Write a postcard

1 a Read the postcard below. In the following pairs of phrases, underline the one that is suitable for a postcard. Why are the other phrases not suitable?

a Hi Tim! / Dear Mr Buchanan,

b on the 28th November. / when I get home!

c There are loads of places to go... / The city has more than fifty nightclubs and over 800 restaurants...

d The food's not too expensive and really tasty... / Meals usually cost around $20 and are of excellent quality.

e I 'm staying in... / My postal address is...

f Bye for now! / Yours sincerely,

g It's lovely and sunny, / The weather is warm with an average temperature of 30°C,

h I am pleased to inform you that I have arrived safely...

Well, here I am in...

B Complete the postcard with phrases from part a.

Tim Bauchanan

Flat A

156 Rutherford Road

Leeds

LS4 9FT

United Kingdom

(1)______________

(2) _____________Australia! I left England a week ago ami after a short stopover in Thailand, (3)__________ a nice little hotel just a few minutes' walk from Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Opera House and all the other sights. (4)_______so I'm getting quite tanned here!(5)_____ and there's every kind of restaurant 40ч can think of Chinese, Italian, Thai... not too many English ones though! I think I'll have to go on a diet (6)_____. (7)_____ in the evening so I'm never bored!

Give mg love to everyone,

(8)______.

Paul

You are on holiday and you are going to write a postcard to a

friend or someone in your family. Decide where you are and who you are going to write to. Include:

• the name and address of the person/people you're writing to.

• a greeting.

• where you are now and some information about it.

• other places you've visited.

• signing off.

Grammar Summary

Module 1

A Question words

To ask about: a thing	We use: What's that under the table? Whichis your coat?
a time	When's your next holiday?
a place	Wheredo you go at Christmas?
a person	Who's your favourite film star?
the way you do something	Howdo you make bread?
the reason for doing something	Whydo you always wear black?
a period of time	Howlong does the programme last?
the number of times you do something	How oftendo you see Maria?
the cost of something	How muchdoes it cost?

We use what if there are many possible answers.

What 's your name?

We use which if there are only a few possible answers.

Which do you prefer: coffee or tea?

Some other expressions with what and which

What sort/ kind of car have you got?

Which places do you want to visit?

What time does the restaurant open?

Which part of Mexico is Monterrey in?

What colour are her eyes?

What size are your shoes?

B Word order in questions

1 be

With the verb be we 'invert' the subject and the verb.

They are in the kitchen. Are they in the kitchen?

You were late for class. Were you late for class?

Modal verbs

With modal verbs (can, will, might), we also invert the subject and

the verb to form the question.

Erika can ride a motorbike. Can Erika ride a motorbike?

Tomas will be here tomorrow. Will Tomas be here tomorrow?

Other verbs

a With other verbs, we put the auxiliary verb do or does before the subject.

They play basketball. Do they play basketball?

Jamie lives near the school. Does Jamie live near the school?

b The question word comes before the auxiliary verb.

Where do you play chess?

How often do you go to the gym?

C Present Simple

Positive form

I / you / we / they know

he / she I it knows

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