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ninety-five 95 S 4 Your letter to a magazine a) Plan a letter to ‘Cool’ magazine. You can write about their seven best bands or the seven best sports. Make notes first, then write your letter. p b) Show the letter to your partner. Use the list on the right to check the letter. p c) Give each other tips about how to make the letters better. Then write new, ‘clean’ versions of the letters. 5 Hill Road Brighton BT5 8QU 22nd October Dear ‘Cool!’ magazine, This is my first letter to a magazine. I just wanted to say that I found your article ‘The seven best bands’ in last week’s magazine very interesting. I had never heard of Gorillaz before I read the article, but I listened to some songs on their Internet page and I think they are great. But I don’t agree with all of your choices. I don’t like U2 – I can never understand the words of their songs, and they always sound the same! And why aren’t the Rolling Stones on the list? My dad, my grandad and I all think they are fantastic! We want to go to their next London concert together. Best wishes, Andrew Bell 3 Andrew’s letter These parts should be in your letter. A Put your address at the top. B Put the date under the address. C Start with ‘Dear’ + and the name. D Say why you are writing. E Put each new idea in a new paragraph. F Say goodbye at the end of the letter. G Sign your name. WRI T ING SKI LLS Read Andrew’s letter to a magazine and look at the skills box. Find parts A–G in the letter. Start the first paragraph with a capital letter. ‘Cool!’ MAGAZINE’S SEVEN BEST BANDS 1 The Beatles 2 U2 3 Destiny’s Child 4 Gorillaz 5 BobMarley and the Wailers 6 Abba 7 Arctic Monkeys ‘Cool!’ MAGAZINE’S SEVEN BEST SPORTS 1 Football 2 Rugby 3 Tennis 4 Cricket 5 Skateboarding 6 Volleyball 7 Chess ➝ WB 64, 1-2 When you check your partner’s text: - Are the spellings OK? - Has your partner used capital letters correctly? - Is the text in paragraphs? - Are the tenses OK? Workshop 5 S Writing Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv