Grammar
There will be some food stalls and mini games too, for those who just wants to check out.
...for those who just WANT to check it out.
Why: Those is plural, so we use want, not wants.
(Phrasal verb): I can improve my photography skills while helping up the organisers.
...while helping out the organisers.
Help out = assist someone.
Question: This expression is very slangy. Replace it with something more appropriate for an IGCSE informal email.
What's good?
Ideas: (a) How are you?
(b) How's it going?
(c) How have you been?
Why don't you come along and cheer for the teams? It'll be loads of fun! Write back soon.
Answer: Ask the reader to respond specifically to the invitation.
(For example): Let me know if you can come!
Im sorry I haven't sent any letters.
I'm sorry I haven't sent any letters.
--> The apostrophe represents the missing a in I am.
I recently join a weekend course that was very interesting.
I recently JOINED a weekend course that was very interesting.
Why: The student is describing a completed action in the past.
One thing about me is that I'm never going to play about our ecosystem. That's why I took part of it.
That's why I took part IN it.
We take part in (participate in) an activity/event.
If you can come tomorrow, tell me.
Regards,
Kevin
REGARDS is too formal/businesslike for a close friend.
Possible alternatives:
(a) See you,
(b) Take care,
(c) Bye for now,
I hope you read this email because I also want to hang out with you, haha. See you soon.
Answer: The writer says they want to hang out but never actually invites the reader or makes a plan.
(For example): Do you want to hang out this weekend? Let me know when you're free!
Correct this email greeting:
Hey!, Richard
No punctuation is needed between Hey and the person's name, and the greeting can end with a comma.
(Four errors with singular and plural language) My friends said that this sport events is very important because they need a lots of helper.
My friends said that this SPORTS EVENT is very important because they need a LOT of HELPERS.
The higher-ups assigned me to be a ballboy, but I decided to also help out setting the court.
...but I decided to also help SET UP the court.
OR ......help out WITH setting up the court.
Set up is the appropriate phrasal verb for preparing the court.
How's your leg recovery going? Sorry for my late response.
How's your leg? Sorry it's taken me so long to write back.
Why: leg recovery and late response sound more formal/clinical than we would normally expect between friends.
What's the problem with the logic/audience awareness here?
If you come, you'll find me there. I think you should check it out. See you there!
Answer: The friend hasn't agreed to come, but See you there! assumes that they have.
(Better): I really hope you can come! Let me know.
hey nero. how are you doing? hope you are doing okay.
Four capitalization errors:
Hey Nero. How are you doing? Hope you are doing okay.
(Question: Correct the grammar and explain the problem): It would be so much better if the course is longer.
It would be so much better if the course WERE longer.
Why: The writer is imagining a different/hypothetical situation. Would + if + past form is appropriate here
I recently just joined this amazing weekend mathematics course.
Redundant - choose one:
I recently joined this amazing weekend mathematics course.
OR I just joined this amazing weekend mathematics course.
I believe that if we both join the course, we could end up achieving our dream of becoming professional pianists and play for the whole world!
If you take the course with me, we might both turn into professional pianists some day!
I just need a tiny bit of help to double-check the registrations every time someone has registered. Of course, we don't want random fans disguising themselves as players. I think that's all. Hope you're interested.
The writer seems to be asking the friend to help with registration, but never clearly makes the request or explains what response is needed.
(For example): Would you be interested in helping me check the registrations? Let me know if you're free.
Hows the prep going for the food and drinks stall? Dont add too many sugary drinks.
How's the prep going for the food and drinks stall? Don't add too many sugary drinks. (Contractions require apostrophes)
(Four errors) The tutor was super friendly and he know what he doing, but the course would be better if the sessions get more longer.
The tutor was super friendly and he KNEW what he WAS doing, but the course would be better if the sessions WERE LONGER.
Anyways, let me know about how you're doing there. (2 errors)
ANYWAY, let me know (---) how you're doing there.
Question: This student has tried very hard to sound casual: "The higher-ups assigned me to be a ballboy, but I decided to do them a solid and also help set up the court."
Is this appropriate for an IGCSE informal email? Rewrite it using natural informal English.
The organisers only asked me to be a ballboy, but I decided to help them out and also set up the court.
Why: Informal writing does not mean using as much slang as possible. Higher-ups and do them a solid are unnecessarily slangy/idiomatic.
I'm looking forward to joining that course, since it's about cooking and baking. But first, I'm going to ask around about the course to test the water. I'm really scared it's going to be too hard. Me and that course are like a match made in heaven.
Answer: The writer's attitude toward the course is internally inconsistent.
- they're still investigating it and are worried about joining;
- they and the course are a "match made in heaven." (How do they know if they haven't investigated it yet?)
Question: This extract contains several different types of errors. Correct all of them.
Hope your doing ok this week. Sorry I haven't wrote for while, because I was so buzy last week.
Answer: Hope you're doing OK this week. Sorry I haven't written for a while because I was so busy last week.
your → you're
wrote → written
for while → for a while
remove unnecessary comma before because
buzy → busy