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7 You hear a blind man talking about his guide dog, Lola.
What is the man doing?
A justifying getting rid of his dog when she retires
B explaining why he will have more than one
C admitting that he would like to have a new dog
8 You hear a man talking to an employee of a cruise company.
What is the man refusing to do?
A allow a name to be changed
B use his own computer
C pay an additional fee

Writing Part 2
Always make a plan and
An email underline the key parts of the
email that you have to deal with.
1 Read the Writing Part 2 exam question and the model answer.

2 Tick (✓) the points in Jonathan’s email that
You have received an email from your English-speaking
friend Jonathan. Chiara answers. Write notes on what she says.
1 Do you think it’s a good idea to get a pet?
2 If so, what kind of animal?
From: Jonathan 3 Reasons to give his parents.
Subject: Pets 4 Why it might be a bad idea.

Fantastic news! My parents are thinking about letting 3 Put a bracket ( [ ) where you think the
me have a pet at last! paragraphs should begin in Chiara’s email.
Do you think it’s a good idea to get a pet? If so, what PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
kind of animal? I’ll need some good reasons to give 4 Is the email within the word count of 140–190
my parents. If you don’t think it’s a good idea, let me words? Is there a greeting at the beginning and a

know why not. sign-of at the end?
Tell me what you think. See you soon,
Jonathan 5 Match the informal expressions (1–8) with the
formal expressions (A–H).
Write your email in 140–190 words in an appropriate style. 1 Dear Mark / Hi Mark / Hello Mark
2 Great to hear from you / Thanks for
your email
Hi Jonathan, 3 Sorry for taking so long to get back
What fantastic news that you’re inally allowed to get a pet. I to you

think it’s a brilliant idea, because pets are great companions. 4 How’s it going? / How are you?
Getting a dog would be amazing. They’re fun to play with 5 You asked me about
and they’re very loyal friends, but you’d have to take it for a
walk every day, even when it’s raining. Another idea is a cat. 6 You really must / Why don’t you

They’re easier to look ater than dogs because you don’t need 7 Here’s
to take them for walks or give them as much attention. They 8 Write soon
don’t play with you a lot, but they sit on your lap and keep you

company. I don’t think you should get a pet that doesn’t do A In answer to your irst question
much, like a ish or a bird. You still have to feed it and clean B Dear Mr Smith

its bowl or cage, but ater a while it’d get quite boring. So, C Please ind attached

overall, I think you should get a dog. You can tell your parents D Thank you for your email
that taking it for walks will be good exercise for you and that E May I suggest / I recommend
looking ater it will teach you how to be responsible, too. But

remember, it’s a big commitment – you might have your pet F I look forward to hearing from you
for a long time. Let me know what you decide. G I apologise for my late reply

Write soon, H I hope this email inds you well
Chiara
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