ACTIVITY 5

At a seaside resort: writing a postcard on holidays to keep in touch

Before writing:

1. Use your imagination. Imagine you are on vacation and you want to send a postcard to a friend.

2. Complete the table to get organized.

Questions

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

1. Who are you writing to?

 

 

 

2. Who are you on vacation with?

 

 

 

3. What is he/she doing now?

 

 

 

4. What country are you in?

 

 

 

5. What town/ city are you in?

 

 

 

6. Where are you staying?

 

 

 

7. Do you like the place? Why or why not?

 

 

 

8. Is the sun shining or is it raining?

 

 

 

9. What clothes are you wearing?

 

 

 

10. Where are you staying?

 

 

 

11. Are you having a good time?

 

 

 

 

3. Plan your writing. Think of the way you are going to organize the information on the postcard.

Writing

3. Write your postcard. Use the information from column 1 or column 2. Use a maximum of 5 words.

 

 

After writing

4. Read your postcard and check for spelling mistakes.

Option 1

5. Read a sample postcard and try to follow the model to better your writing.

 

Option 2

5. Swap postcards with a classmate. Read your classmate´s postcard and complete column 3.