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Sofia Lugo
Hi Angela, p Useful language: describing a person
Kasia is one of my best friends, so of course I know her He's quite! very, et c. + positive adjective
(e.g. friendly, outgoing, etc.)
vef\]J well. She's 22 and she's just finished economics at
She's a bit + negative adjective (e.g. untidy,
university, but she doesn't have a job yet and I'm sure she shy, etc.)
would be ~ in going to t he UK. Her pa rents are He likes I loves I doesn't mind+ verb + -ing
both doctors, and she has two younger brothers. She gets She's happy to+ infinitive
on very well with them and they are a very close family. He's good with children
Kasia's an intelligent girl and very hard-working. She can at making new friends
be guit shy at fir st, but when she get s to know you she's
1iocrediol Y1 fri endly. She loves children - she often looks after e Tn1agi ne you received Angela's 1nessage asking
her brothers - so she has a lot of experience, and she's also about a fr iend of yours. Write an email to
very ~.
a11s>ver it. Plan \vhat you're going to >vrite
In her free t ime she likes going to t he cinema, listening to using the paragraph headings belo\V. Use
music, and she's also very good at ~ - she always the Useful language box and Vocabulary
has her camera with her. She's fu_c;1lly ~ and happy Bank Personality p.153 to help you.
to do t hings on her own, so you won't have to worry about
t aking her t o places. Paragraph 1 age, family, work I study I
The only problem w ith Kasia is that she's a l:lit ~ ...
she sometimes loses t hings, like her keys, or her phone. Also,
Paragraph 2 personality (good side) I
Paragraph 3 hobbies and interest s
to be honest her English isn't fantastic, but I'm sure she'll
improve very quickly. I think Mike and Sally will love her. Paragraph 4 any negative t hings?
I hope t his helps! Let me know if you need anything else.
f C heck your en1ail for n1ist akes (gran1 n1ar,
Love, vocabulary, punctuation, and spelling).
Sofia
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2 AN INFORMAL EMAIL From: Kasia [kasia_new@redmail.com]
To: Ang ela [ang elav1970@yahoo.com]
a Kasia went to Britain and stayed for six 111onths Subject: Thanks
\.vith a couple, Angela an<l :rvfatt, \Vorking as an au
Hi Angela,
pair. J\ fte r going back to Poland, she sent then1
an emai l. Look at the list of things she says in her I'm really sorry for not writing earlier, bu t ~ very busy since I
en1ail. N u1nber then1 in a logical order 1-6. got back!
D S he pron1ises to send so1ne photos. Thanks for a wonderful six months. I loved being in Chichester,
and I had a great time. I also think my .e.Qgli@ got a bit better.. .
D S he thanks them for her s tay and says ho\v
liQQ! you think?
n1uch she enjoyed it.
It was so nice to look after Mike and Sally. I thought they were
D S he ta!ks about 'vhat she's been doing recently.
adorable, and I think we had a fan tastic time together. I have
D She apologizes for not vvriting before. really good memori es - fo r example ou r ~ to th e Isle of W ight
D She thanks then1 again and invites the1n to stay. and the zoo there!
D She talks about the nice things that happened I've been a bit stressed the se last few weeks, because I've
vvhen she was \Vith then1. started working at a restaurant, w hile I look for a proper job.
~ a waitress is very hard work, but I can now afford to ren t a flat
b Now read K asia's e1nail and check your answers
with Sofia and two other friends, and I'm saving ~ a car!
toa.
I've also spent a lot of time with my family - my brothers have
c Correct eight 111.is takes in the en1a il (~, changed so much over th e past six months!
~, .jlW-~ and ~.) I've had severa l ~ from Mike and Sally since I've been
back! Please tell them from me that I miss them and that
p Useful language: informal emails ~ them some photos very soon .
Beginnings That's all for now. Thanks again for everything . And I hope you
Hi+ name (or Dear + name if you want t o be a bit know you're welcome in Gdansk at any time - my family would
more formal)
love to meet you. Summer here is usually lovely.
Sorry for not writing earlier, but. ..
Thank you I Thanks (so much) for (your letter, Hope to hear from you soon. Give my regards to Matt!
having me to stay, etc.) ... Best wishes,
It was great to hear from you ...
