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VI. WRITING
A short message
1. Below is a short message. Put the parts in the correct order.
A. Can you bring some fresh mangos from your garden? We'll need them for one of the recipes.
B. Hi Linda,
C. How about coming to my house this Sunday? We can try some recipes from the book.
D. Thanks for lending me your book about healthy cooking. It's great!
E. See you soon,
F. Mai
Tips
We write short messages in the form of emails, notes, postcards, etc. A short message usually has the following structure:
1. Greeting: Example: Dear/Hi Mary,
2. Main body: (usually one line or paragraph for each of the points you want to make). You can invite people to events, make suggestions, remind people about things, accept invitations, ask for information, etc. Remember to use clear and simple language, and short sentences.
3. Closing: Example: See you soon, Write back soon.
2. Write a sentence to express each message below. Begin with the words given.
1. You want to invite someone to your birthday party next week.
-> Why don't you come to my birthday party next week?
2. You want to suggest that someone should join the reading club with you.
-> How about ____________________________________________?
3. You want to remind someone that he or she should return a book to the library.
-> Don't forget to ________________________________________.
4. You want to accept an invitation to your friend's birthday party.
-> I'm pleased to _________________________________________.
5. You want to ask if you have to dress formally for the party.
-> Do _____________________________________________________?
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3. Write a short message (35-45 words) to reply to the one in 1. Use the tips in 1 and the expressions in 2 to help you.
In your message, you should:
- thank for and accept the invitation.
- ask what time you should go to Mai's place or suggest a time to meet.
- ask if you need to bring or buy anything else in advance.
