B1 PREPARATION

#4 Speaking individually

#2,.1 Writing an informal email

#5 Speaking cooperatively

#2.2 Writing an article or story

#3 Listening

#1 Reading

PREPARATION

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B1 - PET

ARTICLE

STORY

Writing part 2

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2. Cross the options that you discard while you're listening.

1. Underline the keywords of the 6 dialogues

2. Cross the options that you discard while you're listening.

1. Read quickly the whole text and underline the keywords

INTERVIEW

2. Try to take care of the spelling and get ready for writing numbers.

DIALOGUES

1. Read the text and think of the type of word (time, name, price...) it is asked.

2. Write words that the pictures suggest to you

1. Read each question for the pictures.

FILL IN THE GAPS

CHOOSING THE RIGHT PICTURE

LISTENING PART (30 mins)

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2. Read again and choose the word.

1. Read quickly the whole text

5 minutes

CHOOSING A WORD

2. Read sentence by sentence slowly and thinkIs it a...?

• Preposition
• Verb
• Subject
• Connector

1. Read quickly the whole text.

6 minutes

FILL IN THE GAPS

2. Read again and choose the sntence.

1. Read quickly the whole text

5 minutes

CHOOSING A SENTENCE

2. Read the text and answer question by question.

1. Read the questions and underline the keywords

2. Read one by one and choose the correct person at the same time.

1. Underline the keywords of the 7 questions.

2. Read the short message and select the correct answer.

1. Underline the keywords of the answers.

10 minutes

10 minutes

6 minutes

LONG TEXT

CHOOSING THE RIGHT PERSON

SHORT MESSAGES IN A PICTURE

READING PART (45 mins)

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• I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU / I'M EXCITED TO HEAR FROM YOU
• MAKE SURE YOU WRITE BACK SOON / I HOPE YOU WRITE BACK SOON / DON'T FORGET TO WRITE SOON.

Then, we ask them to reply to our email.

First, we say goodbye:

Closing paragraph

• WELL, IT 'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE / WELL, IT IS TIME TO GO. /WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW
• ANYWAY, I HAVE TO GO NOW / ANYWAY, GOTTA GO

Don't forget the comma!

Farewell

Short expression to say goodbye

• SEE YOU LATER, / SEE YOU SOON,

• TAKE CARE,
• YOURS,
• LOVE, / ALL MY LOVE, / BEST OF LOVE
• BEST,
• THANKS,
• CHEERS,

Opening paragraph

Reply to your friend/relative previous email saying...

First, you reply:

• I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOUR NEWS / IT'S GREAT TO HEAR THAT / I'M EXCITED ABOUT (YOUR NEWS)...
• THANKS VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EMAIL. / THANKS A LOT FOR WRITING!

• SORRY, I HAVEN'T WRITTEN FOR SO LONG BUT ... SORRY, I'VE TAKEN SO LONG TO WRITE BACK, BUT ...

• I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT...

MAIN PARAGRAPH 1

In every email, they ask you to write about 3 different things. That is why you can't use any fixed expressions. It depends on what you have to write about. However, you must use many linkers as:

Don't forget the comma (,)

We can say to our friends by writing:

Greetings

We say hello to the other person

• Hi John
• Hello John,
• Dear John,