A thank-you email
Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.
Preparation
Reading text
From
Pradeep Ranatunga
To
Carolina Kemper
Subject
Thank you!!
Hi Carolina,
I just wanted to write and say thank you for everything.
You and your family were amazing hosts. I had a great time at your house. Thank you for making me feel at home. I'm sure my English improved a lot because of all your help too! Also, thank you for all the wonderful cooking you did. Now I can tell everyone English food is not as bad as they say .
If you ever come to Sri Lanka, I hope you will stay with me and I can show you my city too.
Keep in touch!.
Pradeep
Tips
- Start with Hi if it is an informal email to someone you know.
- The email can have three main paragraphs:
- the reason for writing (= to say thank you)
- the main point (= more details or examples)
- a wish or offer for the future.
- Use emojis (e.g.
) or emoticons (e.g. :) ) to show you're joking. - You can say See you soon / See you next year if you hope to meet again.
- Use a closing phrase like Keep in touch, Write soon, Speak soon or Take care.
) or emoticons (e.g. :) ) to show you're joking.Discussion
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Hi Nadia,
I just wanted to write and say thank you 🙏 for everything.
You and your family were amazing hosts. I had a great time at your house. Thank you for making me feel at home. I'm sure my English improved a lot because of all your help too! Also, thank you for all the wonderful cooking you did.
If you ever come to my country, I hope you will stay with me and I can show you my city too.
Keep in touch!.
gleamy
I would absolutely love to have a host family in a foreign country, especially if it's my first time visiting. Though I would need a few requirements before I say yes to the idea, such as getting to know the family first via chat and online calls, discuss what kind of vacation I'll be having there, and other necessities to experience the country.
I don't have age for this. But would have very nice.
Hi Ily
I just wanted to write and say thank you for being there during a tough time.
You were incredibly helpful, thank you for being there for me while I was in the hospital in a country that's still new to me, where I know no one. Just two days were enough to get to know you better, and I truly appreciate all the wonderful meals you cooked.
keep in touch
Zin
It would be interesting and I'd enjoy each moment to enrich and improve my English.
Really I would like to stay with a new host family, especially at Palestine ' Gaza' in order to learn from people there courage, force language, and true Faith.
I would like to stay with a host family in a new country because it could help me improve my language more quickly and get familiar with the culture.
Hi BG,
I just wanted to say thank you for having me staying at your lovely house in Athens for a week. Your overwhelm hospitality and generosity makes me earning some wonderful memories while I was there. I absolutely love every thing about your hometown, the warm weather, the beauty of Greek monuments, the peaceful of those heavenly gorgeous beaches and the joyful neighborhood. I've learned so much about the differences between our cultures. Furthermore, I had a chance to enhance my English with a great help of you. Thank to you I had such a memorable journey to the land that I've always dreamed of.
If possible I would like to show you around my city in Vietnam in the near future. Let me know if you have time to visit Vietnam, I'll be your tour guide.
Keep in touch,
TM
I would love to stay with a host family in a new country. It would be really fun to get to know a brand new family, getting to taste new food and see a new city.
Hi Sindre!
I just wanted to write and say thank you for letting me visit you in Sortland:)
I had a wonderful time, and I really enjoyed walking around the city with you. Thank you for including me in your everyday life in Sortland, - Ive gotten a few new television shows to binge-watch when I get home! Thank you for being great hosts, it was such a fun time being with you.
Get in touch if you ever get back to Oslo, and we will hang out.
Stay in touch
May