Стр.40 Unit 3 Деньги Деньги Деньги ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 8 класс

Writing dossier: A thank-you letter

1. Read Mark’s letter and answer the questions.

   1. What three things did Aunt Jane give Mark?
   2. How did Mark celebrate his birthday?

   Dear Aunt Jane,

   Thank you so much for the lovely birthday card, the present and the money. The jumper is great. Don’t worry – it isn’t too small! Did you make it? It was very generous of you to send me 50 pounds. I’m planning to spend it on a new MP3 player because I lost my old one. I want to buy an iPod, which is much better than the one I had before. I had a great birthday! Mum made the most fantastic cake, and some of my friends came round for a party.

   Hope to see you soon.

   Lots of love,
   Mark

2. Look at the letter then copy and complete the table with the bold expressions.

   Language focus: phrases for thank-you letters

   at the beginning	at the end

3. Add these expressions to the table in exercise 2.

   • Best wishes,
   • Thanks very much for…
   • I’m writing to thank you for…
   • All the best,

Writing plan

1. Plan a thank-you letter. Invent the following information to complete the model below.

   1. What’s your relative’s name?
   2. What present did you receive?
   3. How much money did you receive?
   4. What are you planning to buy?
   5. What’s your name?

   Dear (1),

   Thanks very much for the birthday gifts. The (2) is great. I really like it!

   Thanks for giving me (3). I’m planning to spend it on (4).

   I had a great birthday.

   See you soon.

   All the best,
   (5)

2. Write a first version. Use the model above to help you and add one more sentence each time you see “Include this information”.

   • opening greeting / name
   • Thank you …
   • about the present
   • about the money
   • about your birthday
   • closing greeting / name

3. Check your writing. Use the checklist to help you.

   • Use the correct greetings to start and close the letter.
   • Be polite even if you didn’t like the present!
   • Try to include one comparative and one superlative adjective.
4. Write the final version and put it in your Dossier.