Exercise 5 Descriptive Informal Email (Core)

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.

travel, gap year, cousin

Exercise 5 Cousin Visiting gives you practice for the IGCSE ESL Exam where you write approximately 150–200 words in response to a short stimulus (which may take the form of pictures) and/or short prompts. The question includes information on the purpose, format and audience.

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:

Exercise 5 Birthday Party

Exercise 5 Bonfire Night

Exercise 5 Cousin Visiting (Description)

Exercise 5 Favourite Film

Exercise 5 Going for an Interview (Advice)

Exercise 5 Going on Holiday

Exercise 5 Interesting Meeting

Exercise 5 New Attraction

Exercise 5 Restaurant Visit (Narrative)

Exercise 5 Returning Home

When learning vocabulary, especially helpful are exercises that are focussed on a theme or topic as these provide word retention practice so you can be confident to read, write, speak and listen successfully.

Family Exercises and Puzzles

Here you can find more ways to practice this topic with various activities:

Read a text and answer a series of questions.

Read a text and answer a series of questions testing more detailed comprehension.

Make brief notes related to a piece of text.

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Make brief notes related to a piece of text.

Write a summary.

Exercise 4 Learning to Cook

Write a summary.

Write an informal email.

Write a report, review or article.

Here are videos to help you with the reading and wrting sections.

The more words you encounter and understand, the broader your day-to-day vocabulary will become. So, our IGCSE ESL Word searches are an excellent way to help to reinforce spellings.

Common Words A-B Word Search

Common Words C-E Word Search

Common Words L-O Word Search

School and Education Word Search Set 1

School and Education Word Search Set 2

Seas and Oceans Word Search

Travel Word Search

Words beginning with P to R

Words beginning with S to W

Word puzzles require not just a good vocabulary and a knack for spelling, but the ability to think logically and strategically. In the case of puzzles like our IGCSE Crosswords, it’s crucial to spell linked words correctly to be able to complete the task.

Idioms Crossword Puzzle

School and Education Crossword Puzzle

Seas and Oceans Crossword Puzzle

Sport and Fitness Crossword Puzzle

Travel Crossword Puzzle

Learning English requires not just a good vocabulary, but a strong foundation of all skills to communicate well. Here we provide activities for the IGCSE ESL for all the skills required to be successful in this examination.