Week 24 · Axis 4 Communication, Chapter 1 Communicating in My Community (A) · 3 lessons
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Letters and emails
Discover P2 Term 2: Axis 4, Chapter 1
GoalWrite and address a letter and an email, and say how they are alike and different.
New words
letter · a message written on paper and sent by postemail · a message typed on a screen and sent through the internetaddress · the place where a person lives or the name a message is sent to
Explanation
A letter is a message written on paper and put in an envelope. On the envelope we write the name and address of the person who will get it, and we stick on a stamp. Then the post carries it, and it may take a few days. An email is a message typed on a computer, tablet or phone and sent through the internet. We type the other person’s email address in the “To” box, add a subject that tells what the message is about, write the message and press send. An email can arrive in seconds. Both are ways to share news with people far away. Always ask a grown-up before you send an email.
Worked examples
Mina writes a letter to his cousin in Alexandria. On the envelope he writes the name and address, and he sticks on a stamp.
Part
What Jana writes
To
her aunt’s email address
Subject
Thank you for the gift
Message
Dear Aunt Dina, thank you for the book. I love it.
Jana sends an email to her aunt. She fills in each part of the message.
Seif wants to tell his grandma quick news, so he sends an email. For a card she can keep in a box, he writes a letter.
Class activity
Write a thank-you letter. With a grown-up, write a short letter to a relative or friend. Write “Dear …”, two sentences and your name. Fold a sheet of paper into an envelope and write the name and address on the front. Do not send an email unless a grown-up helps you.
Practice
1
Which part of an envelope tells the post where the letter must go?
The address.
2
Which one needs a stamp? Say the letter.
A, the letter.
3
Finish the sentence: in an email, the subject tells what the message is ____.
about (the message).
4
True or false: an email travels on paper in a postbox.
