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A2 English • 20 minutes Unit: Pen friends and short emails

✉️ Pen friends and short emails

Learn 10 easy words to write emails and stay in touch with friends around the world.

📌 How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 Teacher Guidance

Use this 20-minute lesson to build email vocabulary and speaking skills.

Check practice answers together and listen to student recordings in the shadowing task.

🎒 Learner Steps

First, read the word table carefully and try the easy memory tips.

Next, complete the 16 practice questions and record your voice in the shadowing section.

Word Table

Group 1 In the email

Word	Meaning	Collocations	Example	Memory Tip
inbox noun	the place where new emails arrive	check your inbox, full inbox	Check your inbox for my message.	IN + BOX = letters inside a box.
subject noun	the title or main topic of an email	email subject, clear subject	Write a clear subject line.	SUB + JECT = what the email is about.
link noun	a web address you can click on	click a link, open a link	Click the link to see my photos.	LINK = chain connecting web pages.
click verb	to press a button on a mouse or screen	click on, double click	Click here to open the file.	Sound effect! "Click" is the mouse sound.

Group 2 Writing and sending

Word	Meaning	Collocations	Example	Memory Tip
type verb	to write using a keyboard	type fast, type an email	I type emails on my laptop.	TYPE sounds like "tap" on keys.
copy verb	to make a second text just like the first	copy and paste, make a copy	Copy the text into your email.	COPY = duplicate / make a twin.
forward verb	to send an email you received to another person	forward an email, forward to a friend	Please forward this email to Sam.	FORWARD = send FOR-ward to next person.

Group 3 Friends far away

Word	Meaning	Collocations	Example	Memory Tip
penfriend noun	a friend you write letters or emails to	write to a penfriend, new penfriend	My penfriend lives in Japan.	PEN + FRIEND = a friend you write to.
regards noun	a polite word to end a friendly email	Best regards, Kind regards	Best regards, Alex.	RE-GARDS = RE-spectful sign-off.
overseas adv. / adj.	in or to another country across the sea	live overseas, study overseas	She lives overseas in Spain.	OVER + SEAS = across the ocean.

Practice (16 Questions)

Part 1: Collocation Match

Choose the word that goes best with each starting phrase.

1. check your ____

____ link ____ inbox ____ overseas ____ penfriend

2. write to a ____

____ overseas ____ inbox ____ link ____ penfriend

3. click the ____

____ link ____ penfriend ____ overseas ____ inbox

4. live ____

____ inbox ____ link ____ overseas ____ penfriend

Part 2: Gap-fill

Complete each sentence using a word from the Word Bank.

Word Bank: subject type copy forward

5. Can you ____ this message to Sarah? She needs to read it.

6. Don't forget to write a clear ____ line so I know what the email is about.

7. I can ____ 50 words per minute on my new keyboard.

8. Please ____ this text and send it in a new message.

Part 3: Choose the Word

Choose the word that makes the best sense in the sentence.

9. I received a new message in my ____.

____ a. inbox ____ b. link ____ c. penfriend

10. Please ____ on the red button to open the page.

____ a. type ____ b. click ____ c. copy

11. My ____ sends me emails every week from Canada.

____ a. subject ____ b. regards ____ c. penfriend

12. Send my best ____ to your family.

____ a. regards ____ b. link ____ c. inbox

Part 4: Sentence Building

Type the complete sentence putting the given words in the right order.

13. Words given:

overseas My lives penfriend

____

14. Words given:

the Click to link start

____

15. Words given:

I emails fast type can

____

16. Words given:

this Forward email your friend to

____

Shadowing (10 Items)

🔊 Listen to each phrase or sentence, speak clearly into your microphone, and record your voice to practice pronunciation!

1. Collocation 3 words

🔊 Check your inbox

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

2. Collocation 3 words

🔊 Click the link

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

3. Collocation 3 words

🔊 Type a message

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

4. Collocation 2 words

🔊 Best regards

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

5. Sentence 6 words

🔊 I write emails to my penfriend.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

6. Sentence 7 words

🔊 Write a clear subject for your message.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

7. Sentence 6 words

🔊 Please copy and forward this text.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

8. Sentence 7 words

🔊 Click here to open the web page.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

9. Ending word: regards 6 words

🔊 Thanks for your email, warm regards.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

10. Target word: overseas 6 words

🔊 My best friend now lives overseas.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Vocabulary: Pen Friends and Emails

✉️ Pen friends and short emails

📌 How to use this lesson

Word Table

Group 1 In the email

Group 2 Writing and sending

Group 3 Friends far away

Practice (16 Questions)

Part 1: Collocation Match

Part 2: Gap-fill

Part 3: Choose the Word

Part 4: Sentence Building

Shadowing (10 Items)

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