Writing 8
Portfolio Your English-
speaking friend has sent you
a text message saying that
he's/she's got a stomach
ache. Send him/her a text
message (25-35 words). In
your message: express your
sympathy - give him/her advice
- ask if you can go and visit
him/her.

I began to study English in the fifth form and by now I have been learning this language for 7 years. I like English; I think any foreign language helps to understand your own language. The English language is one of the most important languages in the modern world; more than one billion people can speak or understand this language. This language is the official language in such countries as the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the South-African Republic, India and many African countries. English is one of the five official languages of the United Nations Organization. English is the language of the great English literature. It is the language of Shakespeare, Byron and Charles Dickens. From the early childhood we enjoy the books by English writers — who does not know Winnie-the Pooh, Sherlock Holmes or Robinson Crusoe!But the English language is also the language of science — most of scientific magazines in the world are published in English. It is impossible to be a good scientist without knowing this language. That is why I pay much attention to English and I hope that in the the future I shall know this language well.

1 Have your parents ever travelled to San Diego?

2 She has just come back home from school.

3 They have never eaten lobster before.

4 My secretary has already sent the emails.

5 Mandy has worked for the same company since 2005.

6 She has been ill for three weeks now.

7 I haven't finished my project yet.

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1 Твои родители когда-нибудь ездили в Сан-Диего?

2 Она только что вернулась домой из школы.

3 Они никогда раньше не ели лобстеров.

4 Мой секретарь уже отправил электронные письма.

5 Мэнди работает в одной и той же компании с 2005 года.

6 Она болеет в течение трёх недель.

7 Я ещё не закончил(а) свой проект.