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WRITING Informal letter

TOPIĆ Hospitality and food

EXAM TIPS

►    Read the task carefully and make surę you answer all the different parts.

►    You will be marked on your rangę of vocabulary and grammar so use a variety of words and structures.

It is important to check your work carefully when you have finished. Ensure your use of vocabulary and grammar is accurate.

►    Remember you will lose marks if you write too much or too little, so write the correct number of words.

1 Read the task and a student’s answer below. Has the student included all the points reąuired by the letter?

Read the notę from two English friends, Bob and Wendy. Write a reply and answer all their questions. Write 60-80 words.

Hi,

We're lookingforward to comingtoyour hometown soon. Could you suggest a restaurant for us? How do we get to it? What local dish would you recommend we try?

Bestwishes Bob and Wendy

Dear Bob and Wendy,

If you want^pecial meal on your last nightat Athens, I sugest you go to erowded but exeellent ‘Delphi Restaurant'. From my house turn left out of a front door and walk on about a kilometer and it‘s at the left. When you‘re there, you have to try his delicius moussaka. It's a tasty traditional Greek dish from lamb and aubergine.

Ropę you enjoy the meal!

Best wishes

2 Look at the student’s answer in exercise 1. Find and correct the mistakes. What types of mistakes have been madę? The first two have been done for you.

i Look at the student’s answer in exercise 1. Find synonyms in the text for:

a dinner_

b good/very good_

c busy_

d delicious_

e customary_

4    Match the synonyms (1-5) below with the words (a-e) in exercise 3.

1    packed

2    time-honoured

3    lovely

4    supper

5    brilliant

5    Think about local or traditional dishes in your country.

In pairs, pick a dish and discuss the different ingredients involved. What adjectives can be used to describe them?

6    Use your discussion in exercise 5 to write sentences describing a traditional or local dish from your country.

Now complete the EXAM TASK.

EXAM TASK

Read the notę below from your New Zealand penfriend. Write a reply and answer all their ąuestions. Write 60-80 words.

Hi,

Our food here in New Zealand is quite similar to England. We eat a lot of vegetables, potatoes, and meat. What food and drink do you traditionally have in your country? What do you like to eat and drink? Could you describe a traditional recipe?

Bestwishes

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