EWS Academy · Cambridge English B1 Preliminary (PET)
Reply to every email note
Unit 3 · Email workshop 1 · Original EWS companion practice
Outcome: write a friendly reply of about 100 words that answers all four notes, gives useful details and is easy to follow.
සටහන් හතරටම පිළිතුරු දී, පැහැදිලිව කෙටි ඊමේල් පිළිතුරක් ලියමු.
1 · Learn and see examples
Read the sender’s message and all four notes. Plan one clear answer for each note before writing; do not copy the question as your reply.
මුලින් සටහන් හතරට දෙන පිළිතුරු සැලසුම් කරන්න.
Use a friendly opening, two or three connected paragraphs and a short ending. Add a reason or helpful detail, but stay on the task.
මිත්රශීලීව අරඹා, අදහස් පිළිවෙළට ලියා කෙටිව අවසන් කරන්න.
| Open warmly | Thanks for inviting me to your club. |
| Choose and explain | I would rather visit the museum because I enjoy science. |
| Give a precise time | I can meet you at ten on Saturday. |
| Suggest what to bring | We should bring water and a notebook. |
| Offer help | I can send the new students a message. |
| Close naturally | See you on Saturday! |
Notice the difference
“Museum.” → “I would rather visit the museum because we can try the experiments.” The second answer gives both a choice and a reason.
“I can helps.” → “I can help.” Use the base verb after can. “I go tomorrow” → “I can meet you tomorrow” makes the arrangement clearer.
2 · Plan before you write
Hi! Our English club is meeting on Saturday. Would you rather visit the science museum or have a picnic? What time can you meet? What should we bring? Can you help me invite the new students?
Sam
Your four notes: choose the museum and explain why; meet at ten at the bus stop; suggest water and notebooks; offer to message the new students.
Write four short planning lines, one for each note. Then join them into your own email; the model is one possible answer, not the only correct wording.
සටහනකට එක බැගින් පිළිතුරු සැලසුම් කර ඔබේම ඊමේල් පණිවිඩය ලියන්න.
- Choose the better opening to Sam: “Dear Sir or Madam” or “Hi Sam”. Explain your choice.
- Complete your idea: “I would rather … because …”.
- Repair this offer: “I can sends them a message.”
Words in your draft: . Use this to check length, not to predict a score.
3 · Listen to the worked model
First compare your plan with the model. Notice how each paragraph answers a note; listen and repeat useful sentences if a named voice is available.
ඔබේ සැලැස්ම ආදර්ශය සමඟ සසඳා, ප්රයෝජනවත් වාක්ය නැවත කියන්න.
Hi Sam,
Thanks for inviting me to the English club activity. I would rather visit the science museum because we can try the experiments and learn something new together.
I can meet you at the bus stop at ten on Saturday. Is that early enough? We should bring some water and our notebooks, so we can write down interesting facts during the visit. I will also bring my camera if photographs are allowed.
I would be happy to invite the new students. I can send them a message this evening and explain where we are meeting.
See you soon,
Nimal