Unit 13
6 Imagine you are writing a letter to each of these people. Write the greeting. Use capital letters and a comma. 1 Someone in your family 2 A friend 3 Your teacher Example: Dear Miss Stone,
Here are some different closings you can use. Best wishes, Your friend, Your pupil,
Write the closing for each of these people. Use capital letters and a comma.
1 Someone in your family 2 Someone in your class 3 A neighbour 4 The principal of your school Word work: contractions
A contraction is a short form of two words. A ’ takes the place of the missing letters.
Did not becomes didn’t . è We didn’t swim .
1 Find three short forms in the letter on page 93.
2 Match the words below to their short form. 1 it is a) isn’t 2 did not b) aren’t 3 can not c) it’s 4 are not d) didn’t 5 is not e) doesn’t 6 does not f) can’t
• Remind pupils about audience and purpose . Explain that closings depend on the relationship of the writer to the person. When a letter is to an adult who you know less well you write a more forma l letter. • See the online Teacher’s Guide for more work on formal letters. • Write several contractions on the board (e.g. ‘didn’t’, ‘isn’t’, ‘it’s’) and ask pupils which letter is missing. • For more work on contractions, see Workbook 2 page 74.
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