am from the capital, Santiago. I live with my parents and my sister, 4 is a year younger than me. I have one more year at school and then I’d like to become a fitness instructor. I 5 love surfing, swimming and waterskiing and I 6 like football as well. Apart from that, I like reading and watching movies. I 7 really like listening to music. I’m really into electronic music and I quite like jazz and hip-hop 8. What kind of music are you into? Please write and tell me more 9 yourself. I’m sure we’ll have a lot 10 common.

Fernanda

C Work in pairs. How much do you have in common with Fernanda?

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Key words for writing Too, also, as well, as well as

As well, too and also all mean the same thing. However, the way we use as well and too is different from the way we use also.

I’m really into electronic music and I quite like jazz and hip-hop as well.
I’m really into electronic music and I quite like jazz and hip-hop too.
I’m really into electronic music and I also quite like jazz and hip-hop.

A Which patterns can you see in the sentences above?

Ответ (ключ)
As well, too at the end of the sentence; also placed between subject and verb (but after the verb to be).

B Complete these sentences by putting the words in brackets into the correct place. Нажмите на место между словами, куда нужно вставить слово.

  1. I’m really into computers, but I like going out and having fun . (too)
  2. I like reading and writing and I do photography . (also)
  3. I go to the theatre quite a lot, but I like staying in and reading . (as well)
  4. I really love gardening and I’m into yoga . (also)
  5. I do a lot of kick-boxing and I go running a lot . (as well)
  6. I’m studying Art History and I’m doing a French course at the moment . (also)

As well as is sometimes used to join two ideas instead of using and or but. It is often used along with as well, too and also.

As well as being really into electronic music, I quite like jazz and hip-hop too.
As well as working long hours, I also like going out and having fun.

C Rewrite 1–6 in exercise B so that each sentence starts with As well as.

Ответы (ключ)
  1. As well as being really into computers, I like going out and having fun (too).
  2. As well as liking reading and writing, I (also) do photography.
  3. As well as going to the theatre quite a lot, I like staying in and reading (as well).
  4. As well as (loving) gardening, I’m (also) into yoga.
  5. As well as doing a lot of kick-boxing, I (also) go running a lot.
  6. As well as studying Art History, I’m (also) doing a French course at the moment.

Grammar Common questions

A Put the words in the correct order to form questions people might ask when writing to pen friends for the first time. Нажимайте на слова по порядку; повторное нажатие возвращает слово.

  1. do time usually free you do what your in?
  2. of what are into music you kind?
  3. favourite is your band who?
  4. saw was last what the you film?
  5. a favourite you do have writer?
  6. read was last what the you book?
  7. you do sport like?
  8. you got favourite have a team?

B Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise A.

Practice

A You are going to write a message to someone you would like to be pen friends with. The message should be around 150 words long. Before you start, underline any language from these pages you want to use. Try to remember it.

B Close your book and write the message. When you have finished, check that you remembered the underlined language correctly.