
Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.
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.
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Discussion
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Hi Britsh Council,
I comment to say thank you and just practice for what I learned in this lesson.
You do a very important work to help people with their English and I really appreciate it. I hope to learn more here. Thank you for this opportunity.
Keep in touch,
Val
I always wanted to live in a foreign country but the expenditure on living is very expensive that's why ı never tried to live in another country. To stay with a host family in a new country is a cheaper way to stay there that's why ı want to stay with a host family. Another advantage is learning the native culture and language.
Hi guys i always hope the leave to another countrys for studying or living a few months and i want to see how my languge change withe a new people so i love hear to the english languge wherever and all time
thank you for your help me .
Yes i would like it. If i will go to learn foreing language there. i belive that interaction with someones is very important on language education. It is said in Turkey that foreing language doesn't learn unless touch tongue to tongue :))
I would like to, why not it's going to improve your English faster and on top of that you wouldn't feel lonely.
Hello Mike,
I just wanted to write and say thank you for everything.
I had a great time with your friends, thank you for making me at home. your homemade food was delicious.
Would you like to stay with a host family in a new country?
Yes, of course. I love to stay with a host family in a new country if I get opportunity. Because I can learn their custom and culture, habits and language. I can also taste their traditional foods. I can request to one of their family member to accompany when I visit the historical places and ask what I want to know. I am hoping for getting that chance sooner.
Of course! I like meeting new people and their habits. And I like every possibility to improve my language skills, especially speaking and listening.
Yes,I would like to stay with a host family in a new country.I wanted to learn new experiences about life.I also want to improve my English skills a lot.So,if my host is a friendly native speaker , I would like to learn speaking skills from them.I want to go everywhere I have never been to.
I woul love to stay with a host family in a new country and learn about the culture and improve a foreign language.
How can you trust? I have anxieties about it. the world host every type of people. Learning new culture or improving language skills are not important if I compare my life LOL
Hi Valentina,
I just wanted to write and say thank you for your hospitality. Thank you for all the wonderful cooking you did. I hope to see you soon. If you ever come to Berlin, I hope you will stay with me. I'm sure my English improved a lot because of you.
Write soon,
Nadya
Would you like to stay with a host family in a new country?
Yes, absolutely! I'd like to stay with a host family in a new country, I think it's amazing, it helps me to get better understanding of other cultures as well as learning new language skills and overcoming chalanges of living in foreign country with a local people.
Yes, I like to stay with house host family in a new country because this is the best way to visit a country and know her culture.
Yes, I would because have a friend in England help me to learn more skills about English and know new things about culture.
Yes,I would becase I want to improve my english skill very much and fastly as soon as I can .So I think if I live with host who is native speaker, It will be very great opportunity and I hope someday I wish I will be have great opportunity certainly.
Yes? I want to stay with a host family in a new country, because i can better my English. I can get to know new culture and food. Now I am looking a host family for my son next summer holidays.
Staying in a host family in other countrie would be a wonderful experience because you will learn differente food,behavior,talking culture but if you palne to be hosted more than 3 days, it will be a little bit difficulte for the hosting family to support and treat you like the first day you came in.
I would like to be a host of an family in another country. It could be an wonderful experience to make new friends, learn about the different culture and food. As well it would be a way of improve my English skills.
Yes I would , Anyone here a adopt me🤣 (host) , Because i want to improve my conversation skills to communicate with people.
Oh, honey. I can relate. I wanna speak with people perfect. It is interesting to write in the same way as in your native language
Yes. If I live alone in a new city, I feel quite lonely. So I think that stay with a host family is a good choice. I have an oppotunity to learn more from them, such as their cultures, history and so on. In addtion, I can improve my English
a lot. It's so nice.
I would like to stay with a new family. This will give you amazing experience. Chance to learn a new language with a new family. I'm very happy to do that. In this time I'm learning English so I go and live in abroad.
i think it's amazing but i hope they won't mind about that
I think this is a complicated issue and it is related to a different situation. For example, staying in a host family can be a new opportunity to learn a new language. But sometimes it can be an unpleasant experience, a new family may not be convincing for you, or family rules may be difficult for you. Therefore, you should think carefully when deciding to stay in the host family.