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98.4 2 writing 4 regarding/about 6 delays 8 sincerely

3 response/reply 5 regret 7 apologise

Unit 99

99.1 in a week’s time; once again; let you know; best wishes; give my regards to

99.2 2 Dear Mark 4 Lots of love, Evelyn

3 Send/Give my regards/love to Patricia 5 All the best, Sam
99.3 2 Do you fancy going? 6 I’m going in three weeks’ time.

3 I’ll be/get in touch soon. 7 Jamie is a laugh.
4 It looks new, but in fact it isn’t. 8 Let’s get together for lunch.
5 I’ll let you know as soon as possible. 9 It’s ages since I wrote.
99.4 2 ages 6 hoping 10 Anyway

3 fact 7 in 11 let
4 since 8 together 12 give
5 actually 9 join

Unit 100

100.1 2 British Broadcasting Corporation 4 correct 6 correct
3 Member of Parliament 5 United Nations 7 curriculum vitae

100.2 2 e.g. 3 etc. 4 St 5 i.e. 6 St 7 Dr

100.3 Luke

Olly had a maths exam this afternoon and then had to take his bike to the repair shop, so he’ll
probably be a bit late home. You can watch TV/telly while you’re waiting for him, and please
help yourself to anything in the fridge. If there’s a problem, e.g. if Dr Brown rings about the flu
vaccination, my phone number is next to the photos on the dining room table. I should be home
myself by about five.
Pam (Olly’s mum)
100.4 2 bike 5 vet 8 ad/advert 11 lab

3 e.g. / for example 6 etc. / and so on 9 PIN 12 rep
4 CV 7 case 10 stand

100.5 PTO = Please turn over (you see it at the bottom of a page)
RSVP = Répondez s’il vous plaît, which is French for ‘ please reply’ (you see it on letters of
invitation, which means they want a reply to the invitation)
asap = as soon as possible (in emails and text messages)
IMO = in my opinion (also in emails and text messages)
DOB = date of birth (on forms)
PS = postscript. It is used at the end of a letter (after you have signed your name) to add extra

information, or something you have forgotten to say in the letter.

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