Coordinating a cooking group
A2.1 · Write a short message with personal information and an action for the reader.
A1 foundations and sentences linked with and, but or because in the target language. No new tense is required.
Model
Hola, equipo. Esta tarde llego a las cinco porque tengo clase antes. Puedo preparar la mesa, pero no tengo platos en casa. ¿Puede alguien llevarlos? Ana trae la bebida y yo llevo las servilletas. Así tenemos todo para la merienda. ¿Quién puede confirmar los platos? Gracias, Luis.Hola, equipo
· The opening identifies the writer or the reader.no tengo platos en casa
· This concrete detail makes the message specific.¿Quién puede confirmar los platos?
· The ending gives the reader a clear action or question.
Task
Write in Spanish to Sara about a cooking group for four people. You arrive at six; Sara arrives at five thirty. There are vegetables and bread, but no bowls. Choose cutting vegetables or setting the table. Say what Sara can do before you arrive and ask who can bring bowls. Address Sara alone.
40–65 words
Planning
- Who will read your text, and what do they need to know first?
- Note the facts you must keep and decide what information you will add.
- Plan the order of your ideas and a sentence for your decision or request.
Criteria
- Identify the cooking group for four people.
Identify the referent: the reader needs to know who or what you mean.
- Keep your six-o’clock arrival and Sara’s five-thirty arrival.
Keep the fact that lets the reader act without guessing.
- Divide the two roles coherently and use the available food.
Connect your decision to the need in this situation.
- Ask who can bring the missing bowls.
End with useful information for the next step.
Review
Keep your draft. Mark an improvement and explain why it helps the reader; if it already meets the criteria, identify and justify a specific check.