Homework, 31st October, 2016

Hi,

This half term we will be learning how to write letters. For your first homework, I would like you to read the example of an informal letter and answer the comprehension questions that follow. As always, you have everything you need in your homework folder, but just in case anything is missing, it is all below for you:

Mark Quillfeldt

12 Bishop’s Avenue

Fulham

SW6 6EG

1^st October 2015

Dear Tiffany,

How are you? Actually, that’s kind of a silly question – I know how you are, you’ve got a broken leg. But how are you generally? I’ve been okay – a bit nervous about exams, so I haven’t been sleeping that well, but I’m mainly good. What are you going to do about your exams? Will they let you take them in the hospital?

I was thinking that when you get out of hospital, we could go bowling. Remember how we used to love going when we were kids, well, we haven’t been for years, so we should do that again. It was always so much fun. We could also go to the cinema – there are loads of new films out that I want to see, although I guess they’ll all be finished by the time you’re out. Oh well, I’m sure there’ll be loads of new films out by then. I must get by the hospital to come and see you soon. I haven’t been yet because I’ve been revising so hard, but that’s not really much of an excuse because friends are more important than exams. How about next Wednesday? I should be free from about 2pm onwards.

Anyway, I have to go – got more revision to do, obviously, but hopefully I’ll see you soon.

Lots of love,

                             Mark

Friend in hospital letter questions

Read the letter and answer the questions below

1. What is at the very top of the letter?

2. What is the date, according to the letter?

3. What has happened to Tiffany (the person the letter has been written to)?

4. What question is asked in the last line of the first paragraph?

5. In the first line of the second paragraph, what activity does Mark (the person writing the letter) suggest he and Tiffany do?

6. What other activity is mentioned in the paragraph?

7. Why has Mark not been to visit Tiffany yet?

8. What, according to the letter, is more important than exams?

9. Why, according to the last paragraph, does Mark have to go?