NEW FOUNDATIONS

ENGLISH
LEVEL THREE
ESSAY TOPICS &
INFORMAL LETTERS

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HOLIDAY LETTER A CITY I VISITED...................................................................................3

INFORMAL LETTER HOLIDAY PLANS................................................................................6
INFORMAL LETTER MODEL.................................................................................................8
INFORMAL LETTER ABOUT CITY MISTAKES COMPOSITE..................................................9
INFORMAL LETTER ABOUT CITY MISTAKES CORRECTED...............................................10
LETTER DESCRIBING A CITY YOU VISITED GAPFILL.......................................................11
LETTER DESCRIBING A CITY YOU VISITED GAPS FILLED................................................12
LETTER FROM COLLEGE 1.............................................................................................13
LETTER FROM COLLEGE 2.............................................................................................15
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LETTERS: PAST EVENTS...................................................................................................19
MODEL LETTER: OUR ROUTINE........................................................................................22
MS WORD MY BEST HOLIDAY........................................................................................24
MS WORD MY LAST HOLIDAY........................................................................................25
MS WORD - MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS.................................................................................26
MY VILLAGE.....................................................................................................................28
MY FAVOURITE SPORT[S].................................................................................................29
MY WEEKEND IN DUBAI...................................................................................................30
WRITING A STORY: A TERRIBLE HOLIDAY, A TERRIBLE JOURNEY, A TERRIBLE MEAL, A
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SELLING YOUR OLD CAR AND BUYING A NEW CAR..........................................................33
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HOLIDAY LETTER A CITY I VISITED

NAME: ____________________

LOCATION

WEATHER

ID NUMBER: _________________

PLACES
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HOTELS

RESTAURA
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WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE CITY AND WHY

1 You have just returned from a visit to the city in the table above. Write
an INFORMAL letter to a friend describing your visit to this city, what
places you visited, which restaurants you went to; your opinion of the
places you visited; the hotels you stayed at; how you travelled around
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2 Remember to divide your letter into paragraphs. One paragraph = one or
two sub-topics, e.g. One paragraph for weather and location, one for
places to visit and so on.
3 Start your letter: Dear ..
Last summer I visited . . Its a very city. There are many ..
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INFORMAL LETTER HOLIDAY PLANS

NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________

Layla is writing a letter to her friend about the holiday. Complete the letter
using the information from the itinerary below.
Wednesday and ThursdayDrive to Al Ain, stay with family, visit museum and Hilli Fun
City and the Zoo.
Friday

Drive to Ruwais, camp on the beach

Saturday

Return to Abu Dhabi

Dear Nadia,
I must tell you about our trip around the Emirates next week. We are driving to Dubai
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INFORMAL LETTER MODEL

NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________
Saturday, June 4, 2005

Dear Peter,

How are you? I havent seen you for a long time! Hows life in America. I want to tell you about
my life here at Abu Dhabi Mens College.
I am studying Math, English, Construction Engineering and Computer Studies; my teachers are
very nice, especially Mr. Tom. He teaches us English, this is my favorite subject. There is a
noisy boy in our class, hes always speaking Arabic and joking, so Mr. Tom puts his PDA down.
Mr. Percy, our Engineering is very lazy; he only sets us tests in class or tells us to go on the
internet and do online exercises there.
Mr. Mike teaches us Math. He is always joking with us; we like him very much, but we dont get
much work done!
Ive got two friends, Saeed and Ibrahim. They are in my class, Saeed wants to be a civil
engineer and Ibrahim wants to work in his fathers company. In our free time we go sailing and
smoke shisha in the evening.
In the summer Im planning to come to the States to see you. Would this be OK? Write and let
me know?
At the moment Im taking my final exams, I have to study hard, but it will soon be over, thank
God!
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INFORMAL LETTER ABOUT CITY MISTAKES COMPOSITE

NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________

Correct the mistakes in the letter.

Po box 7814
bniyas
UAE
Dear,
I want to tell you about Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Many people visitors Dubai for go to the
museume only see old thing and read about history of U.A.E.
In my opinion, the Dubai is best country in world. In there you can interesting in gold
souk. dubai is older the abu dhabi. The abu dubai is the most interesting city in United
Arab Emirats. The city Dubai is very big in U.A.E. I love this city because it is fantastic
city and it is modern very fast. Many people come on another contry to visit Dubai and
now it is very fumes. Dubai have many musaem and mall and it have good street but
the street it is very clowded every day. They are people went to the Dubai. They are
bisness went to Dubai because in Dubai shops and companies.
Abu Dhabi its a beautiful city. Abu Dhabi located in the north east of U.A.E. Abu Dhabi it
have many important places. In the Abu Dhabi shops, Malls and big sea. You can go in
Abu Dhabi by car or plan. I think the Abu Dhabi is less expinsive than Dubai.
I like living in Aba Dhubai because me friends in Abu Dhabi very beautiful. In the Abu
Dhabi the wather very nice.
I visit to the abu dhabi with my friends by my car.
I advise to come to the Abu Dhabi because is very beautiful city.
All the best; see you soon.
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INFORMAL LETTER ABOUT CITY MISTAKES CORRECTED

NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________
P.O. BOX 7814
BENIYAS
U.A.E.
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

Dear Tom,
I want to tell you about Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Many people visit Dubai to go to the
museum. There you can see old things and read about the history of the U.A.E.
In my opinion, Dubai is the best city in the world. There you can visit the interesting
gold souk. Dubai is older Abu Dhabi. Dubai is the biggest city in the U.A.E. I love this city
because it is a fantastic city and it is very modern and fast. Many people come from
other countries to visit Dubai and now it is very famous. Dubai has many museums and
malls and it has good streets but the streets are very crowded every day. Many people
go to Dubai. Businessmen go to Dubai because in Dubai there are shops and
companies.
Abu Dhabis a beautiful city. Its the most interesting city in the United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi is located in the north east of the U.A.E. Abu Dhabi has many important
places. In Abu Dhabi there are shops, malls and the sea nearby. You can go to Abu Dhabi
by car or plane. I think Abu Dhabi is less expensive than Dubai. I advise you to come to
Abu Dhabi because it is a very beautiful city.
I like living in Abu Dhabi because my friends here are very kind and helpful. In Abu
Dhabi the weather is very nice.
I visit Dubai with my friends by car.
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LETTER DESCRIBING A CITY YOU VISITED GAPFILL

NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________
P.O. BOX 3112
ABU DHABI
U.A.E.
Saturday, April 29, 2006

Dear Peter,
How are you? Im writing to tell you about a fantastic ______ called Trakia; its in the
______ west of Turkey.
The city has a beautiful ______ in the centre, which sells hand-made carpets and hats.
There are many ______ selling good local food and wine; some of these ______ are ______
all night.
Its a very old city and no cars are allowed in the ______ of the city, so you either ______
or go by horse and cart.
I like this city because its very old and has many beautiful ______; also, the views from
the city walls are ______ because the city is very high up on a ______.
Ive only ______ the city once but I will definitely go again on my next ______. I hope
youll be able to come too!
Give my regards to your family.
All the best,

Tom

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LETTER DESCRIBING A CITY YOU VISITED GAPS FILLED

NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________
P.O. BOX 3112
ABU DHABI
U.A.E.
Saturday, April 29, 2006

Dear Peter,
How are you? Im writing to tell you about a fantastic city called Trakia; its in the south
west of Turkey.
The city has a beautiful market in the centre, which sells hand-made carpets and hats.
There are many restaurants selling good local food and wine, which comes from fields
around the city.
Its a very old city and no cars are allowed in the centre of the city, so you have to either
walk or go by horse and cart.
I like this city because its very old and has many beautiful buildings; also, the views
from the city walls are beautiful because the city is so high up on a hill.
Ive only visited the city once but I will definitely go again on my next holiday. I hope
youll be able to come too!
Give my regards to your family.
All the best,

Tom
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LETTER FROM COLLEGE 1

NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________

Your friend in America is studying at university; he just wrote you a letter

about his studies. Thank him for his letter and wish him luck in his studies.
Then, write a letter telling him:

what subjects you are studying;

your teachers names and what they teach,
what your classroom is like;
which subject [s] you like best and why;
which subjects you dont like and why; what you do at the weekend.

Dont forget to include YOUR ADDRESS and the DATE under it and to start and
finish your letter properly.

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LETTER FROM COLLEGE 2

NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________

Your friend in America is studying at university; he just wrote you a letter

about his studies. Thank him for his letter and wish him luck in his studies.
Then, write a letter telling him:
what you HAVE ALREADY STUDIED at ADMC this semester,
what you ARE STUDYING NOW
and what you ARE GOING TO study next semester.
Dont forget to include YOUR ADDRESS and the DATE under it and to start and
finish your letter properly.

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LETTER TEMPLATE
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ID NUMBER: _________________

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LETTERS: PAST EVENTS

NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________

Write a THREE-PARAGRAPH LETTER about ONE of the topics listed below:

REMEMBER
Use the past tense
Use first, then, after that
Join sentences with so, but, where/which/who, to, because
Use adjectives: big, dangerous, tall, old, expensive, interesting, enjoyable etc.

