A postcard
Read the postcard you’ve got from your English pen friend and write back.
Your friend Ann White lives in Oxford at 2 Victoria Street.
Her postcode is OX 2 006.
Write 25 – 40 words.
Remember to write the address in the correct order.
N.N.
10 Sadovaya Str.
St. Petersburg, 423614
Russia
Dear N,
I’m happy you can come to stay with us in summer. Please, let me know when you are going to come and what you would like to do.
Love,
Ann
1. The address begins with Dear, to which the name is added.
2. The entire appeal is written not in the middle, but on the left side without indenting the red line.
3. Don’t forget to put a comma (not an exclamation point) after the address.
4. Explain (remind) why you are writing this card.
5. Answer the questions Anne asked you in her postcard: when are you planning to come and what would you like to see.
6. At the end of the card, don’t forget to write the final word Love on a separate line.
7. Don't forget to put a comma after Love ,
8. On a separate line after the final phrase, sign the card - write own name.
9. Don't forget to use abbreviated forms: I " d like , I " m going
The address where and to whom you are sending the postcard is written in this order:
1st line - First and last name of the recipient
2nd line - House number, Street name
3rd line – City, Postal code
4th line - Country
Dear Ann, (1,2,3)
I feel very excited that I’ll stay with you in summer. (4) I "m going to come in August for two weeks. I’d like to visit your school, meet your friends and go shopping for gifts. (5)
Love, (6, 7)
Katya (8)
(39 words)
Ann White
2 Victoria St.
Oxford OX 2 006
England
United Kingdom
I'm glad that you are spending a good time in …(that you have V 3)
Hope to V (you'll V)
I’m spending a wonderful time in …
New Year soon. I congratulate you with this holiday! Happy New Year (Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day)! May all your dreams come true!
Merry Christmas!
(I wish you) good luck!
Best wishes for a happy Easter (New Year, …)!
Happy birthday to you! Many happy returns of the day!
Have a nice holiday!
Have a good time!
Have a nice trip!
Warm wishes for happiness now and throughout the coming year!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
As for..., heis …
Task No. 1
Read the postcard you’ve got from your English pen friend and write back.
Your friend Olga Brown lives in London at 5 Greenhill Street.
Her postcode is WE 4 018.
Write 25 – 40 words.
Remember to write the address in the correct order.
Hi, N,
Here we"re in PARADISE! It has been a FANTASTIC holiday in Italy!It"s been very beautiful and relaxing for our family. Well. How is your brother? Has he entered the institute?
Love,
Olga
How much joy and bright emotions this day contains! For every person this is the most important holiday of the year. How much attention and great impressions he brings! With what trepidation we all await gifts and ceremonial speeches! It is very important not to forget about family and friends, work colleagues and housemates, close and distant relatives. For the hero of the occasion, everything begins in the very morning of this day. So why not please him with a wonderful virtual card with warm wishes for his long-awaited birthday.
In this section of the Fresh-Cards catalog you can find free photo congratulations, beautiful stylish cards, funny and cool pictures, as well as funny Happy Birthday images with heartfelt inscriptions and romantic confessions in poetry and prose for men and women, which can be downloaded and sent by email, save to your computer, greet friends on your mobile phone via Viber or WhatsApp, convey heartfelt words to your loved ones in social networks Odnoklassniki, Vkontakte, Facebook and Instagram.
Rules for writing a postcard in English
Postcards are a very popular way to say "Hello" in Europe. Such postcards are sent from other countries when, for example, they travel or simply decide to visit new places. Despite the fact that postcards in English are usually short with simple and understandable content, certain rules should be followed when writing them. First of all, you should pay attention to:
- Correct layout and location of information.
- Maintaining an appropriate postcard shape as well as its length (keep the postcard short and terse)
- Maintaining a certain order of writing the elements of the postcard
Structure of a postcard in English
Postcard on English language has the following structure:
1. Introduction or greeting. Usually Hi/ Hey/ Dear/ The name of the recipient of the postcard.
For example:
Dear Sue
2. Information about your location
For example:
I'm in Rome with my class.
3. Additional information (about the weather, places you visited, impressions of the trip, etc.)
For example:
Yesterday we have seen Coloseum, and tomorrow we will go to the Vatican. The weather is beautiful. I Love this place!
4. Conclusion + signature
For example:
I miss you.
Useful phrases
Dear Mark/ Hi Mark/ Mark – Dear Mark/ Hello Mark/ Mark
I’m writing to you from... - I’m writing to you from...
Greetings from... - Greetings from...
I’m... in the mountains/ at the seaside/ on the beach now - I’m... in the mountains/ at the sea/ on the beach now.
I’m having a great time here – I’m having a great time
I’m spending my holiday at the seaside - I spend my vacation/vacation on the seaside.
I’ve just arrived at the airport - I just arrived at the airport.
I’m going to stay here for two weeks - I’m going to stay here for two weeks.
I’m staiyng at a big, five-star hotel - I stayed in a big five-star hotel.
The weather is bad/ nice/ great - The weather is bad/ good/ wonderful.
It’s warm/ cold/ cloudy/ sunny/ windy – It’s warm/ cold/ cloudy/ sunny/ windy here.
I spent some time in…/a lot of time in…/3 days in… – I spent some time in…/a lot of time in…/3 days in…
I’ve seen... - I saw...
I’ve visited... - I visited...
