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*1 0 Complete the sentences with there, it, they and 11 Correct the words in bold.
*
is, are, was or were. ÿ We were late. My dad drove we to the station.

ÿ 7here are a lot of mountains in us
_
Nepal, iheij are _ the highest in 1 Sally's mum is a doctor. He works at the hospital.
the world.

1 a football match on TV 2 What's the time? - Is three o'clock.
yesterday. _very exciting. 3 Your brother is funny. I like her. _
2 I go to a small school. 4 There are some shoes under the sofa. I think
all there are yours. _
eight teachers-
very good. 5 I like films. But my parents they never go to the
3 _ a festival in my town cinema. _
today- _the biggest in 6 My grandmother lives in Italy. She's a beautiful
my country. country. _
some milk in the 7 Sam and I are going to the beach. Would you
fridge, but - -old, so I like to come with them? _
didn't drink it. 8 There are five kilometres to the city centre.
three books on the
desk yesterday, but 9 It's a new boy in my class. He's quite shy.
there now! 10 Who's that girl? - I don't know him. _

Read Katy's email to her new pen friend.
W Write an email to a pen friend. Describe
Complete the text. Write one word in each gap.
your town and your family.

Dear Jill
Dear...
I ' d like to be your pen friend. Let me tell you I'd llte
about myself. e to be your pevv friend. Let tell you
about m,yself
,
_live in Inverness.2_is a small city in I Live ii*>...
Scotland.3_are 60,000 people in the city.
I like here.

Today,5_ _is sunny. But in the winter
rains a lot and sometimes snows.

7
_are some interesting places near Inverness.
8
_is about 250 km to Edinburgh, the capital
of Scotland, and®_ only 25 km to Loch Ness,
with its famous monster.

* _are five people in my family. My dad is
Self-evaluation Rate your progress.
called Peter and ,'_is a teacher. My mum is
called Linda and ,2_is a hairdresser. I ' ve got u ÿ u
a sister called Sally; she is two years older than
'i ' '
_ I ve got a brother called John; I m three
years older than '4_They are annoying
sometimes but I like'5_
Please write to,f_about your life in Australia.
Are"'_kangaroos near your town?

Best wishes

Katy

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