You have received the following letter from your English-speaking friend, Sam. Read part of Sam's email below, Thanks for inviti
ng me to stay with you when I visit your country next month. I'm not sure how to get to your apartment from the airport. Could you write back giving me some basic instructions? What would be the best method of transport for me? l'd prefer one that isn't too expensive! Just one other thing - what will the weather be like when I get there? (Just so l'U know what clothes to pack!) I look forward to your reply.
You have no idea how happy I am, thinking there are only several days until your arrival.
In connection with your questions, I'll try to tell you how can you reach to- my apartment from the airport. There are three possibilities. You can take a taxi, but I have to warn you about taxi drivers. They are very sly boots and they could ask you to pay more than it really costs. Another alternative is to take the bus but our busses aren't so comfortable. The third alternative, and I recommend you this one, is my car. I'd like to wait for you at the airport and I hope you'd like that, too. And above all these, it doesn't WW cost you anything!
Now, the second issue of your letter: the weather. Talking about July, I can tell you that you couldn't find better month for visiting this country! We'll have sunny days, so we are going to swim a lot and we are going to have sunbathes I've check the weather forecast for July and we may also have some cloudy and rainy days. So, without fail, you must take your swimsuit and some loose clothes. A raincoat is also recommended.
I'm looking forward to your arrival. See you soon.
"All of a sudden..." is a transition that shows suspense. It says something happened, but it didn't happen with any warning and it doesn't tell the reader up front what went on or if it was good or bad.