Every day there are many things to do - Every day I have a lot to do.
I’m very busy every day - Every day I’m very busy.
How about your holidays? – How was your vacation/vacation/weekend?
There are many morning/evening activities – There are many morning/evening activities.
I’ll ring you as soon as I’m back - I’ll call you as soon as I get back.
I’ll be back next week - I’ll be back next week.
I wish you were here - How I wish you were here / It’s a pity that you are not here.
I hope you’re fine – I hope everything is fine with you.
I hope to hear from you soon! – I hope that you will write to me soon (in response).
Regards – Hello/Bye/Best wishes.
Give my love / Say hi to... / Say hello - Give my love / Say hello... / Say hello.
See you/ Keep well/ See you all – See you/ Be healthy.
If you know any useful expressions that may be useful when writing a postcard in English, write them in the comments :)
Postcard– what could be more beautiful than a small card signed with your own hand? A unique design, monograms and magic words can give true pleasure to those who value real feelings.
Today you won’t surprise anyone with an electronic card, but the paper version will become the most memorable gift. Still don't know how to please your loved ones?
What should I write to you, my friend...What am I talking about? And I’m talking about what to write in a postcard, how to start and how to end, and should you generally adhere to any writing rules?
Dear Tom,
Next, you should indicate why you decided to write. If you are responding to a postcard you have already received, answer the questions, if there were any. Write your own text, after which write the final phrase on a separate line
Best wishes,
(own name)
Or Love, + name
And below is the address to which the postcard should be delivered in the following order:
first and last name of the addressee;
house number, street name;
city, postal code;
a country.
History of the postcard
Delving deeper into history, we note that there are several versions of the appearance of the first postcard. It is known that the first of them was created by the English artist Dobson in 1795. A little later, Henry Cole asked his friend John Gersley to help depict something New Year's, as a result of which a New Year's card with a winter landscape was born. Postcards began to gain popularity and were sold with notepaper.
The boom in postcard printing was gaining momentum in Europe, and these small cards migrated to Russia in the second half of the 19th century. It was then that famous artists began to make magnificent drawings, which became real works of art and were protected like the apple of the eye ( cherish as the apple of one's eye). But the word “postcard” itself comes from “open letter”. It is also known that the first postcards were called “congratulations”. Here is an old word in the Russian language that will still find a place in speech today.
Quite a price for a small card
If you have been to a flea market at least once, you have probably seen not only all sorts of antique beads, cameras, stones, wooden toys, but also postcards. By the way, one such card, issued in England in 1843, was sold for 22,000 pounds sterling. There are only 10 such examples left, and who knows how much it might sell for in 50 years.
When postcards had already become fashionable, they began to make them themselves, using maximum imagination. Thus, dried plants, tree branches, fabrics, beads and even boric acid for the image of snow. Today, few people make postcards, although it is quite an exciting business. By putting your soul into a small work of art, you are giving a piece of yourself and your love.
Postcrossing: exchanging postcards around the world
It’s no secret that with the advent of smartphones, you can create a postcard online in a second and immediately send it to the recipient, so don’t waste time making and sending a little joy to your friends and loved ones. Modernity is quite changeable: just yesterday we all read electronic books, and today we again buy paper ones, because it is fashionable to read a real book, which, according to Ray Bradbury, is “bread for the hungry.”
The same thing happens with postcards. At the peak of popularity "postcrossing", which is an exchange of cards between residents different countries. And this is truly a unique event that each of you can join. Agree, it’s quite nice to receive news from Japan, Mexico or the sunny Dominican Republic. You can join this movement here
We all love holidays ( holidays)! Some people prefer birthdays ( birthday celebrations) And New Year (New Year), someone is happy when Valentine's Day comes ( St. Valentine's Day), well, and still others are simply delighted with purely family celebrations, for example, the anniversary of a certain event ( anniversary). Whatever type of celebrant you are, you are unlikely to dispute the fact that you are pleased to receive gifts ( presents) and congratulations ( congratulations / greetings). Congratulations can be different: verbal (in the form of speeches and toasts), presented in writing or in electronic format(letter, postcard).
It has not been determined exactly when the world’s first postcard appeared ( card / greeting card). They also haven’t decided who its creator is. Various nations take credit for this achievement. We will not figure out which of them is right. Let us just note that the official postcard was recognized in 1874 at the Universal Postal Congress in Bern, and the first Russian copies were issued by the community of St. Eugenia in 1898. However, today printed postcards are gradually losing their popularity, as they have a good competitor - virtual postcards.
Where can I find postcards in English?
A fairly popular way of congratulations is to send simple, animated and flash cards to the congratulator. Since we are studying English, we will only be interested in postcards in English. The demand for them is simply huge. And if there is demand, there is supply. Indeed, there are quite a lot of resources that present postcards in English. We will mention only a few of them.
- - free flash cards in English for all occasions. Sending takes only a minute.
- - a fairly large selection of postcards in English, divided into categories.
- – in addition to beautiful postcards in English, the site presents a calendar of holidays for the year.
- is one of the most popular resources dedicated to postcards in English. More than 2 billion postcards have already been sent from it. And their collection consists of 1000 postcards at the moment.
- , are wonderful resources with wonderful postcards in English.
On many postcards in English you can write your own ( wishes) to the person for whom it is intended. You can compose your own text, or you can use the Internet and find beautiful words in English that will express your feelings. For example, here are some good ones