Kasi a
Endings PS I've attached a photo I took of me with the kids. I hope you
That's all for now. like it !
Hope to hear from you soon. I Looking forward to
hearing from you soon.
(Give my) regards I love to ...
Best wishes I Love (from)
PS (when you want to add a short message at the
end of an email) I've attached a photo...
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3 AN ARTICLE FOR A MAGAZINE
a Look at the four forn1s of public transport in London. Transport in London
\Vhich one do you think is probably... ?
• the n1ost expensive London Underground (The Tube)
• the healthiest This is the quickest way to get 1around the city and
• the best if you wan t to see the sights of London t here are many underground station s all over Lo ndon.
• the safest to use late at night The cheapest way to use the underground is to get an
Oyster card. This is Like a phone card . You put money
on it , and t hen top it up when you need to, and t h en
you use it every tim e you get 2 or 3_ _ __
the Tube. You can buy Oyster cards at t ube stations and
in newsagents.
Buses
Th ey can be qu icker tha n t he underground if t her e isn't
too much t raffic. The easiest way to use t he buses, l ike
t h e undergrou nd, is to ju st use your Oyster card. You
ca n also buy t ickets f rom machines 4 bus
stops. On some bu ses you can buy a t icket w ith cash
b Read an article fron1 an on line n1agazine for foreign when you get 5 t he bus. Some of the bu ses
students about public transport in London and cl1eck operat e 24 hour s a day, so you can al so use them Late
you r anssvcrs to a. Then ansv,rer these questions fron1 at night Travelling 6 a dou bl e-decker bus is
n1en1or y. also a good way to see London .
1 \Vhat can you use an Oyster card fo r? Bikes
2 \Vhy are the bikes you can hire called 'Boris Bikes'? Bikes are now more popul ar t han ever in Lon don,
1 \Vhat's the difference bet\veen a black taxi and a especial ly 7 tourists and peopl e who want
1ni ni-cab? to be fit. Th ere are quite a Lot o f cycle l anes, and bikes
c Read the article again and complete the gaps \vith a that you can hire, nicknamed ' Boris Bikes' af ter Boris
preposition fron1 the list. Joh nson, t he mayor of London. You can u se your cr edit
ca rd to hire a bike, and th e first 30 m inutes are f ree.
around at in next to of f on (x2) on the top of with
Taxis and Mini-cabs
p Useful language: transport in your town
London's bl ack taxis are expensive, but they are
com fortabl e and th e t axi drivers kn ow London very
You can buy Oyster cards at tube stat ions.
wel l. You normal ly tell t he driver where you want t o
You must have a ticket or card before you get on a bus.
(You= people in general) go before you gets the taxi. M ini-cabs are
norma l cars which work for a company, and w hich you
Comparatives and superlatives
have to phone. They are m u ch cheaper, but make sure
Buses aren't as quick as trams.
Cycling is the cheapest way to get around. you use a Licensed company. Taxis o r m ini- cabs are
probably the safest way t o travel Late 9 night .
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4 TELLING A STORY
a A n1agazine asked its readers to send in
stor ies of a ti n1e they got lost . .Read the s tory
DISASTROUS JOURNEYS!
once. \Vhy did Begona and her hus band get We asked you to tell us about a time you got lost.
lost? W hat else \vent "vro11g? Begoiia from Spain wrote to us ...
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5 A FILM REVIEW
a R e ad the fi lm rev icv.r and con1plete it with the \.VOrds in d Have you seen The Godfather? If yes, do you agree with
tl1e list. the revie\.v? If no, does the revie\v make you \Vant to see it?
Paragraph 0 The name of the fi lm, the director, e Write a filn1 revie\v about a filn1 you vvo uld
t he stars, and any prizes it won r econ1111end people to buy on DVD or sec at the
Why you recommend t he fi lm cinerna. P lan vvhat you are going to \v rite in the
Paragraph 0
four paragraphs . U se the Useful lan g11age and
Paragraph 0 Where and when it is set Vocabulary Bank Cinemap.159 to help you.
