Writing practice for PET
1) You have recently moved to a town and have bought a postcard of the town to send to your penfriend. In your postcard to your penfriend, you should explain why you have moved; tell your friend what facilities the town has; say what you dislike about living there. (35-45 words)
Dear Helen,
I moved to Rosslyn last month, after I'd decided to apply for a job here. Rosslyn has a large park, where I sometimes like to go for a walk. I have some gossip neighboors - and I hate it! See you soon, James.
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2) "I want to find out about music in your country. Are there many live concerts? What music do you like listening to?"
Write a letter, answering your friend's questions. (About 100 words)
Dear Franklin,
Answering your questions about music in my country, I can tell you there is a plenty of regional rythms in Brazil. Our country is one of the largests in the world, as you know. Every region of Brazil has its own culture - and its own musical production. Samba, forró and bossa nova are examples of this variety of Brazilian rythms.
In many places, we can find live concerts. However, this habit is decreasing. Some traditional rythms, nowadays, are surviving in cultural associations. Live concerts of samba, Brazilian popular music (my favourite kind of music) and others are still common in big cities, though.
Let me know about music in your country too! Hugs, John.
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Writing practice for PET
1) You have recently moved to a town and have bought a postcard of the town to send to your penfriend. In your postcard to your penfriend, you should explain why you have moved; tell your friend what facilities the town has; say what you dislike about living there. (35-45 words)Dear Helen,
I moved to Rosslyn last month, after I'd decided to apply for a job here. Rosslyn has a large park, where I sometimes like to go for a walk. I have some nosey neighbours ["Gossip neighbours doesn't really work. You might be able to get away with "gossipy neighbours" but it's not great. Try "I have some nosey neighbours", which means the neighbours are always spying on you and asking questions, or rephrase the whole thing as "the neighbours are always gossiping" if they like to discuss everyone else's business] - and I hate it! See you soon, James.
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2) "I want to find out about music in your country. Are there many live concerts? What music do you like listening to?"
Write a letter, answering your friend's questions. (About 100 words)
Dear Franklin,
Answering ["to answer" is better here] your questions about music in my country, I can tell you there are plenty of regional rhythms in Brazil. Our country is one of the largest in the world, as you know. Every region of Brazil has its own culture - and its own musical production ["musical style" is probably better]. Samba, forró and bossa nova are examples of this variety of Brazilian rhythms.
In many places, we can find live concerts. However, this habit is decreasing*. Some traditional rhythms, nowadays, survive in cultural associations. Live concerts of samba, Brazilian popular music (my favourite kind of music) and others are still common in big cities, though.
Let me know about music in your country too! Hugs**, John.
*="We can find" and "decreasing" are both ok but sound slightly odd in this context. it's probably more natural to say "In many places there are live concerts, but not as many as there used to be". By the way, a slang word for concert is "gig", especially if you are talking of smaller concerts by rock, punk, indie type bands, so you could consider that. It doesn't work as well for traditional music though, I think. "When I was at college, I went to a Ramones gig" for example, but not "I went to see the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's gig in Hyde Park
**=unlike in Brazil, "hugs" is a very, very unusual way for two male friends to end a letter to each other. Not that it doesn't happen ever, but it would be rare outside. A more common informal greeting among males would be something like "regards", "all the best", "best wishes", "cheers" or occasionally "love", but that's mainly among family members. This is probably culture-specific. I am British and I think other countries would have different ways of ending a letter - but probably still not "hugs" I'm afraid! I like it though. "Um abraço" at the end of a letter in Portuguese always seems pretty cool!
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Oh and by the way, good luck in the PET! You're doing well. PET is a B1 test isn't it? I have a test in Portuguese (DEPLE, which is the Level B1 exam in Portuguese of Portugal) in about three weeks' time, so I understand your desire to try test-papers for practice!
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