WRITING EXTRA

6 He’s got a brother.

PRE-INTERMEDIATE 7 I’m sorry; I’m busy on Friday night.
3
ANSWER KEY 8 They’d really like to see you too! My talent is that I can to make animal
noises. i can sound like an elephant, a
UNIT 1 2A monkey or a lion. I discovered this talent
1 care 2 How’s 3 wait 4 great 5 Hi when I was a children. I watched often a
famous animal impersonator called jonny
1 6 ages 7 soon 8 Lots
Morris on TV. I loved this TV programme,
1 Because she started to go to university. 2B so I start to make animal noises for me
2 Lots of people, including her future friends. Today I can impersonate over 50
1E 2S 3E 4S 5S 6S 7E 8E
husband. animals. My friends think I’am funny really.
3 She acted in the university drama
group and played in the football team.
3 I would like work for TV or radio one day.
1 Hi
4 Four of: was, started, met, worked,
2 It’s great to hear from you 4
passed, acted, played, began Students’ own composition.
3 Just a quick note to say
2 4
5
Also
Can’t wait to see you
1 g because 2 e so 3 a but 4 c and UNIT 5
6 Lots of love
5 f and 6 h so 7 d but 8 b because

3 4 1
Dear Hi a3 b2 c4 d1
1 and 2 because 3 but 4 so
Thank you for your email. It’s great to hear
4 from you. 2A
I would love I’d love 1b 2d 3a 4c
Students’ own composition.
In addition, Also,
I look forward to hearing from you.
2B
UNIT 2 Can’t wait to see you! Irregular: got, went, took, wasn’t, spent,
Yours faithfully Cheers/Lots of love/ drank, was, were, caught, spent.
Regular: visited
1 Take care
1 Simon’s Place 5 2C
2 They are an important restaurant First Then Aer that Aer a while
Students’ own composition.
group. Finally
3 A young person to work in the kitchens/
A cook. UNIT 4 3
1 First 2 that 3 Then 4 while
2 1 5 Finally
1 He is writing about an advertisement
1 I can sing like Bruce Springsteen. p 4
for young people to work in the kitchen.
2 He never watched cartoons when he
2 He is working in a local restaurant in his Students’ own composition.
was young. gr
home town.
3 I have performed in many parties and
3 Yes, he is. Everyone is very happy with
weddings. sp UNIT 6
the food.
4 I practise the piano every day. gr
3A 5 What is your secret talent? p
1A
1 Dear 6 I discovered my ability when I was a
child. sp 1 when 2 and 3 also 4 When 5 and
2 I am writing about your advertisement 6 also
for people to work in your kitchens.
3 I look forward to hearing from you.
2A 1B
1 Mi (sp) 2 james (p) 3 to play (gr)
4 Best regards 1e 2a 3d 4f 5b 6c
4 good (gr) 5 he (p) 6 start (gr)
3B 7 wen (sp) 8 had (gr) 9 he (p)
10 ussualy (sp) 11 has practised (gr)
2
1c 2d 3a 4b 1 He ran when he saw the police.
12 htree (sp) 13 becomes (gr)
2 When we were walking along the street,
4 14 professional (gr) 15 you. (p)
it started to rain. / We were walking
Students’ own composition. 16 Did you ever play (gr)
along the street when it started to rain.
2B 3 When Maria finished the exam, she
felt very happy. / Maria felt very happy
UNIT 3 My (sp) brother James (p) can play (gr)
when she finished the exam.
the violin very well (gr). He (p) started (gr)
4 When David passed his driving test, he
1 to play when (sp) he was (gr) four. He (p)
usually (sp) practises (gr) for three hours bought a new car. / David bought a new
1 We’re going to the cinema tomorrow; car when he passed his driving test.
would you like to come? every day. He is going to become (gr) a
professional (gr) musician in the future. 5 When Mum called us, we came into the
2 We’re not/We aren’t going to the dining room. / We came into the dining
museum on Sunday. And you? (p) Have you ever played (gr) a
musical instrument? room when Mum called us.
3 I’d love to come with you. 6 I started playing basketball when I was
4 I’m meeting Beth at 5pm. twelve. / When I was twelve I started
5 I haven’t been to the new restaurant yet. playing basketball.

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7 We came back from our run when we
were thirsty. / We were thirsty when we
3 2B
came back from our run. 1 The weather is extremely bad today. 1 I am writing to
8 I felt excited when he asked me to 2 I’m fairly good at playing the piano. 2 Dear Sir
marry him. / When he asked me to 3 It’s really important to do your English 3 In addition
marry him I felt excited. homework. 4 I look forward to hearing from you.
4 My town is extremely quiet in August. 5 Yours faithfully
3 5 It’s really expensive to study in another
3
1 We ate pasta and we drank Italian wine. country.
We also had ice cream. 6 Nurses are extremely under-paid in 1 Dear Sir
2 He is a good cook and he is an excellent most countries. 2 I am writing
photographer. He is also a fantastic 3 In addition
pianist.
4 4 I look forward to hearing from you
3 We walked in the park and we went on Students’ own answers. 5 Yours faithfully
the boats. We also had a meal in a café. 5 4
4 Sean cleaned his room and he washed
Students’ own composition. Students’ own composition.
the dishes. He also watered the plants.
5 Claire did the shopping and she went
to the dentist’s. She also went to the UNIT 9 UNIT 11
beauty salon.
6 We visited the museums and went
sightseeing. We also went shopping in
1 1
the markets. 1 right 2 There 3 see 4 You’re It: San Francisco
7 He had a headache and a sore throat. 5 hear 6 rode 7 meat 8 wear she: his mother
He also had a high temperature. She: his mother
8 Mark does karate and yoga. He also
2 his: his cousin’s
I think everyone should grow 1their own him: his cousin
goes surfing on the ocean.
food. It 2would be better for the It: the hotel
4 environment. We need to learn how to eat
the 3right way and to grow food. I grow a
that: walk along the Golden Gate Bridge
Students’ own composition. it: the weather
lot of fruit and vegetables, and I get very there: the Golden Gate Bridge
angry when I 4see people paying a lot of
UNIT 7 money at supermarkets. A lot of the food we 2
5
buy is brought from distant countries. This 1 It 2 there/here 3 them 4 it 5 He
1A food is also grown with harmful chemicals
which are bad for the environment. There
6 his 7 it 8 We 9 him
a4 b2 c3 d1 e8 f7 g6 h5 3
is nothing as tasty and natural as potatoes
1B from 6your own garden. Students’ own composition.
1 a, e 2 b, c, f, g 3 d, h

2A 3
1 your 2 too 3 buy 4 by 5 their UNIT 12
1 For example, I spent all day in front of a
computer. 6 they’re 7 to 8 you’re
2 Now I love my job!
1
3 Before that, I hated going to work.
4 She was an actress. She was famous for
Students’ own composition. acting in silent films and she was
4 One of the best decisions I ever made
was to quit my office job and become a nominated for an Oscar four times.
teacher. UNIT 10
5 So I went back to college.
2
6 I wanted to help people, not just a2 b6 c1 d3 e5 f4
make money, so I decided to train as a
1
primary school teacher. 1I 2F 3 I 4F 5I 3
a3 b4 c1 d2
2B 2A
1 4 2 6, 5, 3, 1 3 2 Hey Jules, 4
Just a quick word about the poor quality of The past simple. It describes finished
3 teachers at Churchill School. Many of them actions in the past.
Students’ own composition. explain their subject very badly and do not
motivate their students. I take my son to 5
school everyday and I see that your teachers Students’ own composition.
UNIT 8 dress very badly. Also, they oen come late
to class, sometimes students have nothing
1 to do nothing while they wait for the teacher
to arrive. I think it’s important for your guys
stereo system
to show a good example to the kids.
2 Anyway, you need to contact me right now
1 extremely 2 very 3 really 4 fairly about this.
Strongest = extremely Weakest = fairly Cheers mate,

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