A Description of a Sport (page 66)

Layout

Paragraph 1

When and how did you become interested in the sport?

Paragraph 2

What equipment and clothes do you need?

What are the basic rules? What do you have to do and what can't you do?

Paragraph 3

How often do you play? Where? Who with?

Do you watch the sport on TV or go to watch it? Why do you like it?

Useful Vocabulary

Clothes: boots, cap, helmet, skirt, shorts, trainers Equipment: ball, bat, club, flippers, mask, net, pads, puck, racket, skateboard, skates, skis, snorkel, stick People: athlete, attacker, captain, defender, goalkeeper, midfielder, referee, umpire

Places: course, court, pitch, stadium

Verbs: beat, bounce, catch, draw, hit, hold, jump, kick, lose, pass, pull, push, run, score, tackle, throw, touch, win

Others: goal, match, penalty, set, tournament

Linking

Beforethe game we do warm-up exercises. Afterthe match we go for a drink.

I learned to play duringthe summer.

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A Holiday Postcard (page 74)

Layout

(place, month)

Dear (name of your friend),

It's (great/fantastic/brilliant/ awful/horrible) here.

The weather is

(sunny/hot/cold/rainy/ great/awful). The hotel is (brilliant/terrible). It (has/hasn't) got a (swimming pool/disco). Right now I'm (sitting by the pool/in my room). My (friends/family) are (writing postcards/playing beach volleyball/eating). Sometimes we go to (a place) and we also (activity). See you soon!

(name and address of your friend)

(your name)

Useful Vocabulary

The weather: sunny, hot, warm, cold, cloudy, windy, rainy, snowy

The hotel facilities: swimming pool, lift, sauna, gym, tennis court, nightclub, restaurant, room with a bathroom/TV/balcony

Activities: snorkeling, sailing, windsurfing, climbing, sunbathing, trekking

Places: rainforest, beach, museum, amusement park, castle, palace, church, Wildlife Park

Linking

The weather is brilliant and there are things to do every day.

The hotel has got a swimming pool and sauna, too. It's very sunny. It's also very hot.

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An Email Reservation (page 80)

Layout

To: (name of hotel, bed & breakfast or hostel)

From: (your name)

Date: (today's date)

Subject: Reservation

I would like to book (number of rooms and types of room, e.g. single or double) for (number of nights) from (date) to (date). Could you answer the following questions for me? (Ask two or three questions about the price, the room facilities, e.g. shower, TV, the breakfast, the distance from the station or city centre, etc.)

Yours,

(your name)

Useful Vocabulary

Rooms: en suite bathroom, bath, shower, TV, hairdryer, coffee making facilities, telephone, Internet connection Facilities: car park, gym, laundry, swimming pool, washing machine

Location: centrally located, near metro or railway stations, on bus routes

Food: bed and breakfast, full board (all meals), half board (breakfast and evening meal), continental breakfast, full English breakfast, room service

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A Notice (1) (page 88)

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LOST: (the object you lost)

On (day or date), I lost (object) in the (place).

It is/They are (description of object). I left it/them either (place) or (place). Please help!

Contact: (your name). Telephone: (phone number)

Useful Vocabulary

Watch: strap (leather/metal), face (big/small/green), make (e.g. Casio, Swatch)

Mobile phone: colour (e.g. black, dark blue), make (e.g. Nokia, Siemens), model (e.g. 2209X)

Keys: number of keys, key ring

Wallet or purse: colour, material (leather/plastic), contents (money, cards, etc.)

Bag: size, colour, material (leather/plastic/cotton), contents (address book, hairbrush, book, etc.)

Linking

I left my wallet either in the changing room or at the tennis courts.

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A CV (Curriculum Vitae) (page 94)

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Personal Information

Name: (full name - e.g. Simon George Jones) Date of birth: (e.g. 4th June, 1990)

Place of birth: (city and country)

Nationality: (your nationality)

Address: (street, city, province, postcode)

Education

Primary school: (name of school + dates) Secondary school: (name of school + dates)

Experience/work

Jobs: (include holiday jobs, weekend or part-time work, voluntary work, e.g. August 2003, monitor in children's summer camp)

Other achievements: (any qualifications or certificates, e.g. Grade 6 Piano or Blue Belt in Karate)

Languages: (foreign languages you speak and the level, e.g. English (elementary), French (beginner))

Interests

(your hobbies and interests; write sentences, e.g.

I love swimming and playing the piano. I play hockey for my school team.)

Useful Vocabulary

Experience: voluntary work, part-time work, unpaid work, weekend work, summer work, charity work Achievements: playing in a school team; being in a choir or orchestra; taking part in competitions or races; passing special exams (e.g. music, first aid, driving test)

language levels: beginner, elementary, intermediate, advanced

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A Notice (2) (page 102)

Layout

Large heading to get the readers' attention. BRING AND BUY SALE!

Mention the cause, the event, the date and the place.

Help us to raise? 2, OOO for the children's hospital. Bring your old things to sell and buy cheap things! 16th December: the car park next to the main square.

Give details.

• Collect things you want to sell. Ask your friends and neighbours, too!

• Bring your things early - from 9 a.m.

• Buy something! You decide the price!

Useful VocabuLary

Causes: disabled people; a hospital; a children's or old people's home; medical research (e.g. Aids, cancer); an international problem (e.g. earthquake, flood).

Events: a concert; collecting money in the street; doing jobs for money (e.g. cleaning cars, tidying gardens, doing the shopping); visiting old people; a sponsored walk, run, swim, marathon basketball match; collecting and selling things you don't want (e.g. old toys, books, clothes)

Linking

We are looking for volunteers tohelp us. (to + verb) We are raising money fu cancer research. (for + noun)

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An Email (page 108)

Layout

The Layout depends on the form. Usually, you have to give the following information:

Name: (your name, e.g. Tina Evans)

Address: (your home address, e.g. 37 Buckley Drive, Walton, Liverpool L55 8JJ)

Email address: (your email contact address, e.g. [email protected])

Subject: (what you are writing about, e.g. jewellery)

Comments / Questions

This is a space for you to write comments or ask questions. Keep it short.

I would like more information about the jewellery.

• Are the earrings real silver and gold?

• How much extra does it cost to send them?

• Can I return the earrings if I am not satisfied?

• Do I get my money back?

Useful Vocabulary

artificial, authentic, books, CDs, cost, DVDs, earrings, extra, football shirts, guarantee, jeans, magazines, postage, posters, price, T-shirts

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