Where it was filmed
I f C l1eck your revie\V for n1is takcs (gran1n1ar,
c Look at paragraph three again. \ Vhat tens e do we use voca bulary, punctuation, and spel ling) .
to tell the story of a filn1 or book?
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6 DESCRIBING A HOUSE OR FLAT d Write a description of your house or flat for
the website. Plan \vhat yo u're going to 'vrite.
a The \.Vebsite Hon1erent.con1 is for people \.vho \Vant to rent out Use the U seful l an guage and Vocabulary
their houses while they are away on holiday. R ead two posts fron1 l\ank Houses p.162 to help you.
the website. \.Vhicl1 one \VOuld you prefer to stay in for a t\.VO-\veek
holiday? Why? Paragraph 1 A brief introducti on. What kind
of house I flat is it? Where is it
b Read about the flat in Budapest again. Underline any adjectives exactly?
\.vhich help to 'sell' the f lat? \Vhat do they 1nean?
Paragraph 2 Describ e the house I flat.
What rooms does it have?
c Now read about the Turkish villa again. ln1prove the description
Does it have any special
by replacing the word nice w ith one of rhe adjectives belo\v. Often characteristics?
there is n1ore than one possibil ity.
Paragraph 3 Describe the neighbourhood.
amazing beautifu l breathtaking lovely ideal How fa r is it f rom places of
luxurious magnificent perfect spacious superb int erest , public t ransport, et c.?
Paragraph 4 Say who t he house fla t is
p Useful language: describing location suitable f or. Are t here any
restrictions?
It is perfectly situat ed in ... '-
walking distance from ...
a (fifteen-minute) walk from ... e Check your description for inistakes
a short drive from ... (gran11nar, vocabulary, punctuation, a11d
The neighbourhood is (safe, friendly, et c.)... spelling) .
It's a (beautiful) area ...
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1 A LETTER OF COMPLAINT
a Read the letter of con1plaint . Then answer
the questions.
1 Who is Chris Mason con1plaining to?
2 What item is he con1plaini ng about? \Vhy?
3 \Vho did he contact first?
4 W hat proble n1 did he have \vhen he phoned
to corn plain?
5 In 'vhich paragraph does Chris use flat tery? Sandra Adan1s
H ow.;> H ead ofDepart1nent
b Read it again and con1plete the gaps with a John Leavis Customer Service
'vord f ron1 the list. PO Box 908
Qeaf delivered forwa rd However in stock Swindon May 19th 2013
reference service unhelpful Yours
1 Dear M sAda1ns,
p Useful language: a formal lett er (or email)
Last vVednesday, 25 April, I ordered a coffee mach ine from
You don't know t he person's name
your onlinc store (order 2 #CE437184). Before placing
Start: Dear Sir I fv1adam,
Finish: Yours faithfully, the order I read the conditions carefu lly, and the item was
3_ _ _ _ . Your website says that ite1ns in stock are
You know the person's name
Start: Dear+ fv1r I fv1s I Mrs Garcia, 4 _ _ _ _ in 48 hours.
Finish: Yours sincerely,
Style Tvvo \·veeks passed, and nothing arrived. 5 , I noticed
• Don't use contrac t ions that pay1nent had been taken fro1n n1y credit card. I phoned
• Write I look forward to hearing from you. as
your customer service line, and the person that I spoke to,
the fina l sentence
• Write your f ull name under your signat ure :Becky, was rude and 6 . She said that the item was not
Note: a formal email is exactly the same as in stock, and that she didn't kno"v when they "vould arrive. She
a fo rmal letter, except in an email we don't could not explain why the money had been taken from my card.
write the address or date.
I have bought many things fi·om you over the years, both from
c W rite a letter (or an en1ai l) of con1plaint your l ,ondon shop and the online store, and I have always had
about something you bought onli11e. Plan
good 7 . I can only imagine that th is is a departure
vvhat you're going to write. Use the Useft1l
fro1n your usual high sLandards, a nd I am sure you will be able
language to help you.
to resolve the situation in a satisfactory way.
d Check you r letter or email for mistakes
(gran1111ar, vocabulary, punctuation, and I look 8 _ _ _ _ to hearing from you.
spelling).
