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Did you know … ?
Look at the name and address on the postcard. Ask students if 
Silvia is married (we do not know from the postcard).
If you are teaching a multilingual group in an English-speaking 
environment, ask students to write their own name and address 
as in the example.
2–3
Students can do these exercises in pairs. Check answers.
4
Discuss the answers with the class. Read out each sentence 
in turn and get students to raise their hand if this sentence is 
true for them.
Ask students if they have seen the fi lm 
The Golden Compass
. 
This is based on a book written by Philip Pullman and is set in 
Oxford where he lives.
5
Ask students to write a reply to Marcos. They can use some of 
the sentences from Exercise 4 to help them.
6–7
Students can do these exercises in pairs. Check answers.
8
Ask the class which of the four messages in Exercise 1 they 
would read aloud. Elicit who they would read it to and why.
Extra practice
Before students do their research, ask them what they already 
know about the Loch Ness Monster. 
Ask them if there are stories about any similar monsters in their 
own country.
More activities
1
Write the name of each student on a post-it note and 
then give out the post-it notes so that each student does 
not get their own name. Students write a message to the 
person on their post-it note. The students then exchange 
messages and write a reply.
2
Students choose tourist attractions from around the world, 
e.g. The Taj Mahal, The Great Barrier Reef, The Grand 
Canyon. Provide English names for the places if necessary. 
Students take turns to complete the sentence 
Tomorrow 
we’re going to …
+ the name of the sight, e.g. 
Tomorrow 
we’re going to go snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef
. 
The other students have to complete the sentence 
You’re 
having a great time in …
with the name of the country.