3A. Complete the following sentences using information from the emails. Develop the idea using the following words and expressions:

1) to have a lovely holiday, to arrive home, to enjoy a nice Christmas;

2) to take smb away, a secret location, used to visit, to stay in a hotel;

3)-5) a school report, to perform in a show, to do dances, to wear a costume, to invite, to be twinned with, to sell things, to cross the Channel by ferry, to pass regards.

1) The family was happy to go away before Christmas …

2) Andrew’s birthday was quite special because …

3) Olivia is good at …

4) A street festival in Sindelfingen ….

5) In August the family plans to …

3B. Write a letter to Margaret (Email 3).

In your letter: - answer the questions

- ask three questions about their trips to Germany and France

4a. Complete the sentences about your partner. Don’t ask him/her, just guess.

1) He/she really wants ……………………………….. after the lesson.

2) He/she received …………………………………. for his/her birthday.

3) He/she really enjoys ……………………………. at the weekend.

4) He/she’s decided ………………………. …….for his/her next holiday.

5) He/she is good at …………………. .

6) He/she used to …………………… .

7) He/she likes when people ……………… .4b. Say your sentences to your partner and find out if they are true or not.

5. Prepare to ask your partner about his/her special event. Make questions using the ideas below and your own ideas.

- when /where it was celebrated

- how many people joined

- what types of activities people did

- what was unusual

- what he/she liked about it

B. Friends

1. Match the words with their definitions.

1) someone you work with a. acquaintance

2) an informal word for a friend b. boyfriend/girlfriend

3) someone you don’t know very well c. buddy

4) someone you write to d. co-worker

5) someone who lives in the same apartment as you e. comrade

6) someone who shares the same view of life as you f. room mate

7) someone who is only a friend during the good times g. soul mate

8) someone who has the same socialist beliefs as you h. fair-weather friend

9) someone you have a romantic relationship with i. pen pal

2. Read the questionnaire “What would you expect a good friend to do for you?” and tick (٧) the statements you agree with.

1) listen to your problems 2) give you a room in their home 3) lend you a lot of money 4) lend you a small amount of money 5) help solve your problems 6) give you advice 7) agree with you all the time 8) tell you when you are wrong 9) put business second and you first 10) lie to protect you 11) make no other friends 12) be available to talk or meet at all times of the day

You

Your partner

3. Work in pairs. Take turns to ask each other about what you would expect a good friend to do for you. Tick (٧) the Your partner column in the chart.

4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer these questions about you and your friends.

1) Where and when did you meet them?

2) How often do you see them?

3) Do you ever all go out together?

4) How much do you know about them?

5) Do you often make new friends?

6) How many close friends have you got?

C. Places to visit or to live in

1. Read the words for home towns and put them in two columns: nouns and adjectives.

accommodation, rush hours, expensive, climate, cheap, entertainment, extensive, busy, fascinating, architecture, beautiful, wonderful, dangerous, medium-sized, food, safe, shops, traffic, traffic jams, excellent, crowded, modern, famous, suburbs

Use these words in the sentences of your own to describe the place you live in.

2. Listen to 4 people talking about their home towns. Each one is talking about a different aspect of their town. Put the number of the speaker by the aspect they are talking about. There are two aspects you don’t have to use.

Architecture Entertainment

Climate Traffic

Food Cost of living

3. Listen again, fill in the gaps and consider each aspect concerning the city you live in.

1) It’s quite cheap to live here although in certain parts of town the accommodation is really very …. Everyday things in the shop are very cheap, although clothes can cost a lot.

2) Oh, it’s incredible. I mean, there are so many cars and lorries. You see, the railways system is not very extensive so everything has to go by road. But at rush hours at the centre of town it’s so … .

3) It’s a very interesting place to visit, although I wouldn’t call the buildings beautiful. But the palace is quite … and well worth spending a day on. And then there are some wonderful churches and mosques.

4) It rains all the time, it’s quite … for that. Even in the middle of summer you are never certain that the sun will shine all day, so it’s difficult to make plans for any outdoor activities.