Unit 20: A POSTCARD

Vocabulary

avenue	/ˈæv.ə.njuː/	n
beach	/biːtʃ/	n
best	/best/	adj
boring	/ˈbɔː.rɪŋ/	adj
busy	/ˈbɪz.i/	adj
church	/tʃɜːtʃ/	n
cinema	/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/	n
class	/klɑːs/	n
close	/kləʊz/	n
crescent	/ˈkres.ənt/	n
dear	/dɪəʳ/	adj
delicious	/dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/	adj
disco	/ˈdɪs.kəʊ/	n
easy	/ˈiː.zi/	adj
exciting	/ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/	adj
food	/fuːd/	n
friendly	/ˈfrend.li/	adj
hotel room	/həʊˈtel.ruːm/	n
interesting	/ˈɪn.tər.es.tɪŋ/	adj
lane	/leɪn/	n
picture	/ˈpɪk.tʃəʳ/	n
pen-friend pen pal	/ˈpen.frend/ /ˈpen.pæl/	n
post code	/ˈpəʊst.kəʊd/	n
zip code	/ˈzɪp.kəʊd/	n
pub	/pʌb/	n
rainy	/ˈreɪni/	adj
reserved	/rɪˈzɜːvd/	adj
road	/rəʊd/	n
shower	/ʃaʊəʳ/	n
single	/ˈsɪŋ.gļ/	adj
soon	/suːn/	adv
street	/striːt/	n
sunny	/ˈsʌn.i/	adj
theatre	/ˈθɪə.təʳ/ /θiˈet.əʳ/	n
warm	/wɔːm/	adj
weather	/ˈweð.əʳ/	n
wish	/wɪʃ/	n

Weather Conditions.

cloud	/klaʊd/	n
cloudy	/ˈklaʊ.di/	adj
lighten	/ˈlaɪ.tən/	v
lightening	/ˈlaɪ.tənɪŋ/	n
rain	reɪn/	n
rain	/reɪn/	v
raining	/ˈreɪ.niŋ/	n
rainy	/ˈreɪ.ni/	adj
snow	/snəʊ/	n
snowy	/ˈsnəʊ.i/	adj
snowing	/ˈsnəʊ.iŋ/	n
sun	/sʌn/	n
sunny	/ˈsʌn.i/	adj
wind	/wɪnd/	n
windy	/ˈwɪn.di/	adj

Abbreviations.

Rd.	Road
La.	Lane
Av.	Avenue
Cl.	Close
St.	Street
Cr.	Crescent
BH2 5NB	a post code (Britain)
NY 01520	a zip code (USA)

Expression

Best wishes.
Good night.
See you soon.

Reading

Dear John, This is a picture of Paris.The weather’s beautiful. The hotel’s excellent. In my hotel room there’s a colour TV and a shower. The food isn’t very good. Paris is expensive. My French is terrible, but the people are friendly. See you soon. Best wishes, Mary x x x

Mr. John Carter, 13 Nelson Road, Moss Side, Manchester, MIY 3JQ England

Grammar

What + be + subject + like?
How + be + subject?

• “What’s the weather like?”.
  “It’s rainy.”
• “What are French people like?”.
  “They are quiet friendly.?”.
• “How is the food?”.
  “It’s very delicious”.
• “How are your rooms?”.
  “They are excellent.”.

• “How are you?”.
  “I’m fine, thanks.”.
• “How are your parents?”.
  “They are so so, thank you.”.

How to write a postcard to your friends or your relatives.

Things You’ll Need.

• Money to buy a postcard and stamp.
• A pen.
• The recipient’s address.

Steps.

1. Buy a postcard from a souvenir shop. It should have a picture of the place you’re at on it.
2. Write the information as follows:
   • Write the recipient’s name and address on the lines on the right hand side of the postcard. Don’t forget to include the country – you might not have to do this at home, but you do if you’re abroad.
   • The left hand side of the postcard is for your message. Start by writing “Dear … (the name of the person you’re writing to).”
   • Leave a line and state where you are and what it’s like or what th weather’s like, for example : “I’m in Paris, it’s great.” or “This is a picture of Paris. The weather’s beautiful.”
   • Write a sentence about your accommodation, like : “The hotel is lovely. It has a big fountain outside and there’s a beautiful view from our window.”
   • Write a sentence about food, drink and people, like: “The food isn’t very good but the coffee is OK. The people are quite friendly.”
   • Then include a description of something you did on one of the days that you enjoyed, such as : “Yesterday we went on a boat trip across the river, I loved finding out about all the different sights in the city.”
   • Write a comment about something particularly good, bad or funny about the holiday, like : “I tried raw fish but they were horrible.”
   • Finish off by writing: “Wish you were here,”, “See you on Friday,” or “Best wishes” and then sign off with : “Love (your name) xxx”Your postcard should now be in the same format as this:
     Dear …
     I’m in Paris, it’s great. The weather is beautiful. The hotel is lovely, it has a big fountain outside and there’s a beautiful view from our window. The food isn’t very good but the coffee is OK. The people are quite friendly. Yesterday we went on a boat trip across the river. I loved finding out about all the different sights in the city. I tried raw fish but they were horrible.
     Wish you were here. Love (your name) xxx
3. Stick a stamp onto the top right corner of the postcard and send it.

Tips.

• Include lots of details but keep it short and sweet.
• Make sure you know the person’s address before you start writing the message or you could waste a lot of time.
• Postcards are not put in envelopes, so don’t write anything you wouldn’t want the postman to read!

Opening	Address Địa chỉ Date/month/year Dear Joe, Anne, Ann …
Body	This is a picture of Đây là một bức ảnh về London. Cambridge. Bournemouth. Oxford. The weather’s Thời tiết thì cold. hot. rainy. sunny. I’m in. It’s The town’s. Thị trấn The city ‘s beautiful. lovely. expensive. exciting. old. busy. big. small. boring. The hotel is excellent. lovely. nice. wonderful. comfortable. small. It has a big fountain outside and there’s a beautiful view from our window. My room is It has a bath, a shower, cable TV, air conditioner, etc. The food isn’t is very good. delicious. different. terrible. The people are friendly. reserved. cold. warm. There are a lot of cinemas discos pubs theatres , and things are very cheap. expensive.
Finishing	See you soon. in 2 weeks. in 3 weeks. Wish you were here. Love. Best wishes, (your name) Mary Peter John and Anne xxx

Language Summary

What	is	it the weather the class your teacher	like?		It’s	fine. nice. good.
	are	they the cinemas the pubs the French people			They’re

How	is	it? the weather? the class? your teacher?		It’s	fine. nice. good.
	are	they? the cinemas? the pubs? the French people?		They’re