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Introduction
1. Don't write too much in a message. However ensure all details have been included to achieve maximum marks.2. The style should be informal and light. A few details of your own can be added if they are relevant.
3. As in all written questions, marks will be deducted for poor grammar. Try to 'show off' as much vocabulary as possible.
4. If the question is not laid out like a message, 10% will be deducted from the total marks.
Layout
1. Put the day and time in the top right hand corner e.g. Martes 17.002. Address the receiver of the message. e.g. María, Mamá y Papá
3. Put an appropriate ending on the message e.g. Hasta luego, Hasta esta tarda, Hasta Mañana
Opening Lines
- Te/os dejo esta recado para avisarte/os que/comunicarte que... = I am leaving you this message to let you know that…
- Pedro acaba de llamarme = Pedro has just called me
- Estoy escribiendo esta recado de prisa para decir… = I'm writing you this quick message to say…
- Mientras no estabas/estabáis María llamó = While you were out María called
- Juan vino a verme hoy/hace poco/hace un momento = Juan came to see me today/a while ago/a moment ago
- Vine a verte/os pero no estabas estabáis en casa = I came to see you but you weren't at home
- Acabo de recibir una buena noticía = I've just had good news
- Tengo buenas noticías para tí/vosotros = I have good news for you
Body of Message
- Estoy a punto de Salir = I'm about to go out
- Estoy a punto de marcharma = I'm about to go out
- Pienso salir antes de que vuelvas/volváis = I'm thinking of going out before you return
- No quiso molestarta/os = I didn't want to disturb you
- Tengo que avisarte/os que = I have to let you know that…
- Juan me pidío ir a… = Juan aked me to go to…
- Me invíto a… = He invited me to…
- Quiere que (yo) vaya al centro para buscarde/recogarle = He wants me to go into town to meet him
- Quiere que vayas/vayáis a buscarle en el aeropuerto = He wants you to collect him at the airport
- Me esperará enfrente del banio = He will meet me outside the bank
- Voy a reunirme con = I'm going to meet…
- Hay que haier otros proyectos = We have to make other plans
- No puedo ir como arreglado = I can't go as arranged
- ¿Que te parece salir esta noche? = How about going out this evening?
- Todo está arreglado = Everything is arranged
- Es posible que no salga esta noche = It's possible I would go out tonight
Useful Verbs
- anular = to cancel
- prestar = to lend
- reservar = to book
- empruntar = to borrow
- encoitrar = to meet
- buscar = to collect
Useful Phrases
- ¡No te olvidas/no os olvideís! = Don't forget!
- ¡No te preocupas/no os preoccupéis! = Don't worry!
- ¿Vale? ¿De acuerdo? = OK?
- Tengo suerte, ¿verdad? = I'm lucky, aren't I?
- Por desgracía = Unfortunately
- Acabo de = I have just
- Estoy a punto de = I am about to
- A próposito = By the way
- De todas maneras/De todos modos = Anyway En cuantos a = Regarding
- Tengo buenas/malas noticías = I have good/bad news
- ¡Que bien! = How great!
- ¡Que suerte! = What good luck!
- ¡Que malasuerte! = What bad luck!
- ¡Que sorpresa! = What a surprise!
- ¡Que pena! = What a pity!
- ¡Que pesado! = What a pain!
Endings
- Bueno, estoy a punto de salir/marcharme = I'm about to leave
- Estaré de vuelta a las ocho = I'll be back at 8
- Voy a estar de vuelta a las siete en punto = I'll be back at 7 on the dot
- Sin nada más por ahora = That's all for now
- Hasta luego = See you later
- Hasta esta tarde = See you this evening
- Hasta mañana = See you tomorrow
