CUALE A2: 2018

jueves, 31 de mayo de 2018

Photographs

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/photographs

jueves, 10 de mayo de 2018

A Really Different Place

My Trip to the Grand Canyon

Posted on April 12, 2012 by kevin

My trip to the Grand Canyon was really fun. My grandma took my mom, aunt, cousin, and me for my birthday and my cousin’s birthday.

When we got there we rented a car. We rented a red KIA. After that we went to a hotel. We stayed there for about 3-4 days and then we got on the train to go to the Grand Canyon. It took about 45-50 minutes. Then when we arrived we hopped on the bus to go to the Grand Canyon. It was amazing! It looked like a million mountains carved into the rock! I took many pictures. After we spent a few minutes at the beautiful sight we got back on the bus to find another hotel to stay in. We found a hotel that had cabins for us to sleep in. It was really cool!

The next day my mom thought the bus was going to leave at 10:00 to go to the only restaurant in the area but instead it left at 9:00 so we had to walk there! It was a good walk though because we saw deer along the way. When we got to the restaurant we had to wait a while because it was packed! We finally got a table though. While we were waiting for our food I started a really fun game. We had to say everything backwards. We were laughing so hard the manger had to hush us.

On our last day in Arizona we went to the gift shop. I got an old fashioned clock and so did my cousin. After we got our souvenirs we hopped back on the train to go home. We had a great time in Arizona and I would love to go back.

1. Where did Kevin go?

2. Who did he go with?

3. Where did they stay?

4. What does he think about the Grand Canyon?

5. How did they get to the restaurant?

6. What happened there?

7. What did they buy?

miércoles, 25 de abril de 2018

Reasons to be happy

https://remedygrove.com/wellness/101-Reasons-To-Be-Happy

https://www.mydomaine.com/choose-to-be-happy

https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/7-reasons-why-you-should-happy-right-now.html

Reasons to be happy.

Speaking: Shopping.

What was the last item of clothing you bought?
Where and when did you buy it?
Are you happy with it?

Shopping for clothes.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/shopping-clothes

What size T-shirt does the customer want? _______________
Does the shop have a medium size purple T-shirt? _______________
What colour T-shirt does the customer try on? _______________
Does the customer buy the red T-shirt? _______________
How much does it cost? _______________
Does the customer pay by credit card or with cash? _____________

The last time you went shopping .

jueves, 15 de marzo de 2018

Writing an Enquiry

http://www.english-at-home.com/writing-enquiry/

http://www.preservearticles.com/201105036186/how-to-write-inquiry-letter-about-hotel-accommodation.html
https://essayforum.com/letters/hotel-making-arrangements-reservation-formal-28431/

Here are some tips to write a short enquiry letter or email in English. You send an enquiry when you want to know something: perhaps you want some information from a hotel about room availability, or want to ask a school of English about prices.

Starting your enquiry

Dear Sir / Madam (especially in a letter when you don't know the name of the person)

In an email, you can omit "Dear Sir / Madam" and immediately start with your enquiry.

Introduction

I'm interested in an English course at your school.

I'd like some information about room availability.

I saw your brochure about adventure holidays and I'd like some more information.

I'm writing to ask about your prices.

Asking questions

How much is a double room?

How long is the PET course?

Do you have a brochure you can send me?

Is breakfast included in the price?

Do you provide airport transfers?

(For more information on how to ask questions, see our page on booking a hotel room.)

If you have a lot of questions

You can ask more than one question in one sentence, or ask one question with many bullet points.

In this example, "Can you" introduces two questions, and "Do you" introduces another two questions.

I'd like to book a single room for the week of 1 - 7 June. Can you confirm availability and the cost per night including breakfast?

Do you provide wi-fi and airport transfers?

In this example, "about" introduces four more questions:

I'm interested in a course at your school and I'd like more information about:

- the cost of a PET course
- accommodation with a host family
- evening activities
- class size and teachers

Ending

Thank you for your help. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely / Best wishes
(your name)

Example email enquiries

Email 1

I saw your brochure for weekend city breaks and I'd like more information.

Do you organise city breaks to Prague or Riga? Please can you confirm the cost (including hotel accommodation) and dates of the next break?

Best wishes

(your name)

Email 2

I'm writing to ask about your room availability from 16 July to 26 July. Is it possible to book two double rooms in advance?

Many thanks

(your name)

Email 3

I'd like to rent a car for seven days, beginning July 10. Please can you confirm:

- the cost for a small family car, including taxes and insurance
- your exact location at Heathrow airport
- the cost for an additional driver per day

I look forward to hearing from you

(your name)

Writing tips

1. Keep it simple
Write in short sentences, with one idea per sentence.

2. Use "please" and "thank you"
"Please" is at the beginning of the sentence ("Please can you confirm...)
"Thank you is at the end of the enquiry (or you can write "I look forward to hearing from you" instead).