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a ffi Read the emailquickty. Choose the correct We often use colloquial expressions and abbreviations in
answers. Give reasons. emaits. Find expressions and abbreviations in Millie's email
that mean the same as the phrases below.
1 Mittie is Lisa's friend / sister / teacher.
2 The message is formal / informa[. 7
2 ran very fast
3 stoten
4 group
5 shouting
6 laugh out [oud
7 think
8 bye for now
9 What are you doing?
Read the writing strategy and identify the three types of
information in Miltie's email.
When reporting an event, the information shoutd be
given in the fottowing order:
1 Context. Describe the place ofthe event. Use the
past continuous to describe the background,
e.g. what the people were doing or wearing or what
Hi Lisa, the weather was [ike
2 The description of the event. Use the past simple
I've just got back. I must tell you what I saw on the
as we[[ as lhe past perfect and post continuous.
way home!
3 The summary. Write
i was walking down Fore Street when a guy suddenly
your reaction to the
shot out of a department store. A security guard was
chasing him and shouting'Stop him! Stop that man!'
He'd obviously nicked something. lmagine you witnessed a crime. Plan an emailto a friend
But a bunch ofteenagers at the end ofthe road had describing the crime. Make notes using the questions
heard all the yelling. One of,them stuck his foot out. below.
The man tripped and fell over. Then the rest ofthe . What was the crime? (shoptifting/vandalism/mugging?)
teenagers sat on him! LOL! Then the security guard . Who were the criminals? (how many? age? description?)
arrived and held the thief until the police arrived. . What did they do? (steat/damage something? mug
Apparently, he'd stolen some very expensive watches.
someone?)
It was awesome - just like in a film! I reckon the . What happened? (catted police? shouted for hetp? they
teenage boys will get a reward. ran away?)
BFN Millie x . Did the police catch the criminals? (chased the
criminals? arrested them? they escaped?)
PS What are you up to this evening?
Write the emait(120-150 words).
ji Read the email again and put the events in the order that
they happened.
a ! wtiltie arrived home.
I
b n man stole some watches from a department store.
c Iffre potice arrived.
d !fne man ran out of the department store, chased by a
security guard.
Ifne
e teenagers sat on the man.
f I rne man fetl over.
g I n teenager tripped up the man.
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