Writing Emails About My Neighbourhood
Writing Emails About My Neighbourhood
How many steps in writing an informal email?
Learning Objective
At the end of the lesson you will:
Use new words and write an informal email about your neighbourhood.
What Is a Neighbourhood?
A neighbourhood is where we live. It has houses, shops, and parks.
Spelling List: Neighbourhood Words
1. street 2. house 3. flat 4. shop 5. park 6. neighbour 7. school 8. friendly 9. busy 10. quiet
Practise Spelling
Let’s say and spell each word from the neighbourhood spelling list together.
Why Do We Write Emails?
Emails help us share news with friends and family. We use emails for quick and friendly messages.
Parts of an Informal Email
1. Opening sentence: Hello or Hi. 2. Main sentences: Tell your news. 3. Closing sentence: Bye or See you soon.
Example Opening and Closing
Opening: Hi Maria, Closing: See you soon!
Useful Adjectives for Neighbourhoods
busy, noisy, old
Negative
friendly, quiet, nice
Positive
Using 'I like to' and 'I don’t like to'
Say what you enjoy or do not enjoy in your neighbourhood. Example: I like to go to the park. I don’t like to walk in busy streets.
Present Simple in Emails
We use present simple to talk about daily life, for example: - I live in a flat. - My street is quiet.
Using Conjunctions: 'and', 'but'
'And' joins similar ideas. 'But' shows a difference. Example: My house is small but it is friendly.
Example Informal Email
Email Example
Hi Maria,
I hope you're doing well.
I live in a friendly street. My house is small but very nice.
I go to the shop every day.
There is a park near my flat.
I like to walk in the park but I don’t like to walk in busy streets.
There is a school in my area. It is big and quiet.
See you soon!
Hayat
Hi .........,
I ..................................................
I live in .................... My house ................but .......................
I ...........................................
There is ......................................
I like to .......................... but I don’t like to ..........................................
There is .............................. It is .......... and .............
.........................!
Hayat
Write a Reply: Scaffold Activity
Write a reply to Maria. Start with 'Hi' or 'Hello'. Use 3 words from the spelling list, 1 adjective, 'I like to' and 'I don’t like to'. End your email with a closing sentence.
Reflection: What Did You Learn?
Share one thing you learned today about writing emails or neighbourhood words.
Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.