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3 read the e-mail below and correct it. Write the
A room at the Crazy House Hotel, Da Lat Listening correct version in the space provided.

1 nick’s parents are describing their room at
the hotel. Listen and draw the furniture in the
correct place.
Study skills – reading
window window From: mi@fastmail.com
To: sophia@quickmail.com
Subject: My house
Prediction
Predicting makes reading easy. hi sophia
thanks for your e-mail now i’ll tell you about
Before reading, look at the picture, design door my house. i live with my parents and younger
and title. brother in a town house it’s big. there are six
Decide what is the topic of the text. rooms: a living room, a kitchen, two bedrooms

Think about what you know about the topic. and two bathrooms i like my bedroom best.
we’re moving to an apartment soon. what
about you? where do you live? tell me in your
To: mi@fastmail.com;
superphong@bamboo.com next e-mail.
reading Subject: Weekend away! best wishes,
Mi
1 Look at the text (don’t read it). answer the Hi Phong, fireplace wardrobe table shelf
questions. How are you? I’m in Da Lat with my parents. We are

crazy.
1. What type of text is it? staying at the Crazy House Hotel. Wow! It really is
2. What’s the title of this page? What’s the topic? Da Lat is nice. It’s cool all year round! There are a lot
From: mi@fastmail.com
of things to see and lots of tourists too.
3. Write three things you know about Da Lat. stool sofa bed To: sophia@quickmail.com
Subject: My house
There are ten rooms in the hotel. They are named
2 Quickly read the text. check your ideas from 1. after different animals. There is a Kangaroo room, Writing _____________________________________
_____________________________________
an Eagle room, and even an Ant room. I’m staying
an e-mail to a friend
in the Tiger room. It’s called the Tiger room because
3 read the text again and answer the questions. there’s a big tiger on the wall. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
1. Is Nick with his brother and sister? The Tiger is between the bathroom door and the Writing tips – How to write an e-mail to a friend _____________________________________
window. The bed is under the window – but the
2. How many rooms are there in the hotel? window is a strange shape. I put my bag under the 1. In the subject line, write briefly what the e-mail is _____________________________________
about. _____________________________________
3. Why is the room called the Tiger room? bed. I put my books on the shelf. There is a lamp, a _____________________________________
2. Begin the e-mail with a greeting (Dear/ Hi/ Hello…,)
wardrobe and a desk. There are clothes on the floor
4. Where is his bag? – it’s messy, just like my bedroom at home. _____________________________________
3. The introduction is the first paragraph. We can
you should visit here, it’s great.
4 are these things in the room? See you soon! ask about his/her health, thank him/her for
Nick the previous e-mail or write the reasons for
a window a sofa a cooker e-mailing, etc.
4 Write an e-mail to nick. tell him about
a cupboard a shelf a lamp 4. In the body, write the subject(s) of the e-mail. your idea for the new room of the crazy
a desk a poster a CD player a tiger Write each subject in a new paragraph. House Hotel.
5. The conclusion is the last paragraph. It includes . Plan
the closing remarks: saying goodbye, asking your Brainstorm vocabulary about your room.
Speaking friend to write back, sending your regards to his/ . Draft

her family, etc. Write a draft.
5 create a new room for the hotel. Draw a plan . check
of the room. Check your draft: Is the punctuation

6 Show your plan to your partner then describe 2 read nick’s e-mail again. identify the subject, correct? Is the capitalisation correct?
Does it have all necessary parts?
the room to other students in the class. greeting, introduction, body and conclusion
of the e-mail.

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