Practise some structures. Fill in the gaps. 123. Hi Anna, I'm (o) _______ having a very good week! Yesterday Yesterday my team had (1) _______ voey"a mat#h, "$t we ost. %he other team &ayed m$#h "etter (2) _______ we did! %hen my riend e, who ives in A$straia, tee&honed with "ad news. He #an't #ome to stay (3) _______ $s d$ring the hoidays "e#a$se he's got a s$mmer o". *e #an't () _______ #am&ing together now. And this morning, my sister got (+) _______ ate so she rode my "ike () _______ s#hoo! -he didn't te () _______ she needed to $se (/) _______ I'm reay angry with (0) _______. I ho&e yo$ have some good news! *rite "a#k today (+) _______ yo$ #an. ove, reg
12. 4ear 5r 6ha&man, I have done () _______ homework "$t I #an't #ome (1) _______ #ass today. I (2) _______ "roken my arm and the do#tor says I m$st stay at home (3) _______ two days. 7ease send me some more work () _______ I have nothing to do a day. day. %hank yo$, 7eter
12+. Indre, I have have () () ____ ______ ___ _ &ro" &ro"e em m and and I need need yo$r yo$r he& he&.. 6an 6an yo$ yo$ #ome #ome sho& sho&&i &ing ng (1) (1) ____ ______ ___ _ me tomorrow8 5y grandmother is going to (2) _______ / ne9t month and she is having a &arty (3) _______ -at$rday. -at$rday. %he &ro"em is I don't have anything to wear. I () _______ grown so m$#h that a my tro$sers (+) _______ too short or me now! I want () _______ "$y some new ones and may"e a &air () _______ "oots. I haven't got a (/) _______ o money to s&end "$t I think it wi "e eno$gh. (0) _______ yo$ ike to meet meet me in the morning (+) _______ _______ the aternoon8 et me know. -arika
12. 4ear 4eshini, It's great that () _______ are my new &enriend. 5y name is %om and I (1) _______ iteen years od. I (2) _______ "orn in 6anada "$t I ive in :ngand now. 7ease write and te me a (3) _______ yo$r ie in India. I () _______ ove to go there one day. 4o yo$ ive in a sma viage (+) _______ in a "ig town'8 () _______ is yo$r s#hoo ike8 () _______ yo$ got any &i#t$res o yo$r s#hoo yo$ #o$d send me8 I'm sending yo$ (/) _______ ew &hotos o my amiy I' send more the (0) _______ time I write. I ho&e yo$' write (+) _______ me soon. 6arrie.
12. 4ear ;eira, %hank yo$ () _______ yo$r etter. I had my irst day (1) _______ my new s#hoo today. A gir (2) _______
12/. 4ear 5aria, It's good to () _______ "a#k home in my #o$ntry "$t I sti think (1) _______ a the riends I made in o$r :ngish #ass, es&e#iay yo$. I #ried (2) _______I et :ngand "e#a$se my visit (3) _______ too short. I wo$d () _______ to ret$rn to :ngand "$t (+) _______ time I wi stay in a dierent #ity. I have started :ngish #asses again here. I earnt a () _______ o things in :ngand "$t I know I () _______ to st$dy even harder. (/) _______ a"o$t yo$8 (0) _______ yo$ sti ooking or a o"8 I ho&e yo$ ind (+) _______ soon. ove, ynda
120. 4ear 4avid, I'm going to visit yo$r #o$ntry () _______ month. I'm going to trave (1) _______ two riends. *e don't know (2) _______ to stay. Are (3) _______ any #hea& hotes in yo$r town8 *e () _______ ike to stay somewhere in the #entre. 6an (+) _______ he& $s8 6aros 4ear 6aros, Hotes in the #entre () _______ e9&ensive, "$t I have good news. I () _______ s&oken to my a$nt oria a"o$t yo$ and she says yo$ #an a stay at (/) _______ ho$se. It (0) _______ more "edrooms than my ho$se! %hat (+) _______ "e a right or yo$, won't it8 4avid
13. 4ear ane, I'm sitting () _______ the "ea#h at the moment.. -oon, I'm (1) _______ to have a swim. I arrived here three days (2) _______ with my amiy. *e (3) _______ "e on hoiday together here or two weeks. It () _______ a "ea$ti$ &a#e. %he "ea#h is very near (+) _______ hote. %he sea isn't #od and () _______ are many interesting &a#es to visit. Yesterday we waked () _______ a viage in the mo$ntains. I took ots (/) _______ &hotogra&hs. It's (0) _______ &ity that yo$ didn't #ome (+) _______ $s.
