Informal e-mails

In this section,
you will revise the basic characteristics of informal e-mails.

Reflect:

Do you know what a pen friend or pen pal is?
And an e-pal?

They are people from another country that you can be friends with if you send them letters or e-mails. Having a pen friend or pen pal can be a good way of knowing more about a different culture and language.

Next you will read an example of an informal e-mail sent to a friend from another country.

Do the task that follows.

Put the sentences in the right order

This is a letter that Martin sent to his new penfriend, Emily. What is the right order?

Hello Emily,
How are you? I´m writing because I'd like to be your penfriend.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Martin and I am 14 years old.
I live in a smal house with my mum and my two pets: my dog, Cleo and my cat, Paws.
What about you? Do you have any pets?
I go to school and in my free time I like listening to music. I love rap.
What kind of music do you like?
Well, I must finish now. Please write to me soon.
Best wishes, Martin