✈️ A2 Postcard English Master

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Learn how to write friendly travel postcards in English (CEFR A2 Level). Explore models from around the world, practice vocabulary and grammar, write your own postcard, and get an instant score out of 100!

🌍 Three Model Postcards Around the World

Read these three postcards between friends visiting different parts of the world. Notice how they greet their friend, describe the weather and food, share future plans, and close the postcard.

Dear Mary,

I have just arrived in Bangkok, Thailand! The weather here is nice, warm, and sunny every day.

I really like the Thai food—it is hot and spicy. Tomorrow, I plan to visit the Grand Palace and try some famous street food at the night market.

How about you? Do you plan to visit any places during the coming holiday?

Wish you were here!
Best,
Sam

THAILAND
POST
To: Mary Johnson
42 Maple Street
London, W1A 1AA
United Kingdom

💡 Key Postcard Structure (A2):

  • Greeting: Dear [Name], or Hi [Name], (always followed by a comma).
  • Opening & Weather: Say where you are and describe the weather (warm and sunny, cold and snowy).
  • Food & Activities: Share what you ate and your future plans (I plan to… / I am going to…).
  • Question to Friend: Ask about their life or holiday plans (How about you?).
  • Sign-off: Wish you were here! / See you soon! + your name.

📚 Travel & Postcard Vocabulary (25 Marks)

Study these 8 useful words from the model postcards, then complete the 5-question quiz below.

arrive (v.) To reach a place at the end of a journey.
spicy (adj.) Having a strong, hot flavour from spices or chillies.
street food (n.) Ready-to-eat food sold in a public street or market.
delicious (adj.) Having a very pleasant taste; very tasty.
cosy (adj.) Warm, comfortable, and relaxing.
breezy (adj.) Pleasantly windy and fresh.
hike (v.) To go for a long walk in the countryside or up a mountain.
coming (adj.) Happening soon; next (e.g., the coming holiday).

Vocabulary Quiz (5 points each)

📐 Postcard Grammar Focus (25 Marks)

  • Recent Past: Use just arrived or arrived yesterday to say when your trip started.
  • Future Plans: Use I plan to + verb (e.g., I plan to visit) or I am going to + verb (e.g., I am going to try).
  • Connecting Adjectives: Put a comma between adjectives in a list and and before the last one (e.g., nice, warm, and sunny).
  • Plural with “any”: In questions about multiple options, use plural nouns after any (e.g., Do you plan to visit any places?).

Grammar Quiz (5 points each)

🧩 Sentence Completion (25 Marks)

Complete Sam’s postcard below by selecting the best phrase for each blank (5 points each).

Dear Mary,

I have (1) in Bangkok, Thailand! The (2) here is nice, warm, and sunny.

I really like the Thai food—it is hot and spicy. Tomorrow, I (3) the Grand Palace and try some street food.

How about you? Do you have any travel plans for the (4) ?

(5) !

Best,
Sam

✍️ Write Your Own Postcard (25 Marks)

Now write a postcard (35–80 words) to a friend from any city in the world! To get the full 25 marks, make sure your postcard includes all 5 elements below:

⬜ 1. Greeting with a comma (5 pts): e.g., Dear Mary, or Hi John,
⬜ 2. Arrival / Place & Weather (5 pts): e.g., arrived in… + warm / sunny / cold / cool / breezy
⬜ 3. Food Description (5 pts): e.g., food / spicy / delicious / sweet / fresh / try
⬜ 4. Future Plans & Question to Friend (5 pts): e.g., plan to / going to / visit + a question with ?
⬜ 5. Friendly Sign-off & Length (5 pts): e.g., Wish you were here / See you soon / Best, (at least 30 words)

🎓 Learning Achievement Report

0 / 100 pts

📊 Score Breakdown

Skill Module Score Status
📚 Vocabulary Quiz 0 / 25 Not attempted
📐 Grammar Focus 0 / 25 Not attempted
🧩 Sentence Completion 0 / 25 Not attempted
✍️ Postcard Writing 0 / 25 Not attempted