131. 4ear e, I'm having a good hoiday (o) _______ A$straia. *hen we arrived two weeks (1) _______ the weather was "ad and (2) _______ was #od. ee. =e#a$se (+) _______ water was so warm, I oved swimming there. %he ish were a dierent () _______? red, yeow, &$r&e! A$straia (/) _______ very "ea$ti$. *e don't want (0) _______ #ome home! -ee yo$ at the end (+) _______ -e&tem"er. -$e
132. 5y name () _______ :isa @ade. I'm tweve and I ive in 5e9i#o 6ity. I (1) _______ two "rothers, :miio and 5ig$e. =oth o (2) _______ are a ew years oder (3) _______ me. 5y sister, 5aria, is () _______ yo$ngest in my amiy and it was her tenth "irthday (+) _______ week. I ove s&ending time () _______ my riends. *e oten () _______ sho&&ing or &ay voey"a together. I reay enoy dan#ing too. I oined a dan#e s#hoo ive years (/) _______ and I go there twi#e (0) _______ week to &ra#tise. I've earned a (+) _______ o interesting things a"o$t my #o$ntry's m$si# and dan#ing.
13. 4ear -onia, I _______ writing this &ost#ard (1) _______ my #oege room in 6anter"$ry. I arrived here three days (2)_______. %here (3) _______ no essons over () _______ weekend. Yesterday I went sightseeing aro$nd the town. I visited the amo$s 6anter"$ry 6athedra and the tom"s (+) _______ many im&ortant &eo&e. %hen I () _______ a dei#io$s mea in () _______ od :ngish &$". %omorrow (/) _______ the irst day o :ngish essons. I'd "etter (0) _______ to "ed eary. I' write (+) _______ yo$ soon. ots o ove, Ivan
13+. 4ear 5ark, %hank yo$ ()________ the &ost#ard rom Itay. I (1) ________&eased yo$ had a great time. (2)________ yo$ get my &ost#ard rom Bran#e8 *e had a great time, too. *e stayed (3) ________ 7aris or a week. I went sho&&ing every day and now () ________ haven't got any money "$t I (+) ________ got ots o ovey #othes! C #o$rse, I aso went to () ________ :ie %ower. I went $& () ________the to&. %he view rom (/) ________ was antasti#! 7aris is s$#h a "ea$ti$ #ity. I want to (0) ________"a#k there ne9t year. *rite soon and te (+) ________ a yo$r news. =est wishes, 5ary 13. 4ear -$anne,
I am writing ()________ thank yo$ (1) ________ the wonder$ 64s yo$ gave me or (2) ________"irthday ast -at$rday. As yo$ know, I ove a m$si#, "$t I es&e#iay ike #assi#a m$si# (3) ________ o&era. I m$st say that =eethoven's ose 13. Hi a"riea, Yo$'re rom () _______ isand o -i#iy, aren't yo$8 I reay need yo$ (1) _______ he& me with my homework! I went to the i"rary yesterday to (2) _______ or a "ook "e#a$se I need some inormation (3) _______ -i#iy. I #o$dn't ind () _______ good "ooks there, $st an od ma&! 6an I ask yo$ (+) _______ ew D$estions8 Birst, () _______ "ig is the isand8 *hen did () _______ "e#ome &art o Itay8 I (/) _______ ike to know one more thing. Barmers grow emons there, "$t (0)_______they grow other r$it too8 7ease emai me yo$r answers as (+) _______ as &ossi"e! %hanks, Heidi 13/. 4ear ;ate, It wi () _______ my 1th "irthday (1) _______ 5ar#h /. 5$m and 4ad (2) _______ going to take me to the "ea#h. *e' go "y #ar, so I #an take o$r riends (3) _______ me. *o$d yo$ ike to #ome8 Hannah has said () _______ wi #ome. I am asking 4avid, 5aria (+) _______ yo$. 