Exercises letter/email writing

Version 26.1 by Martina Wagner on 2026/04/28 13:30

You have decided to take a gap year before starting university and are considering different options such as volunteering or work and travel. You have found the organisation Plan My Gap Year which offers various programmes abroad, e.g. working on a farm in New Zealand. Write a formal letter to the organisation in which you assess to what extent their programme matches your motivation for spending a gap year abroad.

Read through the letter given below and say why this is a bad example.

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Source   AG Englisch

You have read an online article about different ways of spending a gap year abroad. Your English friend Emma has asked you for advice because she is unsure what to do. Write an email to Emma in which you comment on the best way to spend a gap year abroad.

Read through the email given below and say why this is a bad example.
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Source   AG Englisch