1. HAPPY NEW YEAR E-MAIL Write an e-mail to a friend you haven’t seen in a long time. Wish them a happy new year.

2. Structure in paragraphs  Salutation: hi, this is ___________. How are you doing? / What’s up ? / How are you getting on with your life? / How are things?  What you have done the year before.  Tenses: present perfect and past simple.  Conclusion: has it been a good year? Say why.  What you hope to do during the new year.  Future tenses: going to and will.  Suggest meeting with him/her during this year: where and when.  Farewell: I hope / expect to …

3. Tips  You must ask your friend about him/her with phrases such as “What about you? ; Did / Will you also …? ; Tell me about your …”.  You should use some of the newly learnt vocabulary.  You must be careful in the use of the tenses.  You can describe your Christmas holidays.  You should make a list of your activities for each paragraph. Then, writing them will be easier.