Task. WRITING Read the extract from your friend’s email. Write her an email giving advice about what she should do (80-100 words).

I want to take up skiing but my parents think it’s too dangerous. They think I will break my leg or sprain my wrist. My friends started skiing last year and haven’t had any injuries. My parents are too strict. What can I do to change their minds? Love, Sara

Para 1: express sympathy
Para 2: give advice and possible results
Para 3: wish them good luck.
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This is your opportunity to expand your social circle. Thanks to the Internet, today we can easily communicate with residents of other countries. If you know English, you can easily make new friends and acquaintances, learn more about the culture of other countries and the mentality of their inhabitants.When hiring a new employee, management is almost always interested in whether they speak any foreign languages. Competition between specialists is very high today, and if you know a foreign language, the chances of successful and promising employment are significantly increased.

Эта ваша возможность расширить круг общения. Благодаря Интернету сегодня мы можем легко общаться с жителями других стран. Если вы знаете английский язык, то легко сможете завести новых друзей и знакомых, узнать больше о культуре других стран и менталитете их жителей.При приеме на работу нового сотрудника руководство почти всегда интересуется, владеют ли они какими-либо иностранными языками. Конкуренция между специалистами сегодня очень высока, и если вы знаете иностранный язык, то шансы на успешное и перспективное трудоустройство значительно увеличиваются.

1 Vocabulary

20a Listen and match the words in bold with their meanings a-f.

1. Brian got a new laptop. I'm jealous because I've only

got an old computer.

2. The film we saw was terrible. We were very disappointed.

3. I was nervous before the exam, but it was actually very easy.

4. Greg did well in the Maths competition and his parents

were proud of him.

5. The coach is confident that the team will win the next game.

6. I'm confused. Is Mr Blake's office on the second or third floor?

000 OO

Tip!

a. worried that bad things may happen

b. happy about something you or other

people you know have done

c. feeling sure that you can do something well

d. upset because things haven't happened

the way you expected

e. unhappy and angry because you want

something another person has

f. feeling that you can't think clearly

or understand what is happening

Try to guess

the meaning

of unknown

words.

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