My last holiday

Last weekend

My old school

A happy day

A bad day

A camping trip

A day out with my family

A frightening experience

Choose ONE of the topics above and write it here : __________________________

INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH
What you are going to describe, where you were, what you were doing.
SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH
What happened first, then, next, after that, finally
CLOSING PARAGRAPH
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Your opinion about the holiday, day, camping trip, family day out frightening
experience, old school
2]
What you will do next weekend, next holiday; what you will do if you could choose
your school if the bad, good, frightening experience happens again etc.
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MODEL LETTER: OUR ROUTINE

PO Box 24242
Abu Dhabi
UAE

16th February 2003

Dear John

Thanks for your last letter. It was really interesting. Today, Im going to tell you
about a typical weekend in Abu Dhabi.

The weekend really starts after we finish work on Wednesday afternoon. We

always take the kids out to the club so they can go for a swim. We usually stay in
on Wednesday nights and after we put the children to bed, we watch a video. We
dont go out because we are too tired.
On Thursday morning, we get up early with the kids and go to the club again.
Although we go to the club a lot, the kids never get bored with swimming and
playing in the sand. We often go camping in the desert which the children love.
Camping is great fun because you can forget at your problems. Have you been
camping? If we stay in Abu Dhabi, we usually go out for a meal or go to the cinema
in the evening.

On Friday, we usually dont do anything special. We have a quiet time at home,

sometimes have a BBQ and invite some people round for the afternoon.

I really love my weekends. Theyre better than working, arent they? Would you
like to spend a weekend with us? Im sure youd have a great time because we are
so busy!

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PS Did you see the football match last night?

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MS WORD MY BEST HOLIDAY

NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________

1]

On a NEW document page name your document My Best Holiday and save it.

2]

Look at the photograph above. This is where you spent your last holiday. Write FIVE PAR
of

NOT LESS THAN FIVE SENTENCES EACH.

One paragraph about WHERE it is and WHAT you can see there;
One paragraph about WHY you went there and WHO you went with;
One paragraph about WHAT you did while you were there and

One CONCLUDING paragraph about WHAT YOU THINK about this place and if you would g
there again.
2]

Now proof read and spell check your writing

3]

Save your document and print it.

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MS WORD MY LAST HOLIDAY

NAME: ____________________

1]

ID NUMBER: _________________

This is where you spent your last holiday. Write FIVE PARAGRAPHS of NOT LESS THAN FIV

SENTENCES EACH about it.

One paragraph about WHERE it is and WHAT you can see there;
One paragraph about WHY you went there and WHO you went with;
One paragraph about WHAT you did while you were there and

One CONCLUDING paragraph about WHAT YOU THINK about this place
and whether you will go there again.

2]

Now proof read and spell check your writing.

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MS WORD - MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS

NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________

1]
Complete the table below with information about your summer holidays; choose
one of the FOUR places you saw on the video about Britain for your last holiday and
another of the four places you saw on the video for the place youre going to visit. Use
Present Simple for Every Summer, Past Simple for Last Summer and Going to Future
and Present Continuous for Next Summer.

EVERY SUMMER

LAST SUMMER

NEXT SUMMER

Country / fly to

Country / fly to

Country / fly to

Cities / Places / visit

Cities / Places / visit

Cities / Places / visit

Where / stay

Who / go with

What events / see

What events / see

What / eat / drink

How long / stay

What / do

How / travel in / country

Where / stay

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Where / stay

Who / go with

Who / go with

How long / stay

What / do

How / travel in / country

What events / see

How / travel in / country

How long / stay

What / do

What / eat / drink

Why / go there

Why / go there

Why / go there

2]

Now write about your summer holidays using the information in the table
above.

You will write three paragraphs; each paragraph will have ten sentences, total: 30
sentences.

You will use Arial Font Size 12, 1 line spacing, top margin of 0.4, bottom
margin: 0.4, left margin: 0.6, right margin: 1

You will name it: YOUR SECTION - YOUR NAME [FIRST & FAMILY] - MY SUMMER
HOLIDAYS - FIRST DRAFT e.g. CCE-Ahmed Yaslam - My Summer Holidays-First
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MY VILLAGE
NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________

READ THE PARAGRAPH BELOW.

In my village there are two supermarkets: Tesco and Carrefour. There are three parks,
a cinema, a football field and a museum. My village is in the mountains near Khor
Fakkan. It is very beautiful. The weather is very hot and humid in summer. It rains
more than in Abu Dhabi because it is near the mountains. But we havent had any
rain for a year now and the farmers are very worried. Everyone is praying for rain! I
love my village because I grew up there, but now most of my friends have left to
work in Dubai or Abu Dhabi. Some of them have gone to the U.S.A. to work. My two
sisters are both in the U.S.A. One of them is studying at the University of Wisconsin
and the other is working in Seattle, so Im all alone in the village with only my mother
and father. Im going to leave my village soon because Im lonely and bored. I just
need to find a job!
NOW WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE LIKE THE ONE ABOVE.
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MY FAVOURITE SPORT[S]
NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________

Ask your partner the questions below and complete the table about the
sport[s] you and your partner do.
YOU

YOUR FRIEND
What sport[s] do you do?

