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INFORMAL LETTER TO GIVE NEWS / TO TELL EXPERIENCEExercise 3

Your uncle suggested that you and your family visit a tea plantation which was owned by his friends. Write a letter to your uncle to thank him for his suggestion and to tell the wonderful trip that you had experienced.Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct answer from the box below. Then, REWRITE the letter.

enjoyable and educationalkeeping welltake a tour

stayed atdrove uptour by

tea leavesHow are youyour suggestion

was invigoratingwere awestrucka sea of green leaves

We borrowedAt the end of the tourlearnt about

full loadstea plantationSend my regards to Auntie

had the time of our liveseye-openerwaved warmly

grand treatplucking tea leavesfast and hard

made from

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31 July 2011

My dear ______________,

(1)_________________________________ and Auntie? I hope that both of you are (2)______________________________.Thank you so much for (3) ______________________________ to visit the Highlands tea plantation. We had such an (4)____________________________________________ trip.As we (5) ______________________________ to the plantation resort, through the rows of tea plants, we (6) ______________________________ by the vastness of the plantation land. There were rows and rows of tea plants like (7) _____________________________________, as far as the eye can see!

We (8) ______________________________ the Highlands Tea Garden Resort for a night. The first thing we did when we arrived was to (9) ______________________________ of the plantation on the back of a lorry. We chose to (10) ______________________________ lorry because in the open vehicle, we could almost touch the (11) ______________________________ as it slowly weaved its way between the low tea shrubs. The smell of fresh tea leaves (12) ______________________________!Then the lorry took us to the tea factory where we (13) ______________________________ tea drying and the different grades of tea. (14) ______________________________, we had afternoon tea at the caf where there were so many delicious cakes and pastries, some (15) ______________________________ tea. Father gave us a (16) ______________________________. We could choose anything we wanted!

(17) ______________________________ bicycles from the resort and we went cycling to the plantation workers settlement. They were very friendly as we passed their houses and they (18) ______________________________ at us.

The next morning before we left, we got up very early to watch the workers (19) ______________________________. They worked so (20) ______________________________. Soon they were walking with (21) ______________________________ of tea leaves to the collecting lorries.You know, Uncle, this trip has been an (22) ______________________________ for me. Whenever I drink tea now, I will always remember the tea shrubs and the workers who worked so hard at the (23) ______________________________. Thank you once again for your suggestion. Everyone truly enjoyed themselves. We really (24) ________________________________. (25) ___________________________________. Until then, bye!

Your niece,

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