UNIT 4 WRITING AN EMAIL - Linkingwordsbut.although.andhowever.so.

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You receive an email from an old friend. It is many 6 Read the email . W ho is writin g to wh o? Why?
rears since you heard from them. You want to reply What news does she give? Complete the
and tell them about you and your life. Make some email with these linking words.
3
notes.
but although however so because I •.f. • •
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1 Read these sentences. They all mean the same, but Dat e: Wed, 27 Apr. 20:07:36 +0 100 (BST)
how are they different? From: - Lindy Camero n" <lindy.cam5@donwana.com>
Subject: RE: Do you remem ber me?
• I don't write many letters, but I send a lot of emails. To: -Teresa Tate" <Teresa@Tate174.fsnet.cO.uk>
• AIthouch I don't write many letters. I send a lot
of emails.
I don't write many letters. Howewr, I send a lot DearTeresa,
of emails. How wonderful to hear from you. Of course I remember you
(1) DOWKRXJK it's nearly seven years since we were neighbou rs. How
1 Join these pairs of sentences in different ways. did you get my email add ress?You told me a little about you and
I I love ice cream. I don't eat it often. your family, (2) EXW now I'd like to know more. You ask how
we all are, (3) VR here's some of our news.
2 He's a good friend We don't have a lot in common.
3 She isn't English. She speaks English very weU. First things fi rst - George and I are now divorced! I know you never
4 It rained a lot. We enjoyed the holiday. liked him much, (4) VR you are probably not too surprised.
(5) +RZHYHU , we still see each other a lot (6) EHFDXVH of the
twins. They're nine now and they're good girls, (7) EXW ,of
so and because course, somet imes a bit of a handful. We moved from Birmingham
(B) EHFDXVH I didn't want them to grow up in a big city. We now
.. Read these sentences. live in a beautiful, old farmhouse in Wales. I love country life. We have
I Hoe U~ in franc;e for many years. SO he speaks lot s of land, (9 ) VR we grow all our own veget ables and keep
a few chickens. (1O) +RZHYHU , it's all very expensive to look after
fr8Jch well and (11 ) DOWKRXJK I sell some of our produce to the local shops, we
2 He speaks French well beause he lived in France
never have enough money for holidays and t reats, (12) _ EXW _ __
for many yean.
we're happy and healthy.

Which pattern goes with which sentence?
a Result • Cause
b Cause • Result
5 Join the pairs of sentences in two different ways
using so and because.
1 I don't eat broccoli. I don't like it.
2 She went home. She was tired.
3 We didn't enjoy our holiday. The weather
was bad.
4 He worked hard. He passed aU his exams.
5 I enjoy history lessons. I like the teacher.
6 It started to rain. We stopped playing tennis.
I can't wait to hear more of your news. Write very soon.
Please come to stay. I'd love to see you again.
Love
Lindy X
7 Write an email to your old friend. Use your notes fro m
exercise 1 and the phrases below. Compare your em ail
with your partn er's.
Dear X
How wonderful/amazing to hear from you.
I was so surprisedj What a wonderful surprise.
How did you get my email address?
It was great to get your news.
Let me tell you something about my life.

, Please let's keep in touch.

Love/ Best Wishes/All the best
Date: Thurs, 21 Dec. 20:50:58
From: "Dhany Pelayo"<dhanypelayo@gmail.com >
Subject: RE: Do you remember me?
To: Eduardo Lopez

Dear Eduardo
How nice to hear from you, but I also feel sad for the long time that we didn't
have communication, even though it's been more than eight years I still have
memories that we spent in high school.
The question is, how did you get my email address? You have told me a little
about yourself and that you already have a family, but now we will have more
time to talk about our lives. You asked me how I was doing, so here's some
news.
First of all, I studied Systems Engineering, I entered the University through
CEPRE, as we know it is very complicated to enter the University because of
the few vacancies they offer and because there are also a lot of applicants, but
it was not impossible to get in.

Now I'm studying English because it's an important requirement to be able to

obtain my Bachelor's degree and then get my professional degree and get a
good job. Although at the moment I am working part-time as a Project
Assistant after school, I don't work 8 hours a day. However, there are days
when I leave work tired.

Let's keep in touch to know more about you.

Write very soon, please
I would love to see you again.
Best wishes

Dhany Pelayo