5$m wi take a the ood, so yo$ don't () _______ to "ring anything to () _______. (/) _______ the weather is good, we may swim (0) _______ the sea so remem"er to "ring yo$r swimming things. I reay (+) _______ yo$ #an #ome. ove, =ar"ara 130. Hi 7a$, I'm sending this emai () _______ yo$ rom Bran#e! IEm having (1) _______ e9#eent time here in yon and earning a (2) _______ o new words on my ang$age #o$rse. I'm staying with a great amiy. (3) _______ are two teenage "oys and one o () _______ has got a #om&$ter in his room. I (+) _______ send yo$ an emai every day () _______ yo$ ike. %hey've aso got a &oo ()______ the garden and ater #oege I oten (/) _______ swimming. How's everything (0) _______ home8 *rite to (+) _______soon, ;enny 1. 5y name is -ara ewis and I am o$rteen () _______ od. I ive in the #entre (1) _______ %oronto, 6anada. *hen I grow $&, I want to (2) _______ an a#tress. 5y ather (3) _______not think this is a good idea! He is a do#tor and he wants () _______ to st$dy medi#ine at $niversity. =$t I know I wonEt ike medi#ine. I have s#ien#e essons at s#hoo and (+) _______ are very "oring. I () _______ ike to trave a aro$nd the word. I () _______ ony "een to :$ro&e on#e. *e $s$ay, s&end o$r hoidays in 6anada "$t (/) ............ year we may visit A$straia. 7ease, (0) _______ am emai to te me (+) _______ yo$r ie.
11. 4ear 5i#hae I () _______ sorry I didn't see (1) _______yesterday. *e're going swimming today (2) _______ o$r o'#o#k. 4o yo$ (3) _______ to #ome8 *e () _______ meeting o$tside the &oo. =ring (+) _______ money. -ee yo$, 4avid 4ear 4avid, I () _______ go swimming today. I () _______ got to inish my homework. I went (/) _______the #inema ast night so I m$st do (0) _______today. Have (+) _______ good time! 5i#hae 12. 4ear 5r 6oo&er, I ()_______ sorry I #annot #ome (1) _______ #ass today. I (2) _______ to stay (3) _______ home or a week "e#a$se I have got the $. I ho&e to "e "a#k at s#hoo on 5onday. () _______ yo$ send me (+) _______ homework, &ease8. Yo$rs, -arah 4ear -arah, %hank yo$ or () _______ note. I ho&e yo$ get "etter () _______. I yo$ want to do some e9er#ises yo$ #an (/) _______ the one in yo$r "ook (0) &age nine. I ho&e to see yo$ in #ass (+) _______ week. 13. 4ear
1+. 4ear 5r 5atthews I am () _______I #annot #ome (1) _______work this week. I (2) _______got a very "ad "a#ka#he. %he do#tor says I (3) _______stay in "ed() _______a week. I yo$ (+) _______me to do some work in "ed &ease send me a note. (I #an't answer the tee&hone!) -orry, >i#hard 4ear >i#hard 4on't worry. I don't want yo$ to work () _______"ed, I want yo$ to () _______"etter (/) _______.I wi #ome to see (0) _______ater work (+) _______*ednesday. Yo$rs, 5r. 5atthews 1. 4ear 5aria, I went () _______the town #entre yesterday and I "o$ght (1) _______new #othes. et (2) _______te yo$ what I o$nd. (3) _______was a sae in one sho& and I got two &airs o eans () _______the &ri#e o one! %hen I de#ided to ook in the market (+) _______they se #othes and other things very #hea&y. I saw a "ea$ti$ eather "et and () _______was ony 1 e$ros. Yo$ know I ike %Fshirts very () _______. *e, I o$nd a great one yesterday. %he &i#t$re (/) _______the ront is the 5ona isa, "$t the #oo$rs (0) _______orange and green! %his is now (+) _______avo$rite %Fshirt. ove, iian 1. 4ear 6hristina, How () _______ yo$8 I'm going to have (1) _______irst horseFriding esson tomorrow and I'm reay &eased (2) _______it! 5$m's going to drive me to the riding s#hoo (3) _______ I #an't get there "y "$s. %he riding s#hoo is "igger () _______ the one yo$ go to. %hey've got over thirty horses so I (+) _______ ride a dierent one ne9t week () _______. I want to. I've got a new () _______ o riding tro$sers and a hard hat, (/) _______. I need to "$y "oots. Bor tomorrow's esson I'm going to "orrow (0) _______ and see how they ee. How (+) _______did yo$r "oots #ost8 *rite and te me soon. ove, 5aggie 1/. 