SHORT

COMMUNICATIVE
MESSAGE
 STEP 1 : GREETING STEP 2 : OPENING PARAGRAPH
Greet the person you’re writing to : Begin your email ;

• Hi Farid! • Thanks for your email.

• Hello Azmina! • It’s great to hear from you.
• Dear Jenny, • Lovely to hear from you.
• Dearest Uncle Adam • How are you?
• How’s it going?
• How’s life?
• Sorry it’s taken me so long to write back.
• How are things? I hope everything’s OK.
• It was great to hear from you again.

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 STEP 3 : RESPOND TO THE EMAIL
Use the phrases like:
Accepting an invitation :
Expressing enthusiasm :
• Thanks for inviting me to …
• Wow! That’s a great idea!
• Thanks for asking me to join you.
• Wow! That’s a wonderful news!
• Absolutely / Definitely / Exactly!
• What a fantastic idea!
• Yes, we should definitely go together!
• I am happy / glad / pleased to hear
• Sounds perfect! Sure!
that….
• How could I say no?
• That’s a splendid idea!
• Count me in.
• Sure, that would be wonderful!

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 STEP 4 : ELABORATE IDEAS
Useful expressions to give suggestions/ advice

• We should … • Why don’t you try…

• It would be a great idea to … • Have you ever…
• How about … • I feel you should…
• I think we should … • Why don’t we …
• I’d recommend … • Perhaps you should…

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 STEP 5 : CLOSING PARAGRAPH/CLOSURE

• Well, that’s all for now • I need to pen off now.

• Say hello to everyone. Take care. • Well, got to go now. Can’t wait to hear from you!
• Keep in touch. • Take care! Keep in touch!
• That’s all for now. • Bye for now. See you soon!
• Got to go now. • Hope to hear a good news soon! All the best!
• Well, time to go! • Hugs and kisses. Bye for now.
• Looking forward to hearing from you.

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 STEP 6 : SIGNING OFF
Use a signature ending and your first name
below that.

• Yours,
• Hugs and kisses,
• Best wishes,
• Love,

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azman21@gmail.com Email address

New smartphone Any suitable subject based on the question given.

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 LINKING WORDS
Sequencing ideas Giving examples Adding information Giving a reason

Firstly For example In addition Because

First and foremost For instance As well as Because of

Secondly In example Futhermore Since

Lastly Moreover As

Besides
Finally

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 Sender

You received an email from your new friend, Amin who has just moved to your neighbourhood.

Greeting Context

Hi,

Tomorrow is a public holiday. Let’s play a sport with our neighbours. What shall we play
and where shall we go to play? What should we bring?

I am looking forward to your reply. Content 1

Content 2
Bye! Closure Content 3

Signing of

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 Purpose Respond
Sender : Amin

Greeting: Hi Hi,

Context: An invitation Respond to an invitation :

Let’s play a sport with our neighbours. • Wow! That’s a great idea!
• Yes, we should definitely go together!
• That’s a splendid idea!

Content 1: What shall we play ? Asking for Give suggestion :

suggestion • I think we should …
Content 2: Where shall we go to play?
• Why don’t we …

Content 3: What should we bring? • It would be a great idea to …

Closure: I am looking forward for your Well, got to go now. Can’t wait to hear from
reply you!

Signing off: Bye Bye

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 PLAN YOUR ANSWER
Question Answer Elaboration

What shall we play ? Football Enjoy playing football.

Learn on how to improve our
game.
Where shall we go to play? Field in our neighbourhood Big and has goalposts

What should we bring? Football and boots

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Hi Amin,

Thanks for your email. That’s a splendid idea!

I think we should play football. This is because all our neighbours enjoy playing football.
Most of them are very good at the game too. Thus, we can learn from them on how to
improve our game. We can play the game at the field in our neighbourhood. The field is big
and it has goalposts. Oh, don’t forget to bring the football and wear boots!

Bye for now. See you soon!

Your friend,
Akid

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YOUR TURN!

You received an email from your friend Hana who is a New Zealander.

Hello,

My classmate is going to Malaysia for the first time and she loves food very much. What local food
should she try? Where should she go? Are they cheap or expensive places?

I hope you will reply soon.

Bye.
Hana

Copy the tables in your essay book. Fill in the tables with appropriate ideas.

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 Purpose Respond
Sender :

Greeting:

Context:

Content 1:

Content 2:

Content 3:
Closure:
Signing off:

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 PLAN YOUR ANSWER
Question Answer Elaboration

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