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Composition development

1. Read this composition question and do the exercises that follow.

Your penfriend is planning to visit you in February and has written to you asking what weather to expect and what clothes or other things they should bring.

2. Write a letter to your penfriend, describing typical weather conditions where you live and suggesting what items they should bring with them.

A. Brainstorming

Answer the following questions, using your imagination where necessary. Discuss your answers with the class.

1. What style is appropriate?

2. How will you start your letter? Dear ______________________________________

3. What piece of news could you mention in your first paragraph?

4. What three things are you going to say about the weather in February?

A ___________________________________________________________________

B ___________________________________________________________________

C ___________________________________________________________________

5. What clothes are you going to suggest your friend brings?

6. What other items are you going to suggest your friend brings?

7. Why do you have to stop writing?

8. How are you going to close your letter?

B. Write your suggestions

Write two sentences in an appropriate style suggesting clothes for your friend to bring and two suggesting other items. Compare your sentences with your partner's.

C. Match the paragraphs to the content.

Decide what you might include in each paragraph by matching the paragraph contents on the right with each paragraph 14.

1 a thank my penfriend for their last letter and refer to something they said in it

2 b say why I have to stop and close the letter

3 с suggest other items I think my penfriend might need

4 d suggest clothes I think my penfriend might need

D. Plan your paragraphs

Complete the following paragraph plan, making notes on what you are going to include in each paragraph.

Informal letter plan

Dear ______________,

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

Closing expression(s)

First name

E. Homework

Now write your letter.

Read this checklist. When you have written your letter, tick the boxes.

1 . I have started and ended the letter in an appropriate way.

2 . I have written in an appropriate style.

3. I have made good suggestions.

4 . I have checked for spelling mistakes.

5. I have checked for grammar mistakes.

Practise your writing skills

Write an answer to the following question in 120 180 words in an appropriate style.

1. Your American penfriend is thinking of travelling around Russia next summer and has asked you for any advice and suggestions you might have, particularly about what weather to expect.

Write your letter, giving suitable advice and suggestions.

2. Your area has been having some very strange weather in recent weeks. Write a letter to your penfriend describing the strange weather and the effect it has had on your life.

Write your letter.