What to include: • a greeting and a closing • what is the weather like • how do you like it • what are you doing (activities, routine, …) • a picture! Useful Phrases for letters: • Open with “Liebe …” or “Lieber …” • Close with something like o Bis bald o Bis dann o Liebe Grüße • Use frequency vocabulary, like o (fast) jeden Tag / Monat / … o (fast) jede Woche / Nacht / … o am Morgen / Abend / Tag o in der Nacht • Other useful expressions: o Trotz des Wetters (despite the weather) o Wegen des Wetters (because of the weather) o Ich finde _______ gut/schlecht/geil/…