Informal emails

Practise writing to friends: greeting, reacting to their news, telling your own news, asking questions and closing. Use du and dein, and greetings like Liebe Sara, / Lieber Tim, and Viele Grüße or Liebe Grüße.

You are writing to your friend Tim. How do you start?

liebe or lieber? Tim is a man’s name.

You are writing to your friend Sara. How do you start?

Sara is a woman’s name.

Your friend wrote to you first. You want to say thank you and that you were happy about it. Which sentence is correct?

sich freuen über: about something you already have.

You want to tell your friend some exciting news. Which sentence fits?

Stell dir vor = Imagine. Informal register.

Your friend failed the driving test. How do you react?

Show sympathy.

Your friend has a new job. How do you react?

Congratulate.

You want to ask your friend about the new job. Which question is correct?

mit + dative; informal register.

You want to invite your friend to visit you. Which sentence is correct?

Lust haben + zu + infinitive. Separable verb.

How do you end an email to a good friend?

Informal closing.

Select all sentences that fit an informal email to a good friend.

More than one answer is correct.

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