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Writing a message or an email

A good message has a greeting, an opening line, your message, a question back and a closing. You write to a friend differently from a teacher.

First stage of secondary schoolAges 12 to 14Draft: Not yet checked by an English teacher.

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You want to tell your pen friend Sam in Manchester about your weekend, and you have to email a hotel in Dover about the school trip. Do you write both messages the same way?

No. To a friend you write in a relaxed, short way: Hi Sam, how are you? To a hotel, a teacher or someone you do not know, you write more politely: Dear Mr Jones, I am writing to ask about...

Whether it is a quick message, an email or a card: with a fixed structure and a few useful sentences, you can write an English message that is clear and friendly.

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