Writing a postcard

Writing a postcard

by Madam Nisa

​Which one is a postcard?

​A

​B

​C

Multiple Choice

Based on the previous slides, which one do you think is a postcard?

• Picture A

• Picture B

• Picture C

​What is a postcard?

​a card for sending a message by post without an envelope, typically having a photograph or other illustration on one side.

​Top Tips Writing

1. 1. Start your postcard with: Dear + name

2. 2. Use the past continuous to say you were enjoying the holiday

3. 3. Use going to for your future plans.

4. ​4. Finish your postcard with: Love + your name

5. 5. Don't forget the address.

Usually we will use Past Continous in postcards.

Refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past.

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The past continuous tense is formed by combining the past tense of to be (i.e., was/were) with the verb’s present participle (-ing word).

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of past continous of the verb rain.

• Raining

• Rained

• Rains

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of past continous of the verb cook.

• cooked

• Cooks

• Cooking

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of past continous of the verb enjoy

• enjoyed

• enjoying

• enjoys

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of past continous of the verb come

• comes

• came

• coming

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of past continous of the verb walk

• walking

• walks

• walked

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of past continous of the verb talk

• talkking

• talking

• talked

Open Ended

Write the -ing form of the verb carry

Open Ended

Write the -ing form of the verb get

​Read the postcard. Write past continous questions and short answers.

Open Ended

​Read the postcard. Write past continous questions and short answers.

Ain/ enjoy / her holiday?

Open Ended

​Read the postcard. Write past continous questions and short answers.

Ain/ wear/ warm clothes?

Open Ended

​Read the postcard. Write past continous questions and short answers.

Ain and her family / stay / in a hotel?

Open Ended

​Read the postcard. Write past continous questions and short answers.

Ain / swim / in the pool?

Open Ended

​Read the postcard. Write past continous questions and short answers.

Ain and her brother / watch / Netflix?

Open Ended

Please write a postcard for your friend. Use this template to help you with the writing.