Letter2

Letter 2: My home

General
In this letter you are going to tell your partner about your home and the neighbourhood it is in. Use the questions that are given, but you should also think of more information your-self. From now on, you can add some personal information too. For instance, tell him or her about some interesting things that have happened at home or at school recently, or perhaps you have some questions you would like to ask. Always put this informal information at the end of your letters.

Content
Bricks are used to build walls and houses. Use the answers to the next questions as bricks to construct a letter. Of course, bricks are only a part of building something; you need many other things when you want to build a nice comfortable house. The same goes for the bricks to form your letter. Don't just write down the answers to the questions as you would during a test, but use them together with lots of other sentences, to form a letter which your partner will enjoy to read.

Hint 2 Did you know that a lot of people make mistakes when they write: address - every - goodbye - received - very - with ?

Build your letter
Start with a general introduction. At the end, you may want to put in some extra information or some questions. Finish your letter appropriately.

You could start with:
Now I'll tell you about my home and the neighbourhood in which I live.
Or:
I have just received your letter. Thank you very much.

Now use the answers to these questions to build your letter:

What kind of house do you live in?
How many rooms are there?
How many floors are there?
Describe your living-room.
Do you have your own room? Can you describe the room that you sleep in?
What are the neighbours like? (quiet, noisy,.....)
What kind of people live in your area?
Have you got many friends in your neighbourhood?
What kind of games do you play outside?
Mention some things which you like about your neighbourhood? (shops, playgrounds,.....)
Mention some things which are not so nice in your neighbourhood? (crime, pollution, etc.)
Now you can add some personal information. Don't ask the same things as in the previous questions because your partner works with the same book!

You could finish with:
I am looking forward to your next letter. Best wishes to everyone.

WORDS and SENTENCES

Sentences

My house is big/small.

It has ....... two/three/four/five rooms.
................ one/two/three floors

I live in a/an apartment / detached house / semi-detached house /
terraced house / cottage.

The area I live in is crowded / quiet / in the country / in a city.

There are many...... houses in my area.
.................................trees

Words

agricultural crime playground

apartment crowded pollution

bathroom desk red

bench detached house sofa

black disco semi-detached house

block of flats elevator shopping-centre

blue farm stereo

building field television

carpet football terraced house

CD-player garden to go for a walk

chair grey town

cinema hide-and-seek urban

city hi-fi video recorder

city centre in the country village

colour living-room wallpaper

cottage pink white

agricultural	crime	playground
apartment	crowded	pollution
bathroom	desk	red
bench	detached house	sofa
black	disco	semi-detached house
block of flats	elevator	shopping-centre
blue	farm	stereo
building	field	television
carpet	football	terraced house
CD-player	garden	to go for a walk
chair	grey	town
cinema	hide-and-seek	urban
city	hi-fi	video recorder
city centre	in the country	village
colour	living-room	wallpaper
cottage	pink	white