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An email about a favourite dish
1 Read the writing tip. Find examples of informal style in Maria’s email.
2 Read again and match the
paragraphs to the headings.
closing remarks
opening remarks & reason for
writing
description of how to make the
dish
A
B
C
1 It’s a very ............................ dish
with a lot of chili peppers in it.
2 This dish is usually quite ............
............. . It has a lot of salt in it.
3 You can add yogurt and milk to
the sauce to make it ................. .
4 You must try this. It’s absolutely
……....................…..!
5 There’s a lot of sugar in this
dessert so it’s very .................... .
1 What are you writing?
2 Who are you writing to?
3 What must you include?
4 How many words should
you write?
Hi James,
Great to hear from you! So, you want to know about my favourite dish
from my country. Well, it’s a traditional dish called Moqueca and it’s very
popular here in Brazil.
Moqueca is a spicy seafood dish with fish, onions, tomatoes, peppers,
chilies, garlic and herbs. It’s very easy to make. First, we chop the vegetables
and fry them with the garlic and herbs. Then, we add the fish
and boil everything slowly for about five minutes.
We usually serve this stew with rice. This is a
very tasty dish! Hope you can try it one day!
How about you? Do you have a
favourite dish from your country?
Write soon,
Maria
Using informal style
When we write emails to friends
or relatives, we use informal style.
This includes informal greetings/
closing remarks (How are you?
That’s all for now! ), short forms (It’s
delicious! NOT: It is) and everyday
vocabulary and expressions ( How
are things? How about you? ). We
may also omit pronouns ( Hope you
are well! ).
Writing (an email about a favourite dish)
5 Write your reply to Georgia’s email. Follow the plan below.
Writing h
This is part of an email from your English pen-friend, Georgia.
Write an email in reply (80-100 words).
I’m doing a school project about food around the world. What’s your
favourite dish from your country? What are the ingredients? How do
you make it? What does it taste like?
Understanding rubrics
Always read rubrics carefully. They give you important information
e.g. who you are writing to, what you have to write, what you should
write about, howmany words you should write. Make sure you include
everything in the rubric in your piece of writing.
Hi ...................... ,
Para 1: opening remarks, reason for writing, name of dish (How
are you? So, you want to know … . Well, it’s a dish called … .)
Para 2: type of dish, ingredients, how to make it, how you serve it (It’s
a…dish. It’s got… . First, we… . Then,… . We usually serve it ... .)
Para 3: closing remarks (How about you? ...)
......................
Plan
3 Complete the sentences with
the words in the list.
2
1
2
3
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4 Read the rubric and look at the underlined words. Then
answer the questions.