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Endy52 Posted 17 years ago
Letter Writing
Informal letter
Assignment:
You have been working as an au pair boy with a family abroad.
Write a letter to an English-spekaing friend telling them about the family you are staying with and what work you are doing.
Dear Friend,
Many thanks for your letter.I‘m sorry I haven‘ t written for so long, but I‘ve been very busy because I have lot of work.
The family in which I live is very kind and friendly .Parents have one son and one daughter. Son Peter is 9 years old and he visited regulary primary school and he likes playing with toys.Daughter Lucy is 15 yeras old and she study at secondary school when she has perfects marks.She likes going out with her friends. Head of the family is Johnny.He is 40 years old and his job is manager so he doesn‘t have enough time for childern.Name of his wife is Christina.She is pretty and she works as a clerk and deals with licences for business people.
I work in this family as an au pair boy and my duty is work for family an domestic chores and child-care.I help with general housework(simple cooking,hoovering,dusting) and young children.
I have own room with Tv inside the host family.I have pocket Money per week according to duties.
In my free time I visit monument because I like history.This postion of living in foregin country help me to improve my English.
Anyway I’d better go now as I want to catch the post.
Do write again soon.
Lots of love
Endy
Please check and help. Thanks
You have been working as an au pair boy with a family abroad.
Write a letter to an English-spekaing friend telling them about the family you are staying with and what work you are doing.
Dear Friend,
Many thanks for your letter.I‘m sorry I haven‘ t written for so long, but I‘ve been very busy because I have lot of work.
The family in which I live is very kind and friendly .Parents have one son and one daughter. Son Peter is 9 years old and he visited regulary primary school and he likes playing with toys.Daughter Lucy is 15 yeras old and she study at secondary school when she has perfects marks.She likes going out with her friends. Head of the family is Johnny.He is 40 years old and his job is manager so he doesn‘t have enough time for childern.Name of his wife is Christina.She is pretty and she works as a clerk and deals with licences for business people.
I work in this family as an au pair boy and my duty is work for family an domestic chores and child-care.I help with general housework(simple cooking,hoovering,dusting) and young children.
I have own room with Tv inside the host family.I have pocket Money per week according to duties.
In my free time I visit monument because I like history.This postion of living in foregin country help me to improve my English.
Anyway I’d better go now as I want to catch the post.
Do write again soon.
Lots of love
Endy
Please check and help. Thanks
Top answer
Generally, you've done very well and there are few mistakes. Any English speaker would understand your letter and the changes I am suggesting would only be in accuracy. Son, Peter is 9 years old and regularly visits primary school.
- Generally, you've done very well and there are few mistakes.
- Any English speaker would understand your letter and the changes I am suggesting would only be in accuracy.
- Son, Peter is 9 years old and regularly visits primary school.
- (He still goes to school, so the present tense is applicable) Daughter, Lucy is 15 years old and she studies at secondary school, where she has perfect marks (School is a place not a time) I have own room with tv inside the family home (Host is implied, and it is within their house/home that you live, not within them) You could pluralise monument (ie monuments) unless you visit the same one each time.
- This position of living in a foreign country helps/has helped me to improve my English (Grammatical errors.
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Generally, you've done very well and there are few mistakes. Any English speaker would understand your letter and the changes I am suggesting would only be in accuracy.
Son, Peter is 9 years old and regularly visits primary school. (He still goes to school, so the present tense is applicable)
Daughter, Lucy is 15 years old and she studies at secondary school, where
Son, Peter is 9 years old and regularly visits primary school. (He still goes to school, so the present tense is applicable)
Daughter, Lucy is 15 years old and she studies at secondary school, where
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