4ear -am, I'm sorry to hear yo$Ere () _______hos&ita. How (1) _______ yo$r eg ee now8 Yo$ were $#ky (2) _______ to h$rt anything ese when yo$ e o yo$r "ike. I'd (3) _______to visit yo$ soon. How () _______on Briday aternoon8 *hen are yo$ (+) _______to eave hos&ita8 ove, Heena 4ear Heena 5y eg sti h$rts () _______it ees a "it "etter than yesterday. %he do#tor () _______I' "e home "y *ednesday, so yo$ (/) _______visit me there on Briday! 6an yo$ "ring some (0) _______yo$r 4@4s8 I know I' (1) _______reay "ored at home! -ee yo$ soon, -am. 10. ahan =eg$m (2) _______ "orn on a arm in the his. -he ived there with her amiy (2/) _______ thirteen years. %he amiy grew their own ood and (20) _______ animas. =$t then one year it didn't rain so they de#ided to move to (3) _______ #o$ntry. %he o$rney (31) _______ the mo$ntains was
ong and dii#$t. (32) _______ irst home in the new #o$ntry was a tent. %hen ahan's "rothers made a ho$se with wood and stones so the amiy had somewhere "etter to ive. oom 12 near the i"rary () _______*ednesday aternoons. 7ease s&eak to 5a$riio or :ena (/) _______yo$ want to know more (0) _______ the #$". -ee (+) _______ ne9t *ednesday at .3! 1+2. 4ear 5rs rant, %hank yo$ () _______ m$#h or etting (1) _______ stay with yo$ in C9ord. I (2) _______a ovey time.
1+3. 4ear 7at, I arrived () _______ three weeks ago. I'm st$dying at a ang$age s#hoo (1) _______ =righton. %he st$dents #ome (2) _______ many dierent #o$ntries and I (3) _______ made a ot o new riends. %here () _______ #asses or ive ho$rs every day. I ike (+) _______ tea#her very m$#h () _______ name is ohn and he he&s me () _______ I make a mistake. I want (/) _______ visit ondon ne9t weekend "e#a$se I (0) _______ going "a#k to my #o$ntry on 5onday. 6an I see yo$ there8 7ease write to (+) _______ soon. *ith "est wishes rom, 5aria
1+. 4ear ohn, %hank yo$ or he&ing () _______ with my :ngish. Yo$ are (1) _______ very good tea#her. I enoyed my stay (2) _______ 6am"ridge. egents 7ark "y "$s yesterday. It (/) _______ very s$nny and we had a good time. %onight, I am (0) _______ to see a im with my "rother and some (+) _______ his riends. I' write again rom ree#e. =est wishes, ;ostas 1++. 4ear Aison, Are () _______ very "$sy st$dying8 7ease write to me (1) _______yo$'ve got time. I (2) _______ to know how (3) _______ make that ovey "anana #ake o yo$rs. *hat () _______ "$y8 How (+) _______does it take to #ook8 ove @era 4ear @era I'm &eased that yo$ ike () _______ #ake. It's easy to make. Yo$ () _______ two eggs, 1 grams "$tter, + grams "rown s$gar and 1+ grams o$r. 6$t three "anana (/) _______sma &ie#es with a knie. 7$t (0) _______ together and #ook or orty min$tes. ;ee& (+) _______ si#e or me! 1+. Hi 5ary, I wi "e () _______ ondon (1) _______ %h$rsday morning. *o$d yo$ ike to have $n#h (2) _______me8 *rite and te (3) _______ when yo$ are ree and where I () _______ meet yo$. Yo$rs, oan Hi oan, %hanks (+) _______ yo$r etter. I got it this morning. Yes, I'd () _______ to see yo$. How a"o$t meeting o$tside () _______ oi#e at one o'#o#k8 %here's (/) _______ good Itaian resta$rant near there. (0) _______ yo$ ike Itaian ood8 I have to "e "a#k at work "y two o'#o#k, so &ease don't (+) _______ ate!
