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angelene001

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I've got a letter to complete. It's a standard letter from holidays. It's embarrassing because it's from a workbook for beginners and I have no idea what to put there :/
I'd like to ask for your help.

It goes like this:

Greetings from Spain.
[details about my holidays]
Right now I'm drinking orange juice. I can't wait to show you some photos. What about you? How's the .......... ? What are you doing on holiday? Well, that's all for the time being.
 

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Weather.

Not a teacher.
 

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There is not much there, but I would rearrange some of it. I suspect that the photos are from your holiday. However, it sounds as if the photos are of you drinking orange juice.

Greetings from Spain.

I am sitting here drinking orange juice as I write this letter to you. [details about my holidays] I can't wait to show you some photos.

So, what about you? How are you doing on your holiday? How's the weather there? Tell me all about your trip. I hope you are taking a lot of photos to show me.

Well, that's all for the time being.
 
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There is not much there, but I would rearrange some of it. I suspect that the photos are from your holiday. However, it sounds as if the photos are of you drinking orange juice.

Greetings fro Spain.

I am sitting here drinking orange juice as I write this letter to you. [details about my holidays] I can't wait to show you some photos.

So, what about you? How are you doing on your holiday? How's the weather there? Tell me all about your trip. I hope you are taking a lot of photos to show me.

Well, that's all for the time being.

I've written my first reply before reading yours.
So "How's the weather" is OK.
 

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Yes, it is fine, but so was your suggestion. English is a very rich language because the same thought can be expressed in many different ways.
 

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It could be How's the hotel?​ or pretty much anything related to holidays.
 

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It could be "How's the wife/family?" or pretty much anything unrelated to holidays too.
 

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"How's the condition of your asthma, diabetes, heart disease, nervous breakdown, etc."

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paternity lawsuit?
 
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