An email giving holiday advice

An email giving holiday advice

Learn how to write an email to give holiday advice.

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.

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From: Janet Hill
To: Sunny Chen
Subject: Hi!

Hi Sunny!

How are you?

We're finally coming to Singapore so I wanted to ask your advice on what we should do while we're there. What shouldn't we miss? We'll have our two kids aged 6 and 8 with us so ideally we want to do things we can enjoy as a family.

We've already got a hotel booked in Marina Bay and we arrive on 12 May for a week.

I hope you're around so we can meet up!

See you soon,

Janet


From: Sunny Chen
To: Janet Hill
Subject: Re: Hi!

Hi Janet!

Lovely to hear from you and how exciting that you're coming!

You've picked a great area to stay in as it's right next to a must-see attraction, Gardens by the Bay. They light them up at night and the kids will love it. Another place to take the little ones is the zoo, and the Night Safari is really worth doing. The animals are much more active at night than during the day, so it's pretty special.

As for food, there's quite a variety here. I'd recommend trying laksa and kaya toast – they're both really typical Singaporean foods. You can also eat well and cheaply at street markets. You should definitely check them out.

Can't wait to see you all!

Sunny

P.S. My number here is +65 1234 1234.

Tips

  1. Start informal emails with Hi + name instead of Dear + name.
  2. An informal email can be like a conversation, so you can start with How are you?
  3. If you're replying, you can start with Lovely to hear from you.
  4. Use these phrases to make recommendations:
    ... is worth doing / seeing / going to.
    ... is a must-see (attraction).
    I'd recommend ...
    You can ...
    You should ...
  5. Say why you recommend those things.
  6. You can add something at the end using P.S.

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Submitted by seito kaito on Tue, 30/06/2020 - 09:56

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Hi kaito. Lovely to hear from you. There are two shops I would like to recommend. First, I would recommend going Jiro café near Yachiyodai station. A lot of local people often visit this café. I have been this café several times. Not only coffee but also food is very good at this café. My favorite thing in this café is pancakes. This pancake is very fluffy and good. Furthermore, there are many fruits such strawberries ad grapes, it is very good. So, it is worth spending money on this pancake. Also, since you can enter the shop with pets such as dog and cats, so you can enjoy more. Second, I would recommend going Panke ramen shop. There are a lot of taste at this ramen shop. I like spicy miso ramen. Ramen in this shop is especially spicy. It is also close to the station, so this ramen shop is recommended. You should go there.

Submitted by Anas J.M on Mon, 29/06/2020 - 08:20

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Lovely to hear from you! I will be available in April "In Shaa Allah" to meet with you.The capital is a very nice place to stay as every thing will be closer to you. I would recommend you to visit the Roman theater In the down town.However,you should go to Petra which is one of the most famous place in the world. I am looking forward to seeing you soon . .

Submitted by Nanako Suzuki on Mon, 29/06/2020 - 04:08

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From: Nanako Suzuki To: Momoka Subject: Re: Hi! Hi Momoka! Lovely to hear from you and how exciting that you're coming! I will be at Aizuwakamatsu city in Fukushima prefecture in April, so that we can meet there. When you will come and see this city, Aizuwakamatsu castle is worth seeing I think. Aizuwakamatsu castle is often called "Tsuruga castle" in local. Every year, many tourists from other prefecture come to see it and feel magnificent. In the Tsuruga castle, there is a folk museum of Wakamatsu castle and you will see a lot of materials of Wakamatsu castle, and will study history of Aizuwakamatsu city. In addition, a lot of cherry trees surround Aizuwakamatsu castle, and you can see very beautiful flurry of cherry blossoms in spring with Aizuwakamatsu castle. By the way, Aizuwakamatsu castle park are illuminated during nights. Autumn leaf seasons are especially beautiful, so I'd recommend coming and seeing views in autumn night. You should definitely check them out. Can't wait to see you all! Nanako Suzuki P.S. My number here is xxxxxxxxxxx

Submitted by Riko Sasajima on Wed, 24/06/2020 - 08:12

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Hi! Makiko. Lovely to hear from you. I’d recommend going café enzo near Warabi station. It is local café only the people who know it know. You can enjoy both of view and foods. Inside of café, wall and floor are made of woods, there are retro furniture and some foreign magazine and so, on. It looks like private house. Few people can have meal there at the same time. I think not too large is one of attractive points. You should try unique sweets only can eat there. I recommend eating Ja-cakes and cheese omelet. Ja-cake has various types. It is like parfait. For example, oreo, green tea and vegetable cakes. I especially recommend eating vegetable cakes. I think even person who don’t like vegetable can try it. Mainly ingredients are tomato sweet tomato and boiled carrot and some green vegetable. It is famous for healthy parfait. Cheese omelet is also recommend because cheese inside of omelet gives us happy at the moment. You should try it when you go there. Also, you can celebrate friends birthday with reservation until the previous day. All clerks cerebrate with singing song. I heard you will celebrate John’s birthday as surprise. You should check its service.

Submitted by Ainash Gadekar on Wed, 24/06/2020 - 05:09

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From: Rushikesh To: Sudhir Subject: Coming to Visit! Hi Sudhir! How are you? We're finally coming to Shirdi so I wanted to ask you what we should do while we're there. We want to do things we can enjoy as a family. We've already got a hotel booked in Sai Palace and we arrive on 19 April for two days. I hope you're around and we can meet up! See you soon, Rushikesh

Submitted by senes19 on Sat, 20/06/2020 - 12:34

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Hi Sümbül, Great to hear from you that you're coming and how wonderful! Unfortunately I won't be in Ankara while you are here. I am so so sorry. But, well, I'd like to recommend you to many places which you should visit. Firstly there is Anıtkabir where Atatürk'ü grave is located. Another place is Kocatepe Mosque. This is the biggest mosque in the Europe and Asia. In addition you should visit 'Hamamönü House's'. These houses was built thousands of years ago. So, I am sorry that I can not accompany you in this trip. However, when you need me, pls call me. See you another time. Enes.
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Submitted by JuanManuelLopezGil on Mon, 11/05/2020 - 23:56

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Always, I recommend that all people have a Tripadvisor Account and that search where can buy to best price because Malta is an expensive country and with variables prices. Also, they should have a cellphone with a full-battery because is very necessary for every activity: order a taxi, book a hosting, take pictures and not get lost in its beauty thanks to Google Maps.
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Submitted by OlaIELTS on Sun, 26/04/2020 - 15:00

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I'd recommend a visit to a must-see attraction centre in the city, a walking tour around the town, visit to a National centre like zoo or others and taking local dish in a restaurant.
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Submitted by Nikolaos Stavr… on Wed, 18/03/2020 - 14:19

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Hi! I would recommend staying just outside the city center. They should try the local food and wine while they are here. The archeological and the naval museums are both worth going to. The castle is a must-see attraction. Finally, another thing that's worth doing is a walking tour of the old town. P.S. you shouldn't forget to wear a hat and suncream See you, Nikolaos

Submitted by jazmin marquez on Mon, 16/03/2020 - 13:12

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Hi Alejandra Lovely to hear from you and so exciting that you are coming! I will be at Santa Martha in May, so that we can meet there. Well, I would recommend staying at the Hotel "Parque de los Novios", it is in the center of the city, so you are close to everything. I know you've never seen the sea, so you should definitely go to "Marina", and El Rodader beach is another must-see. As for food, there is a great variety here. Fish is worth trying, a typical coastal food, and you can also eat well and cheaply in the market square. I can not wait to see you! Jasmine PS I'm going to travel with my boyfriend