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    Writing notes and messages often includes: greeting the person, providing a brief message or update, and closing with your name. Common things included in notes are thanking people, congratulating them, apologizing, asking favors, giving instructions or reminders, inviting them to events, and making suggestions. Future plans or events are described using "going to" or "will", past actions use past simple or past continuous, and present perfect is used to talk about ongoing or recent situations.

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    Writing notes and messages workshop

    Writing notes and messages

     We usually write notes and messages with the name of the person
    we are writing the message to (with a comma). Then we write one
    or more sentences / paragraphs. At the end, we write our names.

    Examples:
    Tom,
    I ´m sorry I can´t go to the club with you today. I have to study for a
    test. Why don´t we meet on Saturday afternoon? Send me a
    message.
    Pam

     We often write notes or messages to family members, flatmates,


    work colleagues, friends, etc. In those texts we often do the
    following:
     Say where we are when that person receives our message. Use
    the past simple:
    I went to the supermarket to buy some food for dinner

     Thank that person for something. Use “thank you for + sth/inf
    form”; “(many) thanks (a million) for + sth /ing form.
    After saying “thank you …..” you can say: I had a
    great/wonderful time. I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected. I
    would love to do it again.
    Examples:
    Thank you for inviting me to your party. I had a wonderful time.
    Thank you for helping me to finish my proyect. I learnt a lot.

     Pass on a message from another person. Use past simple,


    present perfect and imperative:
    Example:
    Robert from the Human Resourses Department called at 10
    o´clock. He wanted to talk to you. Please call him back on
    3457287466.

     Congratulate a person for something. Use: Congratulations!


    Well done! Congratulations on sth / for doing sth!
    Examples:
    Congratulations on your graduations!
    Congratulations for your new flat!
    Congratulations for winning the race!

     Apologise for something. Use:


    o I´m (really) sorry for/about (sth/sb / + ing form):
    I´m sorry for the accident.
    I´m sorry for arriving late at the meeting.
    I´m sorry about not coming to the meeting.
    o I´m sorry + (that): I´m sorry that I got angry / Sorry I forgot
    to bring the book
    o I´m sorry + to infinitive: I was sorry to miss the concert.
    o I must apologize for (+ ing form): I must apologize for not
    arriving on time.

     Ask for a favour. Use the imperative or questions like “ Can /


    Could you ………, please?
    Please send this email to this address. (Please +Imperative )
    Don´t forget to water the plants for me. (Negative imperative)
    Could you email me the information about the trip, please?

     Tell a person to do something, for example, give him/her


    directions, instructions, an order etc. Use the imperative or
    questions like “Can /Could you …., please?
    Bring you pen drive with music. Can you bring your pendrive
    with music?
    Don´t forget to phone Annie for her birthday.
    When you go out, please lock the windows
    If you have any questions, just phone me on 34573846222

     Tell that person to remember something: Use “Please


    remember to +infinitive”/ “Please don´t forget to + infinitive”:
    If you go to the supermarket, please remember to buy
    vegetable and fruit.
    Please don´t forget to buy shampoo .
     Tell that person where he/she can find something. Use “there
    is /there are” or present simple:
    There are biscuits in the cupboard and there is meat in the
    fridge.
    The computer is in the living room.

     Tell that person something that happened some time in the


    past (e.g yesterday). Use the past simple (finished actions and
    past habits) and past continuous(past actions in progress and
    background descriptions):
    Alex and I went to Cordoba yesterday. What a pity you couldn´t
    come with us! We went shopping and then we had lunch in a
    restaurant.
    I was working when you phoned me.

     Tell that person about something that has happened. Use


    present perfect:
    I´ve been so busy this week I haven´t called you.

     Tell that person about something that is going to/will happen


    in the future. Use “be going to +infinitive “for precictions with
    evidence and plans. Use “will” + infinitive for predictions
    without evidence and decisions taken at the moment of writing
    (offers, promises, etc):
    The weather forecast said it´s going to rain tomorrow, so take
    your umbrella with you. (prediction with evidence)
    Tomorrow we are going to visit the museum in the morning
    and the Royal Palace in the afternoon. (plan)
    I think it will rain tomorrow. (prediction without evidence, it´s
    justa an opinion)
    I´ll phone you later (decision taken at the momento of writing)
    I´ll help you with your project. (offer help)
    I won´t be late again. (promise)

     Invite that person to something or to do something /Offer that


    person something. Use:
    o I´m writing to invite you to … my birthday party on the 3rd
    of July.
    o Would you + verb…: Would you come and enjoy the
    holidays with us? Richard and I would be delighted if oyu
    accepted.
    o Would you like to (noun)…: Would you like a new
    cellphone?
    o Would you like to (verb)…: Would you like to come to
    dinner next Friday?
    o Imperative (e.g. Feel free to + infinitive): Please help
    yourself to any food and feel free to use my computer.
    o Shall I …? (offers) Shall I carry you suitcase?
    o I will (offers): I will help you with your homework.
    o Shall we …? (invitations): Shall we go out tonight?

     After the invitation you can add the following sentences:


    Think about it … and tell me soon.
    Let me know… if you can come. I hope you can. I really hope
    you can come.

     Make a suggestion or give advice. You can use:


    o Structures + infinitive:
    I think we /you should…, We /You shouldn´t …, We/You
    could…, We/ You can…
    I think you should eat less chocolate.
    You can take the 41 bus to the city centre.
    Why don´t you/we …?: Why don´t we take a taxi instead
    of walking?
    It would be great if we /you could …: It would be great if
    we could have lunch one of these days.

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