Where do you do this?

How often do you do it?

Who do you do it with?

What equipment or clothes do you need to do it?

Why do you like it?

Now write a paragraph about the sports you and your friend play.
Example: I do kick boxing at The British Club every Thursday afternoon with my friend
Peter. Khaled plays football at Al Ain Club every Friday and Sunday afternoon with his
team.

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MY WEEKEND IN DUBAI
NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________

1]
Write NOTES in the boxes for each day with things you did yesterday, things you
are doing today and things you are going to do tomorrow. You CAN use these verbs:
visit, play, watch, buy, swim, go shopping, stay, eat, drink, drive.
Remember, use PAST SIMPLE for yesterday, PRESENT CONTINUOUS for today and
GOING TO FUTURE for tomorrow.
YESTERDAY
Afternoon

TODAY - NOW

TOMORROW
Morning

Evening

Afternoon

Afternoon

Evening

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Now, write a paragraph using the information in the table you completed above.

Dont forget to use all THREE VERB TENSES: PAST SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND
GOING TO FUTURE.
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WRITING A STORY: A TERRIBLE HOLIDAY, A TERRIBLE JOURNEY, A

TERRIBLE MEAL, A TERRIBLE PARTY,
A TERRIBLE HOTEL
NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________

Choose ONE of the TOPICS above.

You MUST write SOME sentences using: while, during, for, because, so.
Use PAST CONTINUOUS to describe the SETTING of your story.
For sentences beginning with while use Past Simple and Past Continuous.
You must write THREE PARAGRAPHS:
PARAGRAPH ONE - THE SETTING
1) The Setting of your story: where you were, what you were doing, what
was happening around you. - 4-6 sentences
2) The first bad thing that happened and why it happened and what
happened as a result of that bad thing. - 3-4 sentences
PARAGRAPH TWO - THE EVENTS
3) The second bad thing that happened and why it happened and what
happened as a result of that bad thing. - 3-4 sentences
4) The third bad thing that happened and why it happened and what
happened as a result of that bad thing. - 3-4 sentences
PARAGRAPH THREE - CONCLUSION
5) What happened in the end? How was the problem solved?
- 3-4 sentences
Say what you will do if this situation happens to you.
If this happens again I will. I wont Im going to.
- 3-4 sentences

IMPORTANT: You must write between 19 and 26 sentences.

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SELLING YOUR OLD CAR AND BUYING A NEW CAR

NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________

1]
Write NOTES in the boxes for each day with things you did yesterday, things you
are doing today and things you are going to do tomorrow connected with selling and
buying a car. You CAN use these verbs and phrases:
visit car showroom, read brochures, read newspaper advertisements, test drive, speak
to, go on internet, go to bank, buy, ask, pay by ...
Remember, use PAST SIMPLE for yesterday, PRESENT CONTINUOUS for today and
GOING TO FUTURE for tomorrow.
YESTERDAY Morning

TODAY - NOW

TOMORROW
Morning

Afternoon

Afternoon

Afternoon

Evening

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Now, write a paragraph using the information in the table you completed above.

Dont forget to use all THREE VERB TENSES: PAST SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND
GOING TO FUTURE.
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THIS YEAR AT COLLEGE

NAME: ____________________

ID NUMBER: _________________

Use EIGHT of these words in your sentences.

technician

photographer

spaghetti

twelfth

businessman

cafeteria

tomorrow

department

secretary

recommend

Wednesday

library

serious

pharmacy

motorcycle

schedule

beautiful

industrial

cupboard

magazine

international

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comfortable

advertisement

DONT COPY THESE SENTENCES. THEY ARE ONLY EXAMPLES.

My laptop crashed, but the technician couldnt repair it.
Hamdan drank orange juice in class, and he broke the cupboard.
I recommend this college because it has a very good library.
Last Wednesday Salems car broke down, so he came to college by motorcycle
today.
Although the cafeteria chairs are comfortable, the food isnt good.
EXERCISE ONE
Write FOUR SENTENCES using EIGHT WORDS from the table above. Use TWO words for
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EXERCISE TWO
Now write two paragraphs, FOUR TO SIX SENTENCES for each paragraph.
The title of your composition is: THIS YEAR AT COLLEGE.
PARAGRAPH ONE
Write about the course, your teachers, your classmates, what you do at college.
PARAGRAPH TWO
Write about any problems you had at college, your feelings and thoughts about the
college, the exams, your plans and hopes.
Dont forget to join your sentences with so, and, but, because, although.
Dont use but, and, although, so, because in the same sentence.
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