Writing II (Postcards)

Postcards

For so many students, studying English means travelling overseas. For these students, every day is a chance to experience something new. They can share their experiences with others with a simple postcard written in English. Postcards follow a standard format that can give your students practice with the simple past or present progressive tenses. They are also a great way to apply vocabulary about vacation or geography. Standard postcards have five simple parts.

1. The greeting
2. A sentence about where you are
3. One or two sentences about what you are doing or have done
4. A closing
5. A signature

When students follow this formula, their postcard will look like the following.

Dear _____,
I am in _________. We are having a great time. Yesterday we __________. Monday we ___________. Wish you were here.
Love, _________