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Cambridge English B1 Preliminary(PET) · B1 · Writing Unit3 · B1P-U03-E02

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Alex is arranging a class book swap. He asks which day suits you, what books you can bring, where and when to meet, and whether you can help organise it.

Your notes: Saturday because you help your father on Friday afternoons; adventure stories; outside the library at ten; offer to make name labels. Write your own email in about 100 words. Add a suitable greeting and ending.

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Hi Alex,

Thanks for organising the class book swap. Saturday is better for me because I help my father on Friday afternoons.

I would like to bring adventure stories. They are exciting, and most of our friends enjoy them. Could we meet outside the library at ten? We can carry the books inside together.

I can make some labels, so everyone will know who owns each book. Please ask the others to write their names inside their books before they come.

Shall we keep one table for books that younger readers might like? I think that would help them choose. See you on Saturday! Nimal

All four notes remain present. Because explains the day choice; so explains the labels’ purpose. The extra question is relevant to a book swap. Other reasons and details must still respect the given notes.

Review before you finish

  1. Underline your answer to each note.
  2. Keep each reason beside the idea it explains.
  3. Check that because, so, but and and express your intended meaning.
  4. Read aloud: remove unnecessary repetition and repair incomplete sentences.
  5. Check friendly style, verb forms, punctuation and spelling.

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