Advanced Writing with English in Use

Unit 7 • Informalletters

104 • Task types

1 .1 Layout of a note

In the lett er above , Rach el says'I meant to leave a note, but Iforgot'.This is the

note she might have left.

Fridaymorning,Sept1st

2 Arantxa-

Justa quicknotetosaythankyou.Stayinginyourfiat

has beenfantastic.

i'mafraidIgothere 2 dayslate(strikeatHeathrow)&

bothyourgoldfishhad died. Very sorry,buthopethatyou

likethenew fish.

3 Don'tforgetmypartyon Nov5th- i'msolookingforward

toseeing you&hearing aliaboutMorocco.

i'm offnowtotheairport.See you soon.

4 Rachel

PSl'Iileavethekey s withJosune.

1 \VheredidRach elleavethis note?

2 Why is th e notesho rte rthanthe letter?

3 HowdidRach elmanageto include all theimportantpoints o f the le tte rina sho rt

note ?Whatdidshe le aveoutin termsof(a) information(h)grammar?

Noles

• Itis ofte nappro pri ate to pnt the time rather thanthe date, especiallywhen yo u
  expect the personto read the note the sameday.


• Itisacceptable ,hut notnecessary,towriteDear.


• Itis acceptable, but no tnec essary, to writeLo ve, Best wishes ,Yours ,e tc.