9 _ _ __ sincerely,
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Chris JVIason
Writing
8 A COVERING EMAIL WITH YOUR CV 9 A MAGAZINE ARTICLE -
a Look at the job advertisen1ent. \Vh ich job cou ld you ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
apply for? a Read an art icle for a s tudent niagazine about the
advantages and disadvantages of living w ithout a TV.
We are looking for dedicate , T he con1puter has fou nd ~ (gra1nn1ar,
enthusiastic, and energetic p pie to work vocabulary, punctuation , and spelling). Can you
correct then1?
at the forthcoming Olympic Ga..mes.
There are vacancies in the following areas:
• Administration Living without a
• Hospitality and catering
l most every family today 1 .Q§)@ a TV, in fact probably
•
•
Translation and language services
Medical support
A more t han one, and people everywhere spend hours
watching it. But a few families choose to live without a
All applicants must be appropriat ely qual ified and a TV because they thi nk there are advantages .
B2 level of English is essential. Send your CV and a
The first advantage is that families spend more time 2 ia!!:s
coveri ng email (in English) to:
to each other. Secondly, t hey spend more t i me doi ng
recruitment@theolympicgames7 more creative thi ngs like reading or painting. Thirdly,
they spend more time outdoors, and are usually 3 .D:l.9@.ftt.
But on t he ot her hand , t here are al so di sadvantages.
b Ricardo Suarez \vants to apply for a job, and is For example, child ren who don't have a TV may feel
subn1itting his CV. Read the covering en1ail to go \vith 4
~ from 5 ~ school friends, and often won't
it.@ the best phrase in each pair. know what they are talking about. Al so, it i s not t rue that
all TV 6 ~ are bad. There are good ones, li ke
From: Ricardo Suarez [Suarezr@chatchat. com] 7 o u r s, and people who li ve wi thout a TV may
To: recruitment@theolympicgames.com know less about 8 ~ happening in the world.
Subject: Job application
In conclusion, 9 ~ livi ng without a TV has some
Dear Sir I Madam, advantages, I think today i t's unreali sti c and t hat we
1/
am writing I I'm writing to apply for a job with the should just try to tu rn the TV 10 .Q.!d! when there's nothing
medical support staff at the forthcoming Olympic Games. good on.
I am a qualified physiotherapist and 2 /'ve been working I
I have been working at a Rehabilitation Centre here since
January 2006. 3My English is great I I speak English
fluently (level C1).
4/ enclose I I attach my CV.
5Hope to hear from you soon' I I look forward to hearing
from you.
6 Yours sincerely, I Yours faithfully,
Ricardo Suarez
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c You are going to \vrite a s in1 ilar article about 10 A BIOGRAPHY
sn1artphones. First \vith a partner, n1ake a list of the
advan tages and disadvantages. a Read a text about Mark Z uckerberg. Then re-\vrite
t he text w ith the extra inforn1ation (sentences A- F) as
·~ ' relative clauses .
"
Mark Zuckerberg,
t he American computer
programmer, was o ne of
Advantages Disadvantages
t he founders of Facehook.
In his teens he began to
write software prog rams
as a hobby. After school
he went to Harvard . While
he was t here he created a
website called Facemash.
d Now decide \vhich are the three biggest advant ages and It was shu t down by t he universi ty, but it inspi red hi m
nun1ber t he n1 1-3 (1 =the biggest). Do the sa1ne '~'ith to create Facehook.
the disadvantages.
He left Harvard and moved to Californ ia w ith Dust in
Paragraph 2 Wri te two or three advantages. b Cover A - F. Read the text agai n a nd try to re n1en1ber
the extra information.
Paragraph 3 Write t wo or three disadvantages.
Paragraph 4 Conclusion - decide if you t hink c Write a short biography of an interesting o r s uccessfu I
smartphones are a great invention or not. p erson you know about . Plan w hat you're going to
\Vrite, a nd try to use some relative clauses.
f C l1eck your a rticle fo r mistakes (gran11nar,
vocabulary, punctuation, and spelling). d C l1eck you r biography for n1istakes (gra n1n1ar,
vocabulary, punctuation, and spelling).
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Writing 121