What is it for?
Write a short postcard with a greeting, facts about a place, a closing and your name.
What to include
- Start with Hi and your friend's name, or Dear and their name.
- Say where you are.
- Write about the weather.
- Add one thing you like.
- End with See you soon! and your sign-off, or use Best wishes, and your name.
How to organise it
- Greeting: Hi Ana, or Dear Ana,
- Where I am: I am in Lima.
- Weather: It is sunny.
- Something I like: I like the food.
- Closing: See you soon!
- Sign-off and name: Love, Mia or Best wishes, Mia
Model text
A Postcard from Lima
Greeting
Hi Ana,
Where I am
I am in Lima, Peru. The city is nice. My hotel is near the city centre. The streets are busy.
Weather
It is sunny and warm today. The sky is blue.
Something I like
I like the local food. The fruit is very good.
Closing
See you soon!
Sign-off
Love, Mia
Key language
| Rule or pattern | Example | Another example |
|---|---|---|
| Hi + name, | Hi Ana, | Hi Omar, |
| Dear + name, | Dear Lina, | Dear Ben, |
| I am in + place. | I am in Lima. | I am in Cairo. |
| It is + weather word. | It is sunny. | It is rainy. |
| The hotel is nice. / The food is good. | The hotel is nice. | The food is good. |
| I like + noun. | I like the beach. | I like the food. |
| See you soon! | See you soon! | See you! |
| Love, name / Best wishes, name | Love, Mia | Best wishes, Omar |
UK / US: In British English, people often say holiday. In American English, people often say vacation.
Practice
Match the postcard parts
Match each postcard part with the correct example.
1.Greeting
2.Where I am
3.Weather
4.Something I like
5.Sign-off
Put the words in order
Put the words in order to make each postcard sentence.
1.Put the words in order:
inlimaIam
Use I am in before the name of a place.
2.Put the words in order:
isItsunny
Use It is before a weather word.
3.Put the words in order:
foodliketheI
Use I like before the thing you enjoy.
4.Put the words in order:
Seeyousoon
See you soon is a common postcard closing.
5.Put the words in order:
niceisthehotel
Use The hotel is before a word that describes the hotel.
Choose the best postcard line
Choose the best answer for each postcard.
1.You write to your friend Ana. How do you start?
Hi Ana is a friendly greeting at the start.
2.You want to say your location. Which sentence is correct?
Use I am in before the place name.
3.The weather is cold. Which sentence is correct?
Use It is before the weather word cold.
4.You want to say you enjoy the food. What do you write?
Use like with I to say what you enjoy.
5.Which line is a good closing?
See you soon is a friendly way to end the message.
6.You write a polite postcard to a new friend. Which sign-off is best?
Best wishes is a polite sign-off before your name.
Correct the postcard mistakes
Rewrite each line with the correct spelling, verb or comma.
1.hi Ana,
Start a greeting with a capital letter.
2.I are in Lima.
Use am with I.
3.It are sunny.
Use is with it.
4.Hi Ana
Put a comma after the name in a greeting.
5.Love Mia
Put a comma after Love in a sign-off.
Now write
Your task
Write a short postcard to a friend from a real or imaginary place. Include a greeting, your location, the weather, one thing you like, a closing and your name.
Word bank
LimaCairoOsloNairobiSeoulQuitoDublinPerthsunnyhotcoldrainywarmcoolthe beachthe foodthe hotelthe citythe parkthe shops
Sentence starters
- Hi ... ,
- I am in ... .
- It is ... .
- The hotel is ... .
- I like ... .
- See you soon!
- Love, ...
- Best wishes, ...