1 Reading
a Read Nandeep’s email to Hannah and tick (✓) the correct answer.
a Nandeep is staying at the Taj Mahal hotel in Delhi.
b Nandeep is visiting his cousins in Boston.
c Nandeep is on holiday at his aunt and uncle’s house in Delhi.
Hi Hannah,
I hope you’re enjoying your stay in Boston.
I’m spending a month on holiday in India. I’m staying with my aunt and uncle and my two cousins in Delhi. I don’t speak much Hindi, but they all speak English very well, so communication isn’t a problem. They’re taking me to see lots of really interesting places. Yesterday we drove to Agra and visited the Taj Mahal. It took two hours to get there. This is a photo I took – what an amazing building!
It’s really hot here all the time, but my aunt and uncle have a swimming pool, so we spend a lot our time in the water – it’s so relaxing! In the evenings I usually go to cafés with my cousins and their friends.
I’m having a great time here in India!
See you soon.
Nandeep
b Read the email again. Are the sentences true or false?
1 Nandeep mainly speaks in Hindi to his cousins.
2 He’s visiting lots of places while he’s in India.
3 The Taj Mahal is in Delhi.
4 Nandeep didn’t enjoy sitting the Taj Mahal.
5 Nandeep often uses his aunt and uncle’s pool.
6 Nandeep isn’t enjoying his holiday.
Answer
a c
b True: 2, 5; False: 1, 3, 4, 6
2 Writing Skills – Correcting mistakes
Correct the sentences.
1 I’m having a lovely time here in france.
……I’m having a lovely time here in France. ……
2 Yesterday we visitted the Palace of Versailles near Paris.
……………………………………………
3 In the mornings, I usually going to the beach with my Portuguese friends.
……………………………………………
4 I hope your having a lovely time in Canada with your family.
……………………………………………
5 Their English are very good, but we always speak in German.
……………………………………………
Answer
2 Yesterday we visited the Palace of Versailles near Paris.
3 In the mornings, I usually go to the beach with my Portuguese friends.
4 I hope you’re having a lovely time in Canada with your family.
5 Their English is very good, but we always speak in German.
3 Writing
Read the email from Paul. Use the notes in brackets to write Becky’s reply.
Hi Becky
Hope you’re having a nice holiday.
Tell me all about it! (Describe my holiday)
What’s the hotel like? (Not in a hotel – staying with my family!)
What do you do every day? (Explain and send a photo)
See you soon (he OK? Ask.)
Love
Paul
Answer
Suggested answer
Hi Paul
Hope you’re having a good holiday in Ireland.
I’m spending two weeks with my brother and his family here in Turkey. I don’t speak Turkish, but my brother’s wife and his three children speak very good English, so communication isn’t a problem.
They live about 30 km from Istanbul in a small town on the Bosphorus. It’s very hot at the moment, but they have a lovely swimming pool near their house, so we go swimming there every day.
I’m visiting lots of amazing places with my brother’s family. Yesterday we went to the Grand Bazaar in the centre of Istanbul. It’s an enormous indoor market and there are over 3,000 shops. I’m sending you a photo of it. I bought a lovely leather handbag.
My brother’s house has a big garden, so we usually have dinner outside in the evenings, when it isn’t so hot. We normally eat at about ten o’clock. My sister-in-law’s a brilliant cook, so the food is delicious!
I’m having a lovely time in Turkey.
See you back at work next month.
Becky
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