Egypt Primary 6 English (Connect), Week 3: An informal email: what I miss about home

True or false and friendly emails

Week 3 · Unit 1 (B): reading an email (True/False tip), a story (reference only), sounds th and s, an informal email about what I miss, project infographic, self-assessment · 3 lessons

An informal email: what I miss about home

Connect Primary 6 Term 1, Unit 1: pp. 10–17

GoalPlan and write an informal email of 50 to 60 words to a friend, saying what I miss.

New words

informal · friendly, for friends and familyopening · how an email begins, such as Hi Seif,closing · how an email ends, such as Write soon!request · asking someone to do somethingI miss · I feel sad because I cannot see or do something

Explanation

An informal email is a friendly email to a friend or a cousin. Begin with Hi and the name, then ask: How are you? Write your news in short sentences. Ask one question, for example What are you doing these days? Make one request, for example Please send me a photo. Finish with Write soon! or See you soon, and your name. Use friendly words and contractions such as I’m and it’s, and do not write very long sentences. About 50 to 60 words is enough.

Part	Example
Opening	Hi Seif,
First line	How are you? I hope you are well.
News	I am in Aswan for the summer.
Question	What are you doing these days?
Request	Please send me a photo.
Closing	Write soon! Nabil

Worked examples

Hi Seif,
How are you? I hope you are well. I am in Aswan with my uncle for the summer. It is very hot, but the Nile is beautiful in the evening. I miss football with you and the boys! What are you doing these days? Please send me a photo of our team. Write soon!
Nabil

Listen and read the model email.

I miss	Why
football	I play with my friends
my cousins	we have fun together
my mum’s cooking	it is delicious

Look. What does Nabil miss? Make notes.

Now you. Think of a place you visited. Tell a grown-up what you miss from home.

Class activity

Email planner. The child makes a chart with four boxes: opening, news, question and request, and writes one idea in each box. Then the child writes the full email and reads it to the grown-up, who answers it by speaking.

Practice

Which opening is informal: Hi Seif, or Dear Sir?

Which closing is friendly: Write soon! or Yours faithfully,?

Look at the sentences. Which one is a request?

Sentence
I miss football with you.
What are you doing these days?
Please send me a photo of our team.

Make a question about holiday: you / what / doing / are ?

Writing: write an informal email of 50 to 60 words to a friend. Say what you miss.