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IGCSE ESL Exercise 5 Descriptive Informal Email for Core is a good example of an email which has the appropriate content and language to gain a good mark in this part of the exam.
IGCSE ESL Exercise 5 Cousin Visiting
You have recently been told that a cousin who you have met will be staying at your home.
In this email, you are asked to include the following:
- say how you feel about seeing your cousin
- describe your house and family
- explain the sleeping arrangements
More exercises available:
Family Exercises and Puzzles
Here you can find more ways to practice this topic with various activities:
- Getting Older: Speaking Practice
- Growing up: Reading Practice
- Talking about Family: Reading Practice
- Talking about Family: Speaking Practice
- Growing up: Listening Practice
- Growing up: Speaking Practice
- IGCSE ESL: Growing up
- IGCSE ESL Talking about Family: Writing Practice
- IGCSE ESL Talking about Family: Listening Practice
- Exercise 5 Descriptive Informal Email (Core)
- Exercise 5 Cousin Visiting (Description)
- Exercise 1 (Core)
- Exercise 2 (Core)
- Exercise 3 (Core)
- Exercise 4 (Core)
- Exercise 5 (Core)
- Exercise 6 (Core)
- Videos (Core)
Read a text and answer a series of questions.
Read a text and answer a series of questions.
Make brief notes related to a piece of text.
Write an informal email.
Write a report, review or article.
Here are videos to help you with the reading and wrting sections.
- Exercise 1 Core Video introduction
- Exercise 2 Core Video introduction
- Exercise 3 Core Video introduction
- Exercise 4 How to write a Summary (Core)
- Exercise 5 How to write a Descriptive Informal Email (Core)
- Exercise 5 How to write an Informal Advice Email (Core)
- Exercise 6 How to write a Film Review (Core)
- Exercise 6 How to write a Report (Core)
- Exercise 6 How to write an Article (Core)
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- Try something new for 30 days
- Mermaiding Listening Exercise
- Stephen Hawkins Listening Exercise
- London Travel Guide
- Working for the BBC Listening Exercise
- Makeup Artist Listening Exercise
- BBC Controller Listening Exercise
- Riding a Motorbike Listening Exercise
- Cycling Listening Exercise
- Great Ship Adventure Listening Exercise
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