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8 EDIT. Read the post from a travel blog. Find and correct six more errors with articles.

I just got back from a great business trip to the South America. The trip started in Peru
with two sales meetings in the Lima. Then, I flew to Venezuela for a meeting with clients in the

Valencia. They also have an office in Philippines. I want to go there someday! The second week
I was in Chile. I had some free time, so I went skiing in Andes. The scenery was amazing!

I arrived at the Logan Airport in Boston last night. I like to travel, but it’s nice to be
home—the New England is really beautiful this time of year.

9 APPLY.

A Complete the e-mail to a friend. Write about a town or city you have visited. Use at least one
place name on each numbered line. Use the when necessary.

Hi (name of your friend),

A big hello from (1) (town or city). I’m here

for a few days. I decided to stay here because it’s near a lot of other places in
(2) (state, region, or country). Yesterday, I went to see

(3) (interesting building) in the morning and took some
photos of (4) (an interesting area).

Today, I went to (5) (your choice of place). Tomorrow, I am
going to visit (6) (your choice of place). Some other places I

would like to see while I am here are (7)
and (8) (your own ideas).

Well, that’s all for now!
(9) (your name)

B Tell a partner about the places in your e-mail from exercise A. Ask and answer questions
about each other’s city or town. Do you know anything about the places in your partner’s
e-mail? What do you know about them?

A: Is Central Park really big?
B: Yes, it’s the biggest park in New York City.

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