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TEXT:

21,Winslow Av.,
Harledene,
Essex.
16 January,1991

Dear Jane,

I am a fifteen-year-old girl, and at present I am living with my parents. My problem is

that I really don`t get on with them very well. My father is always telling me to come
home early and I`m not usually allowed to stay out after ten o`clock even though all my
friends stay out much later.
My mother hates all my friends. She says they`re untidy and lazy and she doesn`t like
me to bring them home. Both my parents hate the way I dress and my father says I wear
too much make-up. My mother is always telling me to wear skirts even though I think
trousers are more comfortable and much more practical.
Last month I met Richard at a local pub. Since then I`ve been out with him several
times and last night I didn`t get home till 1:00 a.m.. My parents were waiting for me and
my father was furious. He said I must never see Richard again.
Richard is nineteen. He works as a taxi driver and he has his own small flat..I like being
with him but my parents say he`s too old for me. Next month I`ll be sixteen. Then I can
leave home and get a flat. I don`t like school very much, but I could leave and get a job.
Can you help me? I don`t know what to do. I don`t really want to upset my parents even
though I don`t get on with them. But the thought of living in a flat away from them is
very attractive.
Yours sincerely,
Olivia Lynne

A)SKIMM THROUGH THE TEXT AND SAY WHY OLIVIA IS WRITING TO

JANE.

B)SCAN PARAGRAPHS ONE AND TWO AND WRITE DOWN THE CAUSES
FOR OLIVIA`S PROBLEMS.

C)COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ACCORDING TO THE TEXT:

1.Olivia met Richard when...
2.As she arrived home very late«

3.Richard,who _____________________________ ,is a taxi driver.

4.Although she doesn`t get on with her parents,«

D)EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS IN THE

TEXT:
1.³I don`t really get on with them very well.´

2.³I`m not usually allowed to stay out after ten o`clock.´

E)RICHARD IS TELLING US ABOUT HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH OLIVIA.FILL IN

THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT TENSE OF THE VERBS SUPPLIED IN
BRACKETS:

I first ____________ (meet) Olivia a month ago.She ______________ (be) with some
common friends and they _____________ us(introduce).We ______________ (go ) out
together since then and,honestly,though I _____________ ((know) lots of girls,I
______________ (never meet) anyone so super before.Two weeks ago Olivia
_____________ (visit) my flat and since then she _______________ (make) plans to
____________ (get ) one of her own.She _____________ (think) it`s the best way out.

F)REPORT THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF OLIVIA`S LETTER.

BEGIN:Olivia said that«

G)FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT

MEANS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SENTENCE PRINTED BEFORE IT:
1.I´m not allowed to stay out after 10 o`clock.
My parents«

2.I don`t get on with my parents because they`re constantly interfering in my life.
I don`t get on with my parents owing to«

3.Richard doesn`t have much time to study on account of his work as a taxi driver.
Richard doesn`t have much time to study because«