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Writing - Formats Spanish

The document provides guidelines for writing different Spanish language formats - postcards, advertisements, and blog entries - for the Ab Initio course. [1] It gives tips for including address, date, greeting, introduction, body, closing, and signature on a postcard. [2] A sample postcard is shown as an example. [3] Alternatives for address formats and introduction lines are described.

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Writing - Formats Spanish

The document provides guidelines for writing different Spanish language formats - postcards, advertisements, and blog entries - for the Ab Initio course. [1] It gives tips for including address, date, greeting, introduction, body, closing, and signature on a postcard. [2] A sample postcard is shown as an example. [3] Alternatives for address formats and introduction lines are described.

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Formato para postal

1. Tips: In the AB Initio Course Activities and in the Written Assessments


remember to always include the following items in a postcard:

a. Address of the receiver in Spanish (preferably of a Spanish

country)

b. Date (in Spanish format: 8 de marzo de 2011)

c. Opening line and name of the person in Spanish

d. Brief Introduction (this is a postcard not a letter)

e. Body

f. Closing line

g. “Farewell” line

h. Name or signature of person writing the letter (in Spanish)

i. Note: If the instructions specify that any other information

should be included in the letter, make sure you include it.

Sample postcard & explanation below!

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2. Sample postcard:

Place(where(
you(are(
writing(from(
and(date(
Uruguay, 25 de Septiembre de 2011

Name(of(
recipient(
Querida Clara: Address(of(
Receiver(
Introduction( ¿Cómo estás?
Clara Mesa Sanchez
Calle de las Flores 32
Body( Piso 4, Apto 5
08035 Barcelona, España

Closing(Line(
Abrazos,
Spanish(
Julieta
Name(

3. Alternatives:

a. Address: you can write the full address or with abbreviations.

b. Opening line: it goes according to the gender of the person you

are writing to (Querida Laura:, Querido Lolo:, ¡Hola Juan!

c. Intro: postcards should be written using the “tú” form

(throughout the entire postcard: greetings, verbs, pronouns, etc)

viii. If you are writing to one person: ¿Cómo estás?

ix. If you are writing to more than one person: ¿Cómo están?

d. Body: define which verb tense(s) you should be using (present,

past, future). If the instructions ask you to include specific

information (i.e.: “incluye donde estas”, “incluye la descripción de

donde estas”, etc), make sure you include it. Underline what you

must include so you won’t forget.

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Formato para Anuncio (Ad)

Title( Venta de Artículos para Universitarios

Short( Me voy a vivir a otro país y vendo los siguentes


introduction(
artículos útiles para universitarios:

1. Una bicicleta: solo tiene un año. Es todo


(
terreno, así que es excelente para la ciudad
(
y el campo. De color azul y marca Gazela.
Numbered(
list(and( Precio $50.
descriptions(
2. Un computador portátil: xxxxxxxxx

3. XXXX: xxxxx

4. XXXX: xxxxx

¡No pierdas esta gran oportunidad! Todos los


(

Closing(line( artículos están en excelente estado y muy baratos.

Contact(info( Para mas información llamar al 2013902 o escribir a

maria@yahoo.com

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Formato para Blog

Remember to always include the following items in a blog entry:

1. Title.

2. Greeting (greet readers).

3. Introduction mentioning topic.

7. Bullet point or numbered list of specific items.

8. Conclusion.

9. Closing line and goodbye

Note: If the instructions specify that any other information should be

included in the blog, make sure you include it.

Sample blog & explanation below!

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Title((

Lugares Interesantes en Mi Ciudad

¡Hola queridos lectores! Yo se que los adolescentes no siempre tienen


Introduction(
mentioning( mucho dinero para diverse. Por eso hoy quiero hablarles de algunos
the(topic((
lugares interesantes en mi ciudad a los que pueden ir sin mucho
dinero.

1. La casa del taco: excelente restaurante méxicano con


(
platos que no son caros. Tienen música en vivo
Numbered(
list(( 2. XXX

3. XXX

4. XXX
(
Seguro que van a encontrar estos lugares divertidos. Yo siempre los
Conclusion((
frecuento, así que podemos vernos allí.
(
Vuelvan y escriban sus comentarios acerca de estos lugares.
Closing(line(
and( ¡Hasta la próxima!
goodbye